Payroll Accountant

1 day, 2 hours ago
Full-time
Junior
Operations
Pavago

Pavago

Pavago specializes in connecting small and medium-sized businesses with skilled offshore talent from Pakistan and Latin America, offering a streamlined recruitment process that enables the hiring, onboarding, and payment of remote employees at signific...

IT Services
Founded 2023

Description

  • Process bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payrolls for approximately 50–500 employees.
  • Validate time entries, overtime, bonuses, commissions, deductions, adjustments, new hires, and terminations.
  • Process payroll using systems such as ADP, Gusto, Paychex, QuickBooks Payroll, or BambooHR.
  • Prepare payroll journal entries and reconcile payroll clearing accounts, bank activity, and general ledger balances.
  • Manage federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements and support Forms 941, W-2s, 1099s, and related filings.
  • Reconcile benefit contributions and deductions, support new-hire payroll setup, and respond to employee payroll questions.
  • Prepare payroll, headcount, variance, and budget reports for finance and HR teams.
  • Support audits by maintaining accurate, organized, and compliant payroll documentation.
  • Document payroll procedures and improve workflows using Excel, integrations, and automation.
  • Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies while meeting accuracy and filing deadlines.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of payroll processing experience.
  • Hands-on experience with at least one payroll system: ADP, Gusto, Paychex, QuickBooks Payroll, or BambooHR.
  • Strong understanding of U.S. payroll taxes and compliance requirements.
  • Experience preparing payroll journal entries and performing reconciliations.
  • Intermediate Excel or Google Sheets skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, and reconciliations.
  • High attention to detail, numerical accuracy, organization, and deadline management.
  • Ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies quickly.
  • Availability to work remotely during U.S. business hours.
  • CPP or FPC certification preferred.
  • Multi-state or international payroll experience preferred.
  • Experience with NetSuite, Xero, payroll-to-accounting reconciliations, or HRIS integrations such as Workday and Zenefits preferred.

Benefits

  • Fully remote, full-time position.
  • Opportunity to own end-to-end payroll operations.
  • Exposure to multi-state and multi-entity payroll.
  • Cross-functional experience across payroll, accounting, tax, and compliance.
  • Opportunity to improve and scale payroll processes and systems.

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