Payroll and Accounting Specialist
About The Position
The Payroll and Accounting Specialist is responsible for maintaining payroll systems and processing paychecks according to schedule and in the correct amount. Duties include consolidating timesheet information and entering data into payroll databases, calculating paycheck amounts and distributing funds to employee accounts. This role is also responsible for supporting general ledger accuracy through journal entries, account reconciliations, cash receipt processing and expense report review. The position partners with HR to maintain employee records and assist with HR administration.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent, required.
- Five years of experience processing payroll.
- Two years of experience with Deltek Costpoint People Domain
- Read, analyze, and interpret complex documents. Respond effectively to sensitive inquiries. Make persuasive presentations on complex topics as needed.
- Work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
- Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 applications with heavy focus on Microsoft Excel and its basic functions (e.g., VLOOKUP, SUMIF, XLOOKUP, pivot tables).
- Proficient with Deltek Costpoint ERP
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's or associate's degree preferred in business, finance, or accounting.
Responsibilities
- Processing payroll timely and accurately on a semi-monthly basis for approximately 100+ multi-state employees while adhering to the company's accounting procedures
- Maintaining accurate and current employee records and settings in the company's financial system, Deltek Costpoint, and the company's payroll processor to include adjustments, new hires and terminations.
- Checking timesheets for accuracy and processing corrections
- Maintaining employee paid time off accrual, validation, and tracking
- Handling reimbursement direct deposit requests and data
- Processing employee expense reimbursements
- Certified Payroll reporting
- Completing monthly and quarterly reconciliations of payroll accounts
- Running ad hoc reports to provide data as needed.
- Supporting general accounting functions, including without limitation: Processing and tracking daily cash receipts, Performing bank reconciliations, Performing general ledger account reconciliations for credit card and car rental expenses, Supporting creation and maintenance of balance sheet schedules, Supporting accounts payable vouchering and journal entries, Support Accounting review of employee expense reports
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
