Job Description:
We are looking for an Accounting Staff - Senior Level with extensive US Payroll experience to manage end-to-end US payroll operations alongside commission bookkeeping. This role directly handles calculating wages, managing deductions, ensuring federal/state tax compliance with high accuracy and confidentiality and maintains precise financial records.
Responsibilities
- Accounting & Financial Reporting
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processing.
- Inventory analysis, month-end journals, and closing adjustments.
- Monthly financial reporting and payroll accounting.
- Bank and General Ledger (GL) reconciliations. Identify significant risks and document findings in technical memos.Payroll Processing: Execute full-cycle payroll for employees, including overtime, bonuses, retro pay, and final terminations.
- Deductions & Benefits: Set up and manage 401(k), health benefits, FSA/HSA, wage garnishments, and child support orders.
- Tax & Compliance: Ensure adherence to FLSA and multi-state/local payroll tax rules; reconcile quarterly taxes (Form 941) and lead year-end W-2 processing.
- Reporting & Support: Generate GL payroll reports for accounting, resolve employee pay queries, and assist with internal/external payroll audits.
- Commission Bookkeeping & Calculations: Calculate, audit, and track sales commissions and bonuses against compensation plans; record monthly accruals and post journal entries to the General Ledger.
Qualifications
- Candidates must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree in Finance/ Accountancy or equivalent.
- With at least 3-4 years of experience in the same field, preferably with BPO companies.
- With 2–3 years of direct, hands-on US payroll processing experience.
- A CPA License is preferred.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in major payroll platforms (e.g., ADP, Rippling) and advanced Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables).
- Knowledge: Strong grasp of federal, state, and local wage/hour laws, tax withholdings, and pre-/post-tax deductions.
- Accounting Acumen: Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping principles, payroll accruals, and GL journal entry preparation.
- Can work under pressure and can easily refocus to attend to urgent tasks.
- Excellent communication skills (both oral and written in English).
- Strong analytical skills.
- Amenable to working in a graveyard shift schedule (1:00 AM to 9:00 AM PH time).