Senior Accountant — Payroll & Benefits Analytics

Kforce Inc; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce Inc. in Saint Louis, MO is seeking a Senior Accountant to support accounting, reporting, forecasting, and analysis for payroll, employee benefits, compensation, and corporate cost centers. This role partners with HR, business leaders, and other accounting professionals to ensure accurate financial reporting and timely close.

We offer growth opportunities, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative work environment focused on process improvement and strong internal controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3–5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong journal-entry, reconciliations, financial reporting, and variance-analysis skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and formulas.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, financial reports, forecasts, and trend analyses related to payroll, health and welfare benefits, retirement plans, and other compensation programs.
• Support department leaders with cost-center accounting, annual planning, forecasting, and monthly financial reviews.
• Analyze departmental spending, identify variances, and assist with presentations summarizing financial results.
• Provide backup support to other members of the Accounting and Treasury teams as needed.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality when handling employee compensation, payroll, and benefits information.

Skills

Journal entries

Account reconciliations

Financial reporting

Variance analysis

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Pivot tables

Lookup functions

Formulas

Job description

Kforce Inc. in Saint Louis, MO is seeking a Senior Accountant to support accounting, reporting, forecasting, and analysis for payroll, employee benefits, compensation, and corporate cost centers. This role partners with HR, business leaders, and other accounting professionals to ensure accurate financial reporting and timely close.

We offer growth opportunities, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative work environment focused on process improvement and strong internal controls.