Senior Payroll Accountant - Virtual Company
Westport, CT 06880
About the Job
The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years experience in hands on payroll processing and account reconciliations. This is an exceptional opportunity for a motivated individual to advance their career.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the monthly financial close by preparing account reconciliations, submitting journal entries, and working cross functionally with other internal stakeholders to obtain relevant information.
- Advanced understanding of accounting principles, ability to understand impact of payroll activity on financial statements and ability to analyze, explain P&L and Balance Sheet variances.
- Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations ensuring the completeness and accuracy of applicable ledger accounts.
- Answer accounting and financial inquiries by researching and interpreting data.
- Assist in year-end audits and manage ad-hoc inquiries from external auditors.
- Manage the posting of the bi-weekly payroll journals.
- Reconciliation of the Salary data to the GL.
- Explanation of Salary and Benefit related month over month variances.
- Accounting for and reconciliation of the various benefit plans:
- Become a back up to Payroll Manger and assist in payroll processing.
- Demonstrate advanced expertise in Excel utilizing Pivot, VLOOKUPs and Functions for comprehensive reporting.
- Provide support during payroll audits.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with HR and Finance to implement new processes and improve on existing processes.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related degree
- Minimum 4 years' of experience in accounting, GL accounting software
- Minimum 4 years’ of experience with payroll systems
- Extensive knowledge of payroll functions including preparation, balancing, internal control and payroll taxes.
- Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
- High Proficiency using Excel.
- Preferred knowledge in Workday Payroll System.
- Preferred knowledge in Deltek VantagePoint.
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
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Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco’s HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
- Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
- Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
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- Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.
Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.