Position: Payroll / Accounting Specialist
Location: Remote
Work Schedule: 10-15 hrs per week, within EST hours
Who we are:
E2C International is a US-based company committed to providing a variety of cost-efficient, professionally trained, motivated remote workers for individuals and their organizations so they can focus on growing their businesses. We pride ourselves in assisting companies in reducing costs and increasing efficiency, leading to massive growth. Our strength comes from our global community and our power is driven by leveraging that to connect our clients with top talent worldwide.
Job Purpose and Role
The Payroll and Accounting Specialist is responsible for managing end-to-end payroll preparation, core bookkeeping, financial reconciliations, and general accounting operations. This role ensures high data accuracy, timely payroll distribution, clean financial ledgers, and organized financial reporting. Working closely with company leadership and external financial partners, the Specialist maintains seamless financial workflows and administrative accounting controls.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Payroll Operations & Administration
- Data Processing & Submission: Collect, verify, and organize employee and contractor payroll details (hours, pay rates, deductions, bonuses, reimbursements) and process regular pay cycles via the company’s payroll platform.
- Reconciliation & Reporting: Reconcile payroll registers against bank transactions and ledger entries, preparing summary reports for leadership review prior to final disbursement.
- Record Maintenance & Support: Maintain organized payroll records, audit trails, and supporting tax or benefit documentation. Resolve payroll discrepancies and respond to team inquiries in a timely manner.
- Transaction Management: Accurately record daily financial transactions, classifying income and categorizing operational expenses within the accounting software.
- Account Reconciliations: Perform scheduled bank, credit card, and merchant account reconciliations to ensure ledger balances match statements.
- Month-End Close Support: Assist with monthly and year-end close procedures, preparing financial summary schedules and organizing digital receipts, invoices, and source documents.
- Accounts Payable & Receivable Handling: Track vendor bills, process client invoices, record incoming payments, and maintain simple accounts receivable/payable logs.
3. Financial Compliance & Administrative Support
- Documentation & Audit Readiness: Maintain secure, confidential digital filing systems for all financial, payroll, and tax documentation.
- External Coordination: Serve as a point of contact to provide organized records and schedules to external CPAs, tax preparers, or auditors as needed.
- Process Improvement: Identify workflow bottlenecks and recommend system enhancements to increase accuracy and operational efficiency.
Requirements
- Experience in payroll, bookkeeping, accounting, or accounts receivable
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience with accounting or payroll software such as QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, or similar
- Proficiency with spreadsheets and Google Workspace or Microsoft Office
- Good communication and organizational skills
- Ability to handle confidential financial and payroll information
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
Preferred
- Experience supporting U.S.-based companies
- Experience with U.S. payroll and accounts receivable