Payroll Tax Accountant
Granite Construction•Watsonville, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
Under general supervision, this position will perform a wide variety of complex and diverse duties involving the application of standard accounting procedures within the area of Payroll/Benefits in a manner consistent with Company policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting or equivalent business related bachelor’s degree with equivalent accounting course work
- 2 - 5 Years Accounting or related experience preferred
- Intermediate computer spreadsheet skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Analytical skills
- Self-motivated team player
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Deadline driven
- Customer service focused
- Ability to work overtime as needed
- Team player.
- Ability to abide by Granite’s Code of Conduct on a daily basis.
Nice To Haves
- Occasional travel
Responsibilities
- Prepare various reports and analysis as needed to support Payroll and Benefits.
- Prepare, review, and/or post journal entries for accurate recordkeeping.
- Prepare general ledger account analysis and reconciliation of benefits related general ledger accounts for accurate recordkeeping.
- Prepare monthly trust reconciliation for retirement plans in order to ensure accuracy of third party vendor reporting.
- Participate in preparation of retirement plan financial reports to ensure complete reporting.
- Participate in review of retirement plan annual tax returns to ensure accuracy of reporting.
- Prepare and maintain benefit accounting records for efficient access to information.
- Examine, review and interpret benefit accounting records to ensure accuracy.
- Perform special projects and additional assignments as directed to assist department management.
- Participate in cross training efforts in order to grow with the Payroll department.
Benefits
- paid holidays
- sick leave
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- disability insurance
- flexible spending plans
- special programs for musculoskeletal health
- mental wellness
- two PPO medical plans through Anthem BlueCross
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that salaried employees defer into their 401(k) plans, which vests immediately.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
