Senior Accountant (Part-Time)

TEGNA Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Nine paid holidays per year

Teladoc virtual visits

Spring Health therapy

401(k) with company match

Job summary

TEGNA Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join the Corporate Accounting Team on a part-time basis (about 20 hours per week). You will manage payroll general ledger activity, interact with Finance partners, and ensure accurate journal entries in Oracle Cloud ERP and UKGPro.

The role emphasizes accuracy, strong communication, and the ability to research and resolve issues. This position is not benefits eligible and requires solid Excel/Access skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• 4–6 years accounting experience, 2+ years in payroll accounting.
• UKGPro payroll software experience preferred.
• Oracle Cloud ERP experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Excel and Access.
• Strong attention to detail and multi-tasking ability.

Responsibilities

• Record payroll expense into financial statements with Finance Partners and Analysts.
• Extract payroll GL reports from UKGPro, map issues, and upload journal entries to Oracle Cloud ERP.
• Prepare and upload monthly payroll accrual journal entries.
• Prepare and upload payroll reclasses as needed.
• Reconcile tax drafts to payroll registers and reclass to liability accounts.
• Develop process improvements for payroll-to-G/L feeds.

Skills

Payroll accounting

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Tools

UKGPro

Oracle Cloud ERP

Excel

Access

Job description

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

The TEGNA Corporate Accounting Team is looking for a detail-oriented Senior Accountant. The role is part-time, with expectations of an average of 20 hours per week. The Accountant will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of all payroll general ledger activity. The Accountant will interface with all company-wide Finance employees and will possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. The Accountant will use strong analytical skills to research and resolve issues as they occur and will perform the role with a high level of accuracy. This part-time role is not benefits eligible.

Responsibilities:

• Interact with Finance Business Partners and Site Financial Analysts across our portfolio of television stations to help record payroll expense into our financial statements.
• Extract payroll general ledger reports from UKGPro (our payroll provider), resolve any mapping issues, review for accuracy and upload Journal Entries to Oracle Cloud ERP (dollars and hours - statistical entries).
• Prepare and upload monthly payroll accrual journal entry.
• Prepare and upload payroll reclasses as necessary.
• Reconcile tax bank drafts to payroll registers and prepare journal entry to reclass drafts to the correct Liability account.
• Upload detailed payroll data to online reporting tool utilized by Finance Business Partners, Financial Analysts and National Shared Service Center Accountants.
• Upload UltiPro detail payroll data to Access database for use by Corporate Accounting and ad-hoc reports/queries.
• Build/Maintain queries, reports and tables within Access database.
• Maintain user access to online reporting tool.
• Prepare account reconciliations for all assigned payroll general ledger accounts (Cash accounts, Tax Liability, Benefits Liability, etc.) and resolve variances timely.
• Develop process improvements for payroll system feeds to the general ledger.
• Maintain all areas of Ultipro GL mapping (Earning/Deduction/Tax Codes, Employee mapping).
• Represent Payroll from a Finance perspective during system upgrades/modifications.
• Respond to internal/external audit queries timely and professionally.
• Provide analysis and reporting support for internal/external business partners.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.
• Minimum 4-6 years accounting experience, including 2 or more years of payroll accounting experience.
• Experience with UKGPro payroll software preferred.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP or similar ERP preferred.
• Good knowledge of accounting policies and procedures.
• Desire, ability and curiosity to investigate and recommend improvements to processes, procedures, and technology.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Access.
• Proven attention to detail, good organizational and prioritizing skills and ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to be self-motivated and proactive.
• Collaborative approach and experience working well with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written); strong interpersonal skills.

Benefits:

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We areproud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilitiesin accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email [e-mail]

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