Payroll Specialist

Financial Planning Plus; Conway (AR); Remote; USD 82,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Flexible remote options

Job summary

Financial Planning Plus is seeking a Payroll Specialist in Conway with remote options. The role stresses ownership of the budgeting process, cost control, and reporting to finance leadership, while translating GAAP nuance into practical guidance for the Conway team.

The position emphasizes collaboration with senior reviewers, strong storytelling with data, and full-cycle AP/AR responsibilities. Remote hours come standard, with a trust-based Conway culture.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated internal controls experience in a finance role.
• Comfort working in a remote Conway-based operation.
• Developing a professional network in Conway or building one from scratch.
• Ability to collaborate with senior leadership and reviewers.
• Ability to translate data into actionable business stories.

Responsibilities

• Build the $82,000 - $117,000 budget line and defend each assumption behind it.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through detailed spend analysis.
• Generate ad hoc reports combining Stakeholder Management and Team Leadership for finance leadership.
• Translate GAAP nuance into guidance for the Conway team to apply.
• Own the full-cycle accounts payable and receivable process.
• Read covenant terms closely to keep the lender calm.

Skills

Internal controls

Remote cadence

Conway network

Collaboration with senior review

Data storytelling

Job description

The right Payroll Specialist sees a balance sheet and immediately spots the story it is trying to tell. Honestly, the draw is the ownership: $82,000 - $117,000 and remote hours come standard, but the finance reins are the real prize.

Key Responsibilities

• Build the $82,000 - $117,000 budget line and defend each assumption behind it
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through detailed spend analysis
• Generate ad hoc reports combining Stakeholder Management and Team Leadership for finance leadership
• Translate GAAP nuance into guidance the Conway team can apply
• Own the full-cycle accounts payable and receivable process
• Read covenant terms closely enough to keep the lender calm

What You'll Bring

• Practical Internal Controls skills sharpened in a remote setting
• Comfort with the remote cadence of a Conway-based operation
• A Conway network, or the hustle to build one from scratch
• A collaborator who makes the senior review feel less like an exam
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision

At Financial Planning Plus, the trust-based Conway crew believes finance should feel boring and reliable, never thrilling and fragile. Around Financial Planning Plus, the loudest voice never automatically wins the finance argument.

In return for your Stakeholder Management expertise, you'll earn $82,000 - $117,000 along with 401(k) matching and flexible remote options.

We are filling this Payroll Specialist seat now, with onboarding planned for the near term.