Payroll /Senior Finance Associate (P333)

Comunilife Inc•New York, NY

2d•$70,000 - $82,000•Onsite

About The Position

Comunilife is looking for an experienced Payroll/Senior Finance Associate to join our Finance Team. Under the supervision of the Director of Payroll, this role analyzes, prepares, and inputs payroll data, uses electronic systems to track time and leave, and produces accurate and timely payrolls. It ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal wage and hour laws, and prepares bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, and year-end reports. The position reports to the Director of Payroll. Additionally, under the supervision of the Assistant Controller of RE, the role is responsible for a broad range of basic financial functions, including managing accounting duties, bank reconciliations, preparing reports, and monthly close for the real estate portfolio. It uses metrics and data analytics to support the Assistant Controller of RE internally and externally in monthly reporting. This position is eligible for Comunilife's generous benefits and paid off package.

Requirements

A Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related degree.
Four (3) years of experience in a professional/administrative capacity.
Any combination of education and/or work experience will substitute for minimum qualifications.

Responsibilities

Pays employees by the centralized processing of bi-weekly payrolls and issuing paychecks or direct deposits to bank accounts.
Maintains payroll information/tables/files by directing the collection, calculation, and entering of data; overseeing the maintenance of systems tables and files to ensure accurate and timely payments and reporting.
Prepares reports and provides payroll information by reviewing/compiling summaries of earnings, direct deposits, federal payroll taxes, garnishments, and other deductions; extracting data from system files and tables for specialized reporting; coordinating with the Director of Payroll.
Determines the accuracy of payroll information by balancing the payroll accounts and resolving payroll discrepancies; coordinates the payroll interface process to accurately report payroll costs on the general ledger.
Collaborates with employees and management to communicate various payroll related policies, procedures, laws, standards, and government regulations.
Assists the Human Resource Department with issues related to withholding, certain employee benefits (e.g. health, life insurance, unemployment, and workers compensation), and other HR or Finance related issues such as job codes.
Provides administrative support, such as correspondence generation, record keeping, file maintenance, and payroll management data entry.
Ensures accurate transaction records and performs procedures for accounts payable and receivable for RE portfolio.
Prepares monthly financial reports.
Maintains financial records to support accounting activities.
Works with the grant management team to ensure expenses are properly allocated between RE and grants GLs.
Assists with audits and reconciliations.
Prepares payroll intercompany entries, documents transactions.
Supports the team with data entry related to clerical and administrative tasks.