Sr. Payroll Accountant (30871)

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Payroll Accountant is responsible for overseeing complex payroll accounting, compliance, and reporting activities to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing. This role serves as a subject-matter expert for payroll taxes, reconciliations, audits, and regulatory requirements, and partners closely with HR, Finance, and external vendors to support payroll operations across multiple jurisdictions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Principal accountabilities:

• Reconcile payroll-related balance sheet accounts monthly
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities
• Identify and resolve discrepancies in payroll and accounting records
• Document payroll processes, procedures, and controls
• Support internal and external audits, including SOX (if applicable)
• Maintain strong internal controls and segregation of duties
• Prepare and review payroll journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations, ensuring payroll data is recorded accurately and in a timely manner in the general ledger.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to reduce risk and increase efficiency
• Partner with HR on compensation, benefits deductions, leave programs, and employee changes
• Mentor Payroll processors
• Maintain a safety goal of 100% (Essential)
• Complies with EBARA safety policies, including participation in and completion of all required safety training.