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Payroll Accountant

790 Ridge Rd, Lackawanna, NY 14218, USA Req #361
Thursday, September 19, 2024

🌟 Join Our Team as a Payroll Accountant! ðŸŒŸ

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Payroll Accountant to join our team at our site in Lackawanna, NY (just 10 minutes south of Buffalo)! The ideal candidate will have a strong background in payroll processing, tax regulations, and accounting principles. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to the financial success of the company by ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing.

Benefits & Perks:

  • Paid Holidays
  • Additional Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Qualifying Non-For-Profit for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program (click here to learn more: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation)
  • Casual dress code
  • Health, dental & vision insurance options
  • Free dental insurance
  • Paid Employer sponsored life insurance.
  • Supplemental insurance programs for additional life insurance, short-term disability, accident & cancer insurance
  • Up to $600 every year for completing biometric health screenings on a single health insurance plan & up to $1,200 if a spouse also completes
  • Up to $180 annual gym reimbursement
  • Take advantage of our Dental & Outpatient Mental Health services while working
  • Employee referral program

 

Full Job Description

 

Job Summary: 

The Payroll Accountant is responsible for the management and coordination of a timely and accurate payroll process. This position prepares, runs, and analyzes payroll reports, payroll schedules, and payroll related journal entries using established policies, procedures, and guidelines. Additionally, the Payroll Accountant will complete other payroll and general accounting duties as assigned.

Essential Job Duties:

  • Bi-weekly payroll processing to include follow-up on timecard omissions and issues, review of pre and post payroll reports, transmission of payroll, check printing, etc.
  • Analyzing payroll reports for appropriate job codes, cost centers, and allocations.
  • Processing of adjustments and additional payments.
  • Ensuring completion and accuracy of quarter and year end processing.
  • Communicating with employees to resolve issues and provide information and training.
  • Collaborating with Human Resources to ensure consistency of processes and promote teamwork.
  • Recommending payroll policies, procedures, and system enhancements to improve payroll process and increase efficiency.
  • Working with payroll software provider to address concerns.
  • General accounting duties, which may include journal entries, bank reconciliations, and deposits.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Skills:

  • Payroll processing experience using established software products.
  • Familiarity with local, state, and federal labor standards.
  • Strong computer skills.
  • Strong detail orientation, time management, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Knowledge and application of general accounting concepts.

Competencies:

  • Attention to Detail: Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
  • Analytical Thinking: The ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.
  • Problem Solving: Takes a systematic approach to solving problems rather than reacting to symptoms.
  • Teamwork Ability: Job requires working with others at times.
  • Time Management: Effectively managing one’s time and resources to ensure that assignments are completed timely.
  • Dependability: Job requires being reliable and responsible; fulfilling obligations.
  • Accuracy: Consistently deliver work of a high standard of quality, precision and according to standards, procedures, rules, regulations, and expectations.
  • Communication: Oral and written
  • Integrity, Respect, Confidentiality: Instills mutual trust and confidence, creates a culture that fosters high standards of ethics, behaves in a fair and ethical manner toward others.
  • Customer Service Orientation

 

Minimum Education/Experience Required:  

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance related field OR
  • Associate’s degree in finance related field, plus minimum 6+ years’ experience in payroll position OR
  • High School Diploma, plus minimum 6+ years’ experience in payroll position
  • Candidate must also possess experience working with a commercially recognized payroll/HR system.

 

License/Registration/ Certifications Required:

 

None

 

Training Requirements: 

 

New Hire Orientation

 

Physical Requirements:

 

The overall nature of the position is sedentary requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion required. There is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions.

  • The constant physical demand of the position is sitting.
  • The frequent physical demands of the position are standing, walking, climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination.
  • The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling.

Other details

  • Job Function Non-Essential
  • Pay Type Hourly
  • Min Hiring Rate $25.00
  • Max Hiring Rate $30.00
  • Travel Required No
Location on Google Maps
  • 790 Ridge Rd, Lackawanna, NY 14218, USA