Senior Payroll Accountant

Bon Secours Mercy Health

Senior Payroll Accountant managing payroll accounting and reporting for Bon Secours Mercy Health. Ensuring compliance with tax regulations and performing payroll-related audits.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

C++ServiceNow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Senior Payroll Accountant is responsible for supporting payroll accounting, reporting, reconciliations, payroll tax support, system integrations, and payroll-related audit requirements.
Process cost center allocations during payroll processing and complete cost center corrections as needed.
Support grant allocations in Workday.
Manage month-end payroll and PTO accrual integrations in Workday.
Comply with all Federal, State, and Local regulations with respect to payroll operations.
Create payroll tax corrections and related reconciliations.
Complete quarterly Ohio SUI filings and multi-worksite reporting.
Support payroll tax audits before, during, and after payroll processing.
Partner with the Payroll Tax Accountant to set up new tax accounts with agencies, ADP, and Workday and other tax-related items.
Prepare scheduled payroll reports and respond to special reporting requests.
Help other departments with internal audit reports and documentation requirements.
Ensure payroll accounting reporting is timely, accurate, and properly documented.
Use Workday, ADP, and agency portals to manage payroll tax and accounting-related activities.
Respond to HR ServiceNow tickets related to cost center corrections and payroll tax questions.
Identify process improvements and recommend changes to increase efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
Manage escheatment processes for outstanding payroll checks and maintain documentation related to payroll check escheatment activity.

Requirements

What you’ll need

FPC or CPP (preferred)
Associate’s degree in accounting, finance, or comparable discipline (required)
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or comparable discipline (preferred)
5+ years of payroll or payroll accounting experience (required)
Previous experience using Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting (for example, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, etc.) (required)
Experience supporting payroll audits or internal control reviews (preferred)
Knowledge of payroll processing, grant accounting and cost center allocation processes in Workday (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurances, mental health resources and discounts
Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders
Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support

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Hard Skills & Tools

payroll accountingcost center allocationpayroll tax correctionsdata analysisreportinggrant accountinginternal control reviewspayroll processingreconciliationsaudit support

Soft Skills

process improvementattention to detailtimelinessaccuracydocumentation

Certifications

FPCCPP