Payroll Accountant

Century Group; California; On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Century Group is partnering with a client seeking a Payroll Accountant to join their team. The role handles payroll processing for a mid-to-large workforce, ensuring accurate compensation and timely delivery.

Responsibilities include maintaining payroll records for reporting and compliance, administering benefits deductions, and supporting audits and month-end close. Strong Excel skills and familiarity with payroll systems are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience processing payroll for a workforce of moderate to large size.
• Strong knowledge of payroll regulations, compliance requirements, and payroll administration practices.
• Experience managing payroll adjustments, incentive payments, and special payroll transactions.
• Proficiency with payroll systems, expense management tools, and advanced Excel functionality.
• Ability to maintain detailed payroll records and handle sensitive information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll activities for employees while ensuring accurate and timely compensation payments.
• Maintain payroll records, reports, and supporting documentation to support financial reporting and compliance requirements.
• Administer employee benefit programs and ensure deductions, contributions, and related transactions are processed correctly.
• Prepare payroll adjustments, special payments, and off cycle payroll transactions as needed.
• Support audits, month end activities, reporting requirements, and payroll related projects while maintaining data accuracy.

Skills

Payroll processing

Payroll regulations & compliance

Payroll adjustments & special payroll

Payroll systems & advanced Excel

Data privacy & discretion

Tools

Payroll software

Expense management tools

Job description

Century Group is partnering with a client that is seeking a Payroll Accountant to join their team. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. Expected starting base salary of $95,000 to $105,000 per year.

Job Responsibilities

• Process payroll activities for employees while ensuring accurate and timely compensation payments.
• Maintain payroll records, reports, and supporting documentation to support financial reporting and compliance requirements.
• Administer employee benefit programs and ensure deductions, contributions, and related transactions are processed correctly.
• Prepare payroll adjustments, special payments, and off cycle payroll transactions as needed.
• Support audits, month end activities, reporting requirements, and payroll related projects while maintaining data accuracy.

Requirements

• Bring experience processing payroll for a workforce of moderate to large size within a professional business environment.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of payroll regulations, compliance requirements, and payroll administration practices.
• Possess experience managing payroll adjustments, incentive payments, and special payroll transactions.
• Maintain proficiency with payroll systems, expense management tools, and advanced Excel functionality.
• Demonstrate the ability to maintain detailed payroll records and handle sensitive information with discretion.

Qualifications

• Apply strong analytical and problem solving skills to review payroll data and resolve discrepancies.
• Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail when preparing reports, maintaining records, and supporting financial processes.
• Communicate effectively with employees, management, auditors, and external stakeholders.
• Maintain strong organizational skills while managing multiple deadlines, reporting requirements, and payroll activities.
• Bring experience with benefits administration, accounting support functions, retail environments, audit preparation, or month end close activities considered beneficial.

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