Payroll Accountant

12 hours, 32 minutes ago
Full-time
Junior
Finance and Accounting
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 organizations with 50–500 employees.
  • Validate time entries, overtime, bonuses, commissions, deductions, and payroll changes.
  • Record payroll journal entries and reconcile payroll clearing accounts, bank transactions, liabilities, and benefits.
  • Prepare federal, state, and local payroll tax payments and file forms including 941, W-2, and 1099.
  • Respond to employee payroll inquiries and support new-hire payroll setup and employee updates.
  • Prepare payroll, headcount, labor cost, variance, and financial reports.
  • Support audits and maintain accurate, organized, audit-ready payroll documentation.
  • Improve payroll workflows through Excel automation, integrations, APIs, SOPs, and process recommendations.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of payroll processing experience.
  • Hands-on experience with ADP, Paychex, QuickBooks Payroll, Gusto, BambooHR, or a similar platform.
  • Experience with payroll accounting and reconciliations.
  • Working knowledge of U.S. payroll tax regulations and compliance requirements.
  • Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and reconciliations.
  • Strong payroll accounting knowledge, analytical ability, organization, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills; ability to handle confidential information professionally.
  • CPP or FPC certification preferred.
  • Multi-state or international payroll experience preferred.
  • Familiarity with HRIS integrations such as BambooHR, Zenefits, or Workday, plus audit and compliance review experience, preferred.

Benefits

  • Fully remote, full-time position.
  • Flexible working hours aligned with U.S. client business hours.
  • Exposure to payroll, tax compliance, HR, and financial reporting.
  • Opportunity to improve payroll systems and operational efficiency.
  • Career growth toward Senior Payroll Accountant, Payroll Manager, or accounting leadership roles.

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