Senior Payroll Accountant - GL & Reconciliations Lead

Calculated Hire; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Calculated Hire is seeking a Senior Payroll Accountant to support payroll operations within a large enterprise environment. The role includes maintaining accurate general ledger entries, performing reconciliations, and ensuring proper accrual accounting for employee compensation and benefits.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years of accounting experience, strong GL and payroll accounting skills, proficiency in Excel, and familiarity with SAP S/4HANA and Blackline. This position will provide guidance on accounting treatments and support payroll system upgrades.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of accounting experience with direct payroll accounting responsibilities.
• Strong command of GL accounting, accruals, reconciliation, and payroll-related accounting treatments.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and Power Query.

Responsibilities

• Handle payroll accounting, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and GL entries.
• Manage PTO/vacation reserve tracking and year-end vacation payouts.
• Prepare and post payroll-related journal entries to the general ledger.

Skills

Payroll accounting

GL accounting

Accruals

Reconciliation

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA preferred or actively pursuing

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Blackline

ADP familiarity

Job description

Calculated Hire is seeking a Senior Payroll Accountant to support payroll operations within a large enterprise environment. The role includes maintaining accurate general ledger entries, performing reconciliations, and ensuring proper accrual accounting for employee compensation and benefits.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years of accounting experience, strong GL and payroll accounting skills, proficiency in Excel, and familiarity with SAP S/4HANA and Blackline. This position will provide guidance on accounting treatments and support payroll system upgrades.