Senior Accountant at Net at Work in Remote (United States)

Job description

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant with a strong payroll accounting background to spend approximately 50% of their time supporting payroll processing, reconciliations, and compliance as it relates to financial reporting. The remainder of the time will support payment processing backup and contract accounting analysis. This role will be responsible for ensuring payroll, benefits, taxes, garnishments, wages, and related liabilities are accurately recorded, reconciled, and cleared timely. In addition, this position will cross-train on payment processing, including wires and ACH payments, and assist with analyzing contracts in the Sage Intacct Contracts module.
• The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly analytical, and comfortable working across payroll, accounting, HR, finance, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Review and reconcile employee and employer payroll-related accounts.
• Create and maintain a year-to-date wage expense schedule that ties to the payroll register.
• Investigate and resolve variances between payroll reports, benefit invoices, tax filings, cash payments, and the general ledger.
• Own the month-end close activities related to payroll, benefits, taxes, accrued wages, bonuses and related payroll expenses.
• Support with commissions being coded correctly and timely. Familiarity with ASC606 commission capitalization is helpful.
• Prepare payroll-related schedules and supporting documentation for internal review, audits, tax filings, and financial reporting.
• Crosstrain on payment processing functions, including wires & ACH payments.
• Assist with reviewing and analyzing contracts in the Sage Intacct Contracts module, including contract values, contract lines, billing and revenue schedules, start and end dates, and related revenue recognition data.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of accounting experience, with significant experience in payroll accounting or payroll-related reconciliations.
• Strong understanding of payroll taxes, employee deductions, employer benefits, garnishments, wage expense, and payroll liability accounts.
• Experience reconciling payroll reports to the general ledger and bank activity.
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and large data analysis.
• Experience with Sage Intacct and Rippling.
• Understanding of payment processing controls, including wires, ACH payments, approvals, and segregation of duties, preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to research and resolve complex reconciliation differences.
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in a multi-entity environment.
• Familiarity with payroll accounting for U.S. and Canadian payrolls.
• Experience with Rippling and Sage Intacct, including the Contracts module.
• Experience with payment processing, treasury support, wires, ACH payments, or banking platforms.
• Experience with month-end close, audit support, contract review, and payroll compliance.
• Ability to document processes, cross-train on key accounting functions, and improve reconciliation procedures.

Skills

Required

• Detail-oriented
• Highly analytical
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work independently
• Meet deadlines
• Sage Intacct
• Rippling
• Payment processing (wires, ACH payments)
• Payroll accounting

Benefits

• Base salary range: $80,000 to $95,000.
• This position is also eligible for a bonus in accordance with the terms of the Company's plan.
• Please note that the quoted pay range for this job is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) experience, including industry or product-specific experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, and/or other applicable laws.
• We provide competitive, affordable, and diverse benefit programs that support your total health – from healthy body to healthy mind. These benefits support you and your family in all aspects of life:
• Health and Welfare (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transportation and Parking Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts (with company contribution)
• Retirement Planning (401k with matching contribution)
• Legal Benefits
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Wellness Program Offerings
• Paid Time Off, accrued per pay period based on years of service starting at 15 days annually.
• 8 Paid Holidays per year, including 1 floating holiday.
• The compensation and benefits information is accurate of the date of this posting and subject to plan eligibility. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.