Senior Payroll Accountant

your Jared; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 68,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry is seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Accountant to join our Payroll team. This fully remote role requires strong payroll knowledge, ADP Workforce Now experience, and advanced Excel skills to manage a high-volume, multistate environment.

The Senior Payroll Accountant will collaborate with Payroll, Accounting, HR, Benefits, and other internal teams to ensure accurate payroll processing and timely resolution of issues. Candidates in the Pacific Time Zone are preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong payroll knowledge; experience with ADP Workforce Now.
• Advanced Excel skills and payroll accounting understanding.
• Experience with reconciliations, internal controls, and federal/state payroll requirements.
• Highly organized, analytical and detail-oriented; able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Process a complex, high-volume, multistate payroll accurately and timely.
• Collaborate with Payroll, Accounting, HR, Benefits, and Compensation teams.
• Research and resolve payroll-related issues in a timely manner.
• Support remote payroll operations across the Pacific Time Zone.

Skills

Payroll knowledge

ADP Workforce Now

Advanced Excel

Payroll accounting

Internal controls

Multistate payroll

Attention to detail

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business - synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That's why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us - for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition to Be More Than.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, our over 17,000 colleagues globally serve clients from more than 130 offices across the globe. We offer five core capabilities that span the full talent lifecycle:

OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE YOUR CAREER - It's about exceeding your potential.

Korn Ferry is seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Accountant to join our Payroll team. This position plays a key role in the accurate and timely processing of a complex, high-volume, multistate payroll environment.

The ideal candidate will have strong payroll knowledge, hands‑on experience with ADP Workforce Now, advanced Excel skills, and a solid understanding of payroll accounting, reconciliations, internal controls, and federal and state payroll requirements. This individual should be highly organized, analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple

priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

The Senior Payroll Accountant will work closely with Payroll, Accounting, Human Resources, Benefits, Compensation, and other internal teams to ensure payroll transactions are processed accurately, and payroll-related issues are researched and resolved timely.

This is a fully remote position. Candidates located in the Pacific Time Zone are preferred to support the team’s operating hours and payroll processing schedule.

Salary range represents the compensation Korn Ferry expects to pay to a candidate with the requirements for the job posted. Korn Ferry offers competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with experience.

Korn Ferry may use AI as part of its recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made by humans.

Korn Ferry Benefits

• The Korn Ferry Cares Wellbeing Platform offers Employees health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment), Critical Illness, Accident Injury, Hospital Indemnity, and Legal Insurance.
• Employees are eligible to enroll in Korn Ferry's Tax Deferred Savings plan 401(k).
• Employee Stock Purchase Program is available to all permanent employees who work 20 hours or more after 6 months of service.

• Employees are eligible to receive a total of 15 days vacation annually plus paid time off for 16 company holidays.
• Full time eligible employees will accrue sick time commencing on the first date of employment at the rate of 3.33 hours per pay period for an annualized maximum of 80 hours.

Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry

If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site.

If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.

Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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