Payroll Accountant

4 days, 18 hours 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 accurately and on schedule.
  • Validate time entries, overtime, bonuses, commissions, deductions, and payroll changes before processing.
  • Administer payroll through platforms such as ADP, Paychex, Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll, or BambooHR.
  • Record payroll journal entries and reconcile payroll clearing accounts, bank transactions, liabilities, and benefit deductions.
  • Prepare payroll tax payments and file federal, state, and local forms, including 941s, W-2s, 1099s, and state filings.
  • Monitor payroll tax and labor regulation changes to maintain compliant, audit-ready processes.
  • Support new-hire payroll setup, employee updates, and confidential employee payroll inquiries.
  • Prepare payroll, headcount, labor-cost, and variance reports for finance and HR leadership.
  • Support audits with organized payroll documentation and maintain payroll SOPs.
  • Improve payroll workflows through automation, integrations, and process enhancements.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of payroll processing experience.
  • Hands-on experience with at least one payroll platform, such as ADP, Paychex, QuickBooks Payroll, Gusto, or BambooHR.
  • Experience with payroll accounting, reconciliations, and accounting-system integrations.
  • 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 understanding of payroll accounting principles.
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and documentation skills, with high attention to detail and confidentiality.
  • Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) (preferred).
  • Multi-state or international payroll, HRIS integration, audit, or 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, accounting, and financial reporting.
  • Opportunity to improve payroll systems and operational efficiency.
  • Career-growth potential into Senior Payroll Accountant, Payroll Manager, or accounting leadership roles.

Interested in this position?

Apply directly on the company website

Apply Now

Similar Roles

Payroll Apprentice

HighLevel 201-500 Internet Software & Services

Join HighLevel’s India Payroll team as a remote Payroll Apprentice to build foundational payroll operations, reporting, and administrative-support experience under close supervision in a global company.

2 days, 15 hours ago

Payroll & Benefits Manager - 7 Month Temporary Contract

Kiva Confections 201-500 Food Products

Kiva Confections is seeking a California-based Temporary Payroll & Benefits Manager to oversee compliant multi-state payroll and benefits administration for approximately 400 employees during a seven-month leave of absence.

5 days, 18 hours ago

Payroll Specialist

Creatio 501-1000 Internet Software & Services

Creatio is seeking a Ukraine-based Payroll Specialist to independently manage end-to-end accounting, tax reporting, and financial administration for Group 3 private entrepreneurs (PEs).

6 days, 18 hours ago

Senior Payroll & Benefits Administrator

YipitData 501-1000 Professional Services

YipitData is seeking a Senior Payroll & Benefits Administrator to lead compliant US payroll and benefits reconciliation for a distributed workforce of 500+ employees as the company scales.

1 week, 1 day ago

You're on a roll! Sign up now to keep applying.

Sign Up

Already have an account? Log in

Used by 14,729+ remote workers