Payroll Specialist

Energy Innovation Corp; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 63,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Buy in Lincoln, NE is hiring a Payroll Specialist to own the full cycle of cost accounting, payroll, and financial controls. You will partner with department heads to monitor budgets and manage pay-related filings while supporting GAAP-compliant processes.

Join a team that values precision, mentorship, and cross-functional impact, offering growth with a reputable national retailer in a collaborative Lincoln office setting.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with modern cost accounting workflows and tooling.
• Ability to mentor or support mid-level teammates.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a mid-level capacity.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, impact-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with department heads to track spending against approved budgets.
• Own the full-cycle accounts payable and receivable process.
• Carry the temporary payroll run from gross calc to filed tax deposit.
• Coach mid-level analysts on how a clean reconciliation should feel.
• Lead audit preparation and serve as primary contact for external auditors.
• Translate GAAP nuance into guidance for the Lincoln team.

Skills

Cost accounting

Payroll processing

GAAP knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Precision in the details and perspective on the whole: Best Buy wants both from its Lincoln, NE Payroll Specialist. Trade 3 years of Cost Accounting for $63,000 - $83,000 and you also get finance ownership and a Best Buy crew that wants you to win.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with department heads to track spending against approved budgets
• Own the full-cycle accounts payable and receivable process
• Carry the temporary payroll run from gross calc to filed tax deposit
• Coach mid-level analysts on how a clean reconciliation should feel
• Lead the Best Buy audit preparation and serve as primary contact for external auditors
• Translate GAAP nuance into guidance the Lincoln team can apply

What You'll Bring

• Hands-on experience with modern Cost Accounting workflows and tooling
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, impact-driven environment
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support mid-level teammates
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a mid-level capacity
• A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
• Comfort owning a number that goes up or down because of you

Founded by engineers who believe small teams ship great software, Best Buy now serves customers across the country from its Lincoln, NE office. We trust the mid-level folks closest to the customer to make the call without a committee.

You bring the Liquidity Management; we bring $63,000 - $83,000, a mentor, a benefits package, and the freedom to grow on your terms in Lincoln.

The freshness clock just ticked over, and this Payroll Specialist slot stays open.

We welcome applications from driven professionals ready to make an impact.