Senior Payroll Accountant at Rose International

Overview (Sr. Payroll Accountant)
•The Senior Payroll Accountant will be primarily responsible for the Finance/ GL management of the payroll function.
•Prepares and/or monitors payroll tax and general ledger accounts/activities and works with Finance to reconcile identified discrepancies including processing/advising on appropriate accounting transactions to balance accounts.
•They will be part of the payroll team and will assist in performing daily payroll activities to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant payroll production of assigned payrolls including quarterly and year-end activities.

Required Education:
•Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.

Required Experience
•7-10 years of payroll experience required, preferably in a financial services industry with a finance / GL background
•Must be familiar with all aspects of payroll processing including payroll production, quarterly reconciliations, garnishments, year-end processing, tax filings, etc.
•Solid understanding of G/L, payroll accounting, and employment taxes
•Attention to detail, ability to work independently and collaboratively, strong organizational skills, and deadline driven
•Payroll technical/systems knowledge (Workday Certified preferred)
•Proficient with MS office (i.e., excel)
•Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on continuous improvement
•Able to multi-task in a high paced environment
•Knowledge of other cross functional areas (i.e., HR, Finance, etc.)
•Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities:
•Prepares and/or monitors payroll tax and general ledger accounts/activities and works with Finance to reconcile identified discrepancies including processing/advising on appropriate accounting transactions to balance accounts
•Will assist in performing daily payroll activities to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant payroll production of assigned payrolls including quarterly and year-end activities.
•Reviews payroll adjustment requests to ensure proper authorization and compliance with payroll policies, federal, state, and local tax regulations. Advises management of appropriate corrective action when an error occurs.
•Responds to payroll inquiries to explain pay, adjustments to pay, and impact of policies, tax law and related changes.
•Works with vendors and/or reviews payroll systems or applications to ensure changes submitted are correctly reflected on the payroll. May be responsible for system/application testing (e.g. WD new releases) where applicable
•Represent and lead payroll in meetings with internal teams and external vendor’s e.g responsible for direct interaction with different committees, management and internal/external auditors.
•Acquires knowledge of other team members’ payroll activities and performs back up support as needed.
•Manage payroll projects/ process improvements as required
•Coordinate with the payroll team and ADP to perform quarterly reconciliations, filings, amendments, and tax notices.
•Researches and monitors regulatory and legislative changes to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
•Conducts a second review on the works of others and train other team members.

Industry: Banking or Finance
Estimated Start Date: 12/02/2024
Location: Hybrid
Travel: Not required
Parking: TBD
Dress Code: Professional dress code (no Jeans, no T-shirts)
Specific Details: NA

Benefits:

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Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).