Staff Payroll Accountant - Contract to hire

Focus Search LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Focus Search LLC in Seattle is recruiting a Staff Payroll Accountant for a large global logistics company. This contract role offers potential to move to permanent, and will support payroll and benefits accounting, prepare journal entries, and assist with audits.

You will reconcile balance sheet accounts, analyze variances, ensure compliance with payroll tax laws and GAAP standards, and contribute to process improvements and mentorship within the finance team.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of GL accounting experience, with payroll/benefits exposure preferred.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP concepts.
• Experience with large ERP systems (Oracle, SAP or Dynamics) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support payroll and benefits accounting functions.
• Assist in preparing journal entries.
• Reconciling balance sheet accounts.
• Analyze financial variances.
• Support audits and ensure GAAP compliance.
• Ensure compliance with payroll tax laws and benefits regulations.

Skills

GL accounting

Payroll accounting

Benefits accounting

US GAAP

Audit support

Tools

Oracle ERP

SAP ERP

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Focus Search LLC is recruiting for a Staff Payroll Accountant with a large global logistics company in Seattle. This is a contract role with the potential to move to permanent. This role will support payroll and benefits accounting functions, will assist in preparing journal entries, reconciling balance sheet accounts, analyzing financial variances, supporting audits, and ensuring compliance with payroll tax laws, benefits regulations, and GAAP standards. This is an excellent opportunity for career growth and mentorship.

Requirements:

• 2+ years of GL accounting experience, with exposure to Payroll/Benefits accounting ideal
• Strong understanding of US GAAP concepts
• Experience with large ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP or Dynamics ideal