Staff Accountant

• Prepare payroll processing input and review processing output from payroll vendors for a variety of international entities
• Prepare monthly payroll entries and complete other month-end close activities for a variety of international entities
• Perform monthly reconciliations for liability accounts
• Perform routine income statement reconciliations to year-to-date payroll reports to identify any errors in payroll journals
• Provide explanations for monthly variances on specific liability and expense accounts
• Contribute to and improve account reconciliations
• Coordinate payroll requests with and prepare documentation for external auditors (both domestic and international)
• Work independently to answer questions from other finance professionals within the business
• Investigating and resolving audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance
• Performing other accounting and payroll duties and supporting as required
• Assist on finance improvement projects as required

What you will have

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• 2+ years of relevant experience in an accounting position with payroll processing and payroll accounting experience.
• Experience with a major ERP product
• Experience with month-end close and variance analysis
• Highly organized and great at tracking and meeting deadlines
• Dedicated to high-quality results and finding solutions
• Excellent skill with Microsoft Excel (Advanced lookups/Pivot tables) and other common computer applications
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills

Nice to have

• International payroll experience
• Experience with NetSuite
• Professional designation (SAIPA)