Payroll Specialist - Equity, Growth & Flexible Culture

Commerce Advantage Group; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 57,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Learning stipends

Flexible culture

Job summary

Commerce Advantage Group is seeking a junior Payroll Specialist in Hartford, CT who translates financial complexity into clear, actionable insights. You’ll apply ~1 year of know-how, own projects, and join a team that backs you as you grow within a fast-paced finance environment.

You will collaborate across finance to audit spend, build P&L bridges, and ensure depreciation schedules stay in sync while closing monthly books on a supportive, equity-friendly culture with learning stipends.

Qualifications

• 1 year of finance/payroll related experience.
• Experience in Hartford, CT preferred.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build budget-vs-actual reviews managers across Hartford look forward to
• Audit travel and entertainment spend without blame
• Build the finance P&L bridge that explains every dollar of swing
• Keep depreciation schedules synced as assets retire across Hartford
• Stress-test the annual budget against three no-ego demand scenarios
• Reconcile foreign-exchange gains as Hartford, CT operations settle abroad
• Close the books each month without letting deadlines slip at Commerce Advantage Group

Skills

Curiosity about customer drivers

Action-oriented mindset

Prioritization under deadlines

Job description

Commerce Advantage Group is seeking a junior Payroll Specialist in Hartford, CT who translates financial complexity into clear, actionable insights. You’ll apply ~1 year of know-how, own projects, and join a team that backs you as you grow within a fast-paced finance environment.

You will collaborate across finance to audit spend, build P&L bridges, and ensure depreciation schedules stay in sync while closing monthly books on a supportive, equity-friendly culture with learning stipends.