Payroll Accountant

Rockforce • Goodlettsville, TN

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Payroll Accountant prepares, audits, reconciles, and imports payroll journal entries for multiple business units. The role works with large payroll data sets to ensure payroll is completely and accurately recorded, including appropriate project and accounting codes. The position collaborates closely with internal Accounting and Payroll teams and supports weekly, off-cycle, and periodic payroll reviews.

This is a hybrid, full-time exempt position based in Nashville. The role requires managing recurring payroll deadlines, off-cycle activity, and other time-sensitive accounting needs.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of relevant accounting, payroll accounting, or finance experience.
• Strong understanding of journal entries, reconciliations, and general ledger accounting.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large data sets, including XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and PivotTables.
• Experience with ERP or accounting systems.
• Strong analytical, audit, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively with internal teams.

Nice To Haves

• Accounting degree.
• Sage experience.
• ADP and/or Paylocity experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and import weekly and off-cycle payroll journal entries for multiple business units.
• Audit payroll entries for completeness, accuracy, balancing, and appropriate accounting codes before final review and approval.
• Trace payroll activity to source support to validate project, general ledger account, department, location, and entity coding.
• Create payroll journal entries from source data when needed.
• Reconcile payroll activity to supporting records and the general ledger, as applicable.
• Perform more comprehensive payroll reconciliations and reviews monthly or quarterly.
• Research discrepancies and prepare corrections or reclassifications for review.
• Support audits, cost analysis, special projects, and payroll accounting process improvements.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may participate in comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan, once qualification requirements are met.
• Opportunities for professional development and advancement.
• Competitive wages.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed