Sr. Payroll Accountant

Bon Secours Mercy Health • East Brunswick Township, NJ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Payroll Accountant is responsible for supporting payroll accounting, reporting, reconciliations, payroll tax support, system integrations, and payroll-related audit requirements. They serve as a key resource for reporting requests, grant and cost center allocations, internal control support, and payroll tax matters. This role requires strong technical payroll accounting knowledge, attention to detail, the ability to manage complex tax and accounting adjustments, and the ability to partner with other departments.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in accounting, finance, or comparable discipline (required)
• 5+ years of payroll or payroll accounting experience. (required)
• Previous experience using Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting (for example, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, etc.) (required)
• Associate must live & work within the Continental US
• Microsoft Office
• Strong attention to detail
• Collaboration with accounting and other sub-functions
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Analytical and problem solving abilities
• Strong working knowledge of payroll accounting reconciliations and reporting.
• Outstanding written and verbal skills
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• High level of accuracy and accountability

Nice To Haves

• FPC or CPP (preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or comparable discipline (preferred)
• Experience supporting payroll audits or internal control reviews. (preferred)
• Knowledge of payroll processing, grant accounting and cost center allocation processes in Workday. (preferred)
• Experience using Workday strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process cost center allocations during payroll processing and complete cost center corrections as needed.
• Support grant allocations in Workday.
• Manage month-end payroll and PTO accrual integrations in Workday.
• Comply with all Federal, State, and Local regulations with respect to payroll operations.
• Create payroll tax corrections and related reconciliations.
• Complete quarterly Ohio SUI filings and multi-worksite reporting.
• Support payroll tax audits before, during, and after payroll processing.
• Partner with the Payroll Tax Accountant to set up new tax accounts with agencies, ADP, and Workday and other tax-related items.
• Prepare scheduled payroll reports and respond to special reporting requests.
• Help other departments with internal audit reports and documentation requirements.
• Ensure payroll accounting reporting is timely, accurate, and properly documented.
• Use Workday, ADP, and agency portals to manage payroll tax and accounting-related activities.
• Respond to HR ServiceNow tickets related to cost center corrections and payroll tax questions.
• Identify process improvements and recommend changes to increase efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
• Manage escheatment processes for outstanding payroll checks and maintain documentation related to payroll check escheatment activity.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurances, mental health resources and discounts
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders
• Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree