Senior Payroll Accountant (Hybrid – Columbia, SC)

The Senior Payroll Accountant is under minimal supervision to accurately audit and review payroll and tax data to identify variance, ensuring all entries align with internal policies and industry regulations. This role will reconcile payroll-related general ledger accounts, identify reconciling items, and take appropriate corrective actions; monitor and record financial transactions in adherence to company policies and accounting regulations and; organize and maintain accounting documents, ensuring they are readily available for audits and reviews. The Accountant will perform complex financial transactions with a thorough understanding of payroll regulations and general accounting principles. This role will prepare accurate accounting reports ensuring timely and accurate reporting of financial data; perform internal audits to ensure adherence to industry standards and company policies, maintaining the integrity of financial reporting and audit compliance; an d collaborate with the financial reporting and audit teams to evaluate and improve financial policies, procedures, and implement audit policies, ensuring integrity and compliance. Reconcile semi-monthly payroll wage and tax data, identify discrepancies, make corrective entries, and submit tax payments to third-party vendors.

What you’ll do
– Audit wage and tax data, and submission of federal payroll tax deposits and other statutory tax payments
– Reconcile payroll general ledger accounts and making notes of debits and credits that have not been posted and identifying and correct any errors
– Prepare adjusting journal entries for reconciling entries.
– Monitor and record financial transactions according to company policies and regulations.
– Organize accounting records and handle complex transactions with a complete understanding of payroll and general accounting.
– Partner with HR, Accounting, Operations, and other cross-functional teams to ensure payroll entries are accurately costed
– Control, analyze, audit, and prepare appropriate accounting reconciliation and reports ensuring timely and accurate reporting of all financial data.
– Conduct HR audits for key and non-key controls to include annual reviews, and updates to en sure working practices are in alliance with ICFR, Internal, and FCA controls.
– Perform pay fraud control for the bank with the salary control key control.
– Reconcile semi-monthly payroll wage and tax data, identifying variances, making corrective entries, and submitting tax payments to third-party vendor (ADP)

What you’ll need
– Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance, or related discipline or related proven work experience
– 5+ years’ professional level work performing accounting and or financial reporting functions
– Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
– Proficient with general accounting principles and in analyzing and reconciling general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy and compliance in financial reporting
– Demonstrated expertise in managing complex payroll and benefits-specific accounts
– Adept at leveraging analytical skills and attention to detail to address discrepancies