Payroll Specialist

Filetwigbay; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor in your corner

Full benefits

Flexible hours

Job summary

Sears in Alexandria, VA is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join a strategy-minded finance team. You will be invited into the strategy room; cut to the chase and you get a clear mandate, a mentor in your corner, full benefits, and hours that flex toward what matters in Alexandria.

Your role covers payroll processing from gross to tax, detailed spend analysis, and monthly/quarterly/annual financial statements, with collaboration across sales and finance.

Qualifications

• Learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements.
• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy.
• 4+ years navigating the politics that finance work attracts.
• Demonstrated comfort presenting to mid-level leadership.
• A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame.
• A VA work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway.

Responsibilities

• Identify cost-saving opportunities through detailed spend analysis.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Carry the internship payroll run from gross calc to filed tax deposit.
• Sit with sales on deal structure before the contract is signed.
• Reconcile bank and balance-sheet accounts down to the last cent.
• Assist with quarterly investor reporting and supportive financial narratives.
• Reconcile the inventory ledger to a physical count without the drama.

Skills

Learner's pace

Detail-oriented

Finance politics

Executive presentation

Collaborative

VA work history

Job description

You will not be buried in entries; as Payroll Specialist at Sears you will be invited into the strategy room. Cut to the chase and you get $93,000 - $130,000, a finance mandate, and Sears colleagues who treat ownership as the default.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify cost-saving opportunities through detailed spend analysis
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Carry the internship payroll run from gross calc to filed tax deposit
• Sit with sales on deal structure before the playfully-serious contract is signed
• Reconcile bank and balance-sheet accounts down to the last cent
• Assist with quarterly investor reporting and supportive financial narratives
• Reconcile the inventory ledger to a physical count without the drama

What You'll Bring

• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy
• 4+ years navigating the politics that finance work attracts
• Demonstrated comfort presenting to mid-level leadership
• A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
• A VA work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway

Sears is what happens when proudly-imperfect engineers in Alexandria decide that good enough is the enemy of great Goal Setting. Giving and receiving direct feedback is a skill we practice openly across every level.

What you get for saying yes: $93,000 - $130,000, a mentor in your corner, full benefits, and hours that flex toward what matters in Alexandria.