Sr. Payroll Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Seeking a Senior Payroll Accountant to support its payroll accounting operations within a large enterprise environment. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate general ledger entries related to payroll, performing balance sheet reconciliations, and ensuring proper accrual accounting for employee compensation, benefits, and stock activity. The Senior Payroll Accountant will take on greater ownership of complex reconciliations and provide guidance on accounting treatments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Handle payroll accounting, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and GL entries.
• Manage PTO/vacation reserve tracking and year-end vacation payouts.
• Process cash clearing transactions and employee stock purchase reconciliations.
• Prepare and post payroll-related journal entries to the general ledger.
• Reconcile payroll accounts, including wages payable, taxes, and benefits.
• Analyze payroll variances and resolve discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate payroll records for audits and regulatory purposes.
• Monitor and reconcile benefit-related accounts.
• Assist with internal and external audits related to payroll.
• Provide explanations to cost center owners regarding employee transactions.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls and company policies.
• Identify and implement improvements to payroll processes.
• Support payroll system upgrades or implementations.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in accounting related roles required.
• Requires completion of a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 4+ years of accounting experience with direct payroll accounting responsibilities in a large enterprise.
• Strong command of GL accounting, accruals, reconciliation, and payroll-related accounting treatments. Advanced Excel skills — pivot tables, Power Query, financial modeling. SAP S/4HANA and Blackline experience required; ADP familiarity a plus. 6/23/26, 8:52 AM Job Description Print Preview - SAP SuccessFactors

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA preferred or actively pursuing.
• Experience with ADP GlobalView and SmartCompliance in a large enterprise payroll environment.