Payroll Accountant

Payroll Accountant

Looking for a role where you can take ownership of payroll while staying involved in key accounting functions? This South Bellevue opportunity offers a blend of payroll, benefits administration, and AP responsibilities within a collaborative team and a highly automated environment.

Payroll Accountant

Salary: $83,200 $93,600

Location: South Bellevue, WA (On-Site)

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:

• Own the payroll process for a multi-state workforce of 160 employees.
• Gain hands-on experience with union payroll, payroll taxes, and 401(k) administration.
• Work closely with HR and leadership through a structured payroll review process.
• Join a company with established systems and highly automated AP processes.
• Expand your accounting experience beyond payroll through AP and reconciliations.
• Utilize Acumatica and build expertise in a robust ERP environment.
• Enjoy a stable, visible role with direct impact across the organization.

Key Responsibilities for the Payroll Accountant:

• Process weekly payroll for approximately 160 employees across three states, including union employees representing roughly 50% of the workforce.
• Administer payroll taxes, deductions, garnishments, and 401(k) contributions.
• Partner with HR and leadership to review and approve payroll before processing.
• Manage accounts payable activities, including processing approximately 1,000 invoices monthly.
• Reconcile and monitor approximately $150K in monthly corporate credit card transactions.
• Support payroll-related accounting entries, reconciliations, and compliance activities.

Qualifications for the Payroll Accountant:

• Experience processing multi-state payroll.
• Union payroll experience.
• Accounts Payable experience.
• Experience with Acumatica ERP strongly preferred.

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