Payroll Accounting Manager
Location
United States
Posted
79 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Payroll Accounting Manager
Follett Software
• Oversee accounting for global payroll, including wages, bonuses, commissions, payroll taxes, and related liabilities. • Ensure accurate accounting for international payroll providers and multi-country payroll processes. • Manage accounting for global employee benefits programs, including health, retirement, and statutory benefits. • Oversee accounting for employee expense reimbursements and credit card activity across regions. • Manage and review accrued PTO calculations and related liabilities by jurisdiction. • Review and approve journal entries related to global employee-related costs. • Own and reconcile all balance sheet accounts associated with payroll, benefits, reimbursements, and PTO accruals. • Perform variance analysis and investigate fluctuations in global employee-related expenses. • Lead month-end close activities for all employee-related cost areas. • Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting in accordance with GAAP. • Prepare supporting schedules and documentation for management reporting. • Partner with FP&A to ensure alignment between accounting results and workforce reporting. • Support audit requests and provide detailed documentation as needed. • Evaluate existing payroll and employee cost accounting processes for efficiency and risk. • Identify opportunities for automation, integration, and improved controls within ERP and payroll systems. • Standardize and document procedures to enhance consistency and scalability. • Partner with Payroll, HR, and IT to improve data flow between systems. • Implement improvements that shorten close timelines and reduce manual work. • Strengthen internal controls around employee-related expense accounting. • Serve as the primary accounting liaison to Payroll and HR. • Provide guidance on accounting implications of compensation changes, benefit updates, and policy changes. • Support special projects, including system upgrades and integrations.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience including ownership of payroll, benefits, employee reimbursements, and PTO/leave accruals
- Experience with multi-entity and/or multi-country environments, global payroll, benefits employee reimbursements, leave accruals strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of GAAP and accrual-based accounting, with demonstrated experience leading month-end close activities for significant expense areas
- Hands-on experience with ERP, T&E, and payroll systems (NetSuite, Ramp, and Rippling preferred) and comfort working across multiple systems and data sources
- Proven experience improving or implementing accounting processes and internal controls, including automation, integrations, and documentation of standard operating procedures
- Advanced Excel skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Effective cross-functional collaborator with experience partnering closely with Payroll, HR, and FP&A
- Understanding of payroll processing would be considered an advantage
Benefits
- Fully remote work, giving you the flexibility to do your best work from anywhere in the continental U.S. (unless otherwise noted)
- Subsidized healthcare plans, including orthodontic coverage, with HSA option that includes employer matching
- Company-paid disability and life insurance, with the option to enhance coverage through voluntary plans
- Robust Paid Time Off, including Flex PTO for salaried roles, paid parental leave, company holidays, and paid volunteer service time
- Retirement savings with employer match, vesting every pay period
- Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
- Optional supplemental coverages, such as accident, hospital, and critical illness insurance, identity theft and credit monitoring, and legal protection services
- Meaningful recognition and tangible rewards that celebrate achievements, fuel motivation, and recognize both individual and team success
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