Payroll & Accounting Specialist — Path to Business Manager

Abel Personnel; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Abel Personnel in Harrisburg, PA is seeking a Payroll & Accounting Assistant to support biweekly payroll processing for about 300 employees and to assist with bookkeeping and general ledger work. The role offers a clear path to broader financial and administrative responsibilities, with mentoring from the Business Manager and opportunities to advance toward a future Business Manager position.

Candidates should have hands-on ADP payroll experience, solid QuickBooks skills, and a disciplined,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on bookkeeping or accounting experience.
• Hands-on ADP payroll processing experience.
• Direct experience processing or significantly supporting in-house payroll.
• Experience working with payroll information across multiple systems.
• Experience with a timekeeping, HRIS, ATS, or comparable employee-data platform.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of debits, credits, reconciliations, and general ledger accounting.
• Experience performing bank and account reconciliations.
• Understanding of payroll taxes, deductions, adjustments, and payroll reporting.
• Ability to independently research and resolve payroll or accounting discrepancies.
• Strong numerical accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting firm payroll and accounting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support in-house biweekly payroll processing for approximately 300 employees.
• Process payroll using ADP and information from ATS/timekeeping platform.
• Review hours, pay rates, deductions, adjustments, and payroll activity.
• Compare and reconcile payroll information across systems.
• Identify and research payroll discrepancies before payroll finalization.
• Process or coordinate payroll corrections and adjustments.
• Assist with payroll taxes, reporting, and compliance requirements.
• Maintain accounting information in QuickBooks.
• Perform bank, account, and general ledger reconciliations.
• Research discrepancies and determine corrections.
• Support accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Process and track vendor payments.
• Maintain accurate general ledger and supporting financial records.
• Assist with monthly financial statements and management reporting.
• Maintain organized supporting documentation and audit trails.
• Assist with financial research, reporting, and special projects.
• Gradually develop knowledge of broader financial, administrative, and business operations.]
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• COMPANY NAME: Abel PersonnelKEY POINTS: Biweekly payroll, ADP, 300 employees, succession planning

Skills

ADP payroll processing

Bookkeeping

Accounting

Microsoft Excel

Reconciliations

Attention to detail

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

QuickBooks

ATS/HRIS/Timekeeping platform

Job description

Abel Personnel in Harrisburg, PA is seeking a Payroll & Accounting Assistant to support biweekly payroll processing for about 300 employees and to assist with bookkeeping and general ledger work. The role offers a clear path to broader financial and administrative responsibilities, with mentoring from the Business Manager and opportunities to advance toward a future Business Manager position.

Candidates should have hands-on ADP payroll experience, solid QuickBooks skills, and a disciplined,