Senior Payroll & Accounting Specialist

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process. Senior Payroll & Accounting Specialist FullTime Upper Saddle River, NJ, US Why Join the HWP Group? Health & Wellness Partners, LLC (HWP), is a medical and scientific communications agency that collaborates with life science industry stakeholders to develop award-winning solutions that advance patient care and transforms scientific content into compelling live and virtual user experiences through digital platforms, congress engagement, and more. We bring clients, providers, and patients outstanding educational programming paired with innovative digital and interactive dissemination vehicles. We are committed to making a difference in health care and in the lives of our team members. We aim to provide every employee with a job they love in a culture focused on career growth, well-being, and community outreach. We have been recognized as both an MM+M Best Place to Work and an Inc. Best Workplace. We’re looking to add a Senior Payroll & Accounting Specialist to the Finance & Accounting team. The Senior Payroll & Accounting Specialist is responsible for supporting the Finance & Accounting function across payroll processing, treasury and cash management, and day-to-day accounting operations. This role manages semi-monthly and out-of-cycle payroll activities, coordinates payroll-related reporting and reconciliations, supports bank activity and cash forecasting, assists with ad hoc projects, and helps ensure transactions are accurately recorded in the general ledger. The position requires strong attention to detail, confidentiality, cross-functional communication, and the ability to analyze payroll and accounting activity, identify issues, and follow through to resolution. What You’ll Do The Senior Payroll & Accounting Specialist is accountable to the Corporate Controller, the CFO, and VP Human Resources. In addition, this role will: Process semi-monthly and off-cycle payrolls accurately and on schedule, including new hires, terminations, bonuses, commissions, overtime, and other payroll adjustments Partner with Human Resources to ensure accurate payroll data, benefits, timekeeping, leave tracking, and employee status changes Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws, tax regulations, and company policies Prepare, reconcile, and analyze payroll transactions, journal entries, general ledger files, and supporting reports Investigate payroll variances and resolve issues related to pay, benefits, taxes, deductions, and allocations Support year-end payroll activities, including W-2 processing, audits, and compliance reporting Assist with payroll process improvements, documentation, and policy development Treasury, Cash Management & Banking Monitor daily cash activity, bank balances, and funding requirements Record cash receipts, disbursements, transfers, and other banking transactions in the general ledger Prepare weekly cash forecasts and perform bank reconciliations, researching, and resolving outstanding items Coordinate bank transfers and funding activities with internal stakeholders and banking partners General Accounting & Month-End Support Prepare journal entries and assist with month-end close activities Maintain accurate documentation to support audits, compliance, and management reporting Participate in special projects, process improvements, system enhancements, and cross-functional Finance initiatives Coordinate administrative and compliance filings and related activities with external service providers What You’ll Have Payroll experience required, preferably including multi-state payroll, semi-monthly payroll cycles, projected payroll, off-cycle payments, payroll adjustments, benefit deductions, and year-end processing Advanced knowledge of ADP Workforce Now, including payroll processing, reporting, Time & Attendance, and payroll data analysis Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll laws, payroll tax requirements, and compliance Treasury, cash management, bank reconciliations, cash forecasting, payment operations, or Accounts Payable experience preferred General accounting experience, including journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close, and general ledger support Experience with NetSuite or another ERP system preferred #J-18808-Ljbffr Health And Wellness Partners