Payroll Accountant

Black & Veatch Family of Companies•Olathe, KS

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Union Payroll Accountant, you will have the opportunity to process payrolls for large domestic and/or international entities with bi-weekly and monthly pay cycles in a timely and accurate manner in compliance with BandV policies and basic payroll principles. You will ensure that BandV complies with all payroll procedures and tax mandated requirements, including quarterly and annual reports/audits of payroll tax. You will provide resolution of basic issues and serve as a technical advisor to professionals and management related to payroll issues and programs, working under frequent supervision. Black & Veatch’s Business Enablement consists of critical groups that help enable the organizations people, projects, and businesses to be as successful as possible. Functions in this group include Digital & Information Technology, Global Finance, Global Human Resources, Legal, Risk Management, and Government Affairs and Real Estate and Building Services.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent experience
Typically 2+ years related experience
All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
Data Entry
Microsoft Excel - Intermediate
Knowledge of payroll taxes and regulations
Knowledge of General Ledger Systems
Knowledge of Payroll Systems, Intermediate
Organizing
Planning
Written Communications
Informing
Peer Relationships
Problem Solving
Dealing with Ambiguity

Nice To Haves

Union, expatriate and international payroll experience preferred
Fundamental Payroll Certification or Certified Payroll Professional, preferred

Responsibilities

Processes payroll for large domestic and/or international entities with bi-weekly and monthly pay cycles.
May include but not limited to: pay sheet creation for employees; gross to net pay calculations; knowledge of payroll principles; withholding rules for voluntary deductions; and processing "off cycle" payroll checks as a result of layoffs and severance payments etc, uploading payroll files to outsourced vendors for processing.
Reconciles various general deduction reports for professionals' deduction withholdings.
Coordinates various benefit/compensation file uploads with IT support staff for payroll process for assigned entities.
Set-up child support and garnishment orders and submit for payment for assigned entities.
Processes payroll tax payments for designated Black and Veatch entities.
Provides assurance to management that payroll tax data processed is accurate and compliant.
Provides wire transfer requests to Treasury for 401k/Pension funding, benefit account funding as well as payroll bank account funding for assigned entities.
Audits and corrects journal entries for assigned entities.
May create and assist Statutory Accountants with journal vouchers for payroll tax payments and accurate reporting of international payroll data into the financial system.
Assists fellow co-workers in reviewing payroll output or reports.
Handles retroactive calculations and payments as appropriate for assigned entities.
Liaison to ETS coordinators tracking and reviewing late timesheets and adjusted timesheets for assigned entities.
Reviews adjusted timesheets for reasonableness.
Advises ETS coordinators of procedures for late and adjusted timesheets.
May process tax balance adjustments for accurate quarterly and annual reporting.
May process international tax reporting monthly.
May process annual international bonus payments.
May provide invoice payments to international payroll provider.
Serves as a specialist having technical knowledge.
Generates and provides various payroll reports (system provided and ad hoc) and queries to Payroll Manager for reconciliation purposes.
Responsible for processing the balance and difference report and process.
Researches reconciliation issues.
Reconciles payroll payments for non-assigned entities.
Assists IT Support and Payroll Manager in testing program changes to the payroll system.
May set up international banking information for global coordination in PeopleSoft.
Answers inquiries as designated from the Payroll general inquiry box.
Annually assists payroll manager with year end vacation payout process.
Assists with additional projects, as assigned.
Supports continuous improvement efforts and the change management effects associated with the implementation of improvement.