Global Payroll Accountant

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Job Title: Global Payroll Accountant

Department: Strategy & Operations

Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights around the world. With offices in New York City, New York; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; Geneva, Switzerland; and Washington, D.C., the Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization changing law and policy throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. Our 230+ diverse professionals are committed to advancing the Center's human rights mission through game-changing litigation, legal policy, and advocacy work. This has powered the Center's exceptional growth to an operating budget of over $50 million and won the respect of law firms in countries around the world, with an additional $29 million annually of donated legal services, representing the work of countless lawyers from more than 46 countries.

The Center's Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact: By 2030, half of the world's population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they are today. The Center has a track record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since our founding in 1992, the Center has transformed how reproductive rights are understood and applied by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, abortion, assisted reproduction, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies. Additionally, the Center has led the development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights and has built the legal capacity of women's rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting.

The Role: The GlobalPayroll & Compliance Accountant will report directly to the Controller and will work closely with US and International Offices, staff, HR, as well as the Finance and Accounting team. The Global Payroll and Compliance Accountant is responsible for reviewing and ensuring US and International payrolls are processed accurately from a financial perspective and on time. This individual ensures compliance and fiduciary oversight of the center's payroll function across all regions and needs to have exceptional understanding of global payroll processes, related policies, and regulatory requirements across the Center's international regions.

This position will be based in New York, New York in a hybrid model of 3 days in the office and 2 working from home. Covid-19 Vaccination is required for all U.S.-based Center employees.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Review semi-monthly US payroll processed by Human Resources.
• Assist HR in filing state registrations related to US Payroll tax withholding.
• Work in collaboration with HR in reviewing monthly global payrolls prepared by international payroll providers. Global payroll providers currently include ADP for Geneva office, MAZARS for Colombia office, MGK Consulting company for Kenya Office, Neteem for France, Safeguard for Bangladesh, Belgium, Germany, Nepal, Philippines, Spain, Uganda, and United Kingdom.
• Identify and help to resolve payroll issues/discrepancies with HR and payroll providers for international and US offices.
• Maintain confidential payroll records used to record personnel cost in Financial Edge.
• Create, obtain approval, and submit international payments payroll funding requests.
• Record and post US office payroll entries in Financial Edge.
• Reconcile Principal Financials and Paylocity draw down with bank statements and payroll registers.
• Work with HR in resolving payroll related discrepancies before journal entries for wages are posted to the GL
• Calculate and record vacation accruals and severance pay in Financial Edge.
• Record and post Fringe Benefits that includes Health, Dental, Life insurance and 401K in Financial Edge.
• Prepare and record time allocation entries for the US and International offices in Financial Edge
• Reconcile Payroll Liability Accounts to the General Ledger monthly.
• Take the lead in setting up or revising new macros with the Controller, IT, and Accounting Manager, Global for personnel cost entries.
• Work with the Accounting Manager, Global and the Geneva Office Manager in gathering information related to payroll for the year end reporting.
• Assist HR in reviewing employee W-2's when asked.
• Prepare employee payroll related schedules to be used in the preparation of form 990.
• Work with Regional Office Leaders to ensure compliance with international governmental reporting and tax filing requirements and ensure compliance with local governmental reporting and tax filing requirements.
• Contribute to positive working environment by providing excellent customer service to employees/internal and external stakeholders as it relates to pay, data integrity, payroll payment authorizations, and appropriate reporting to our partners, pensions schemes, and other country specific statutory bodies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Business Management, or Finance.
• Minimum 8+ years accounting/payroll
• Experience in payroll processing, understanding of payroll and related social security and tax withholding compliance obligations.
• Demonstrated proficiency with accounting system software, Payroll software's, and expertise in excel and report writing software; Financial Edge Blackbaud and Paycom payroll processing system experience a plus.
• Comfort with a hands-on approach to training, customer service, and support.
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and technical skills.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to take initiative.
• Professional, proactive attitude and approach; a sense of humor is a must.
• Familiarity with a multi-office, multi-national organizational environment.
• Ability to interact professionally with culturally and linguistically diverse staff and clients.
• Ability to work as a team.
• Commitment to Reproductive Rights and women's Human Rights issues.

Don't meet every single requirement? At the Center, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the , we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Develop & Manage Self & Others: Takes ownership of individual growth in order to achieve full potential; recognizes the value of direct reports and helps them develop their full potential while also achieving set objectives.
• Collaboration (People First): Works intra- and/or cross-departmentally to support the goals and overarching strategies of the Center and its strategic plan.
• Feedback (Improve & Innovate): Actively engaged in feedback cycles: Gives and requests feedback to and from peers, supervisors and direct reports about work products, behaviors, values, style, and approaches with a view on how this impacts self, other individuals, and teams.
• Accountability: Follow-through on each commitment made to individual contributors, teams and partners and proactively informs others of any delays that occur along the way.

Work Competencies:

• Project Management: Works effectively on project teams in order to achieve long-term project goal and objectives.
• Problem Solve & Make Decisions: Identifies, analyzes and resolves existing and anticipated problems, using common sense to make timely decisions in order to reach the best solutions for the organization.
• Internal/External Focus: Anticipates internal and external partner's needs; assesses requirements and identifies new solutions that align with overall goals and objectives of the organization.
• Communication & Influence: Communicates with and influences others to gain agreement and commitment to the strategic goals of the organization.

Compensation: This position is $88,000 per year.

Benefits:

• Health: The Center pays up to 95%* of the premium for a comprehensive health insurance plan with no in-network deductible and best-in-class reproductive healthcare coverage, including infertility. The Center also offers Dental and Vision coverage. (* % may differ in various countries)
• Flexibility: The Center currently operates in a hybrid model, allowing staff to work 3 days in the office and work 2 days from home
• Well-being: The Center offers resources to help prevent and recover from burnout through different programs that enable mental, physical and community well-being. The Center offers generous leave including paid parental leave, personal days, vacation, and sick leave. We are also closed the last week of December to allow staff to spend time with their loved ones.
• Growth: You will be working with and learning from some of the top legal and operational minds, all passionate about the mission of advancing reproductive rights around the world. You will also be eligible for a stipend to use towards professional growth.
• Global: You will get a front-row seat to update on the fight for reproductive rights in the global space. You will also have access to Employee Resource Groups to connect to colleagues that share similar interests/backgrounds/views.
• Investment: After the first year of employment, the Center will contribute 7.5%* of your annual salary to a 401(k) (* only applicable in US and Kenya)

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Center is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all communities to apply. If you are excited about this role and unsure about whether your past experience aligns with the , we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Our hiring processes and our work culture offer support and flexibility for staff with a variety of needs. Should you face an accessibility barrier in the application and interview process please let us know by contacting View email address on us.edajobs.com. We will work with you to provide the accommodation that works best for you.

To learn more about the Center's commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), please visit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Center for Reproductive Rights

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FLSA Exempt Status: Exempt

Union Status: This position will be part of the CRR Union, a shop within Local 2110 United Auto Workers—Technical, Office, and Professional Workers Union.

How to Apply: Please complete the application below to apply. A cover letter and resume must be included in your application. Please include these application materials as attachments.

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Our hiring processes and our work culture offer support and flexibility for staff with a variety of needs. Should you face an accessibility barrier in the application and interview process please let us know by contacting View email address on us.edajobs.com. We will work with you to provide the accommodation that works best for you.

Deadline for applications: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Center policy on visa sponsorship for US based positions: Applicants for employment in the US must have valid work authorization that does not now and/or will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the US by The Center for Reproductive Rights.

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