Senior Payroll Accountant

Sally Beauty

Senior Payroll Accountant at Sally Beauty handling full-cycle payroll accounting and ensuring accuracy in financial statements. Collaborates cross-functionally for effective payroll budget management and reporting integrity.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timePlano • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERPOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for the maintenance and reconciliation of all payroll related general ledger accounts, weekly costing reports and balancing. Books journal entries for all payroll runs (on-cycle & off-cycle), reconcile payroll accounts, ad hoc reporting, reporting metrics, and completing analysis as requested by financial analysts, internal and external audit and management.
Participates in all aspects of the month-end close (assigned accruals, assigned reconciliations, analysis of accounts, etc.) that conform to GAAP in a timely and accurate manner. Reconciles an assigned set of general ledger accounts, proposing corrections as needed. Reconciles all payroll and payroll tax related accounts on a quarterly basis. Ensuring timely and accurate quarterly review of all assigned accounts.
Responsible for payroll banking information using CashPro and overseeing data exchange with the bank daily for manuals as well as payroll processing. Processes stop payments and voids as requested. Respond to and resolve all internal and external inquiries in a timely manner.
Weekly costing reconciliation to ensure that the GL and Oracle data are in sync. Works with other departments to ensure that transactional activity is coded accurately, and financial reporting integrity is maintained. Identifying and proactively researching costing errors to ensure the GL entries for Payroll functions are accurate. Educating the payroll team of any costing issues.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited college or university
5+ years of progressive accounting experience with at least 3-5 years of experience in handling complex accounting concepts specific to Payroll and Payroll Tax accounting
Must be able to work independently to ensure timely and accurate completion of projects
Must be able to drive continuous business process improvement, primarily through the use of technologies
Working experience with Oracle is a plus
Strong systems knowledge and/or experience working through ERP integrations, preferred
Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Benefits

Comp & perks

We offer a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement and 401(k) with company match. In addition, associates of SBH may take advantage of our in-house salon with complementary services and a varied selection of food options at our corporate campus. Also, featured at our corporate campus, is both a Sally Beauty and CosmoProf Professional onsite store, where associates enjoy a great merchandise discount!

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Hard Skills & Tools

payroll accountinggeneral ledger reconciliationjournal entriesGAAPcosting reconciliationfinancial reportingERP integrationsdata analysisaccounting conceptspayroll tax accounting

Soft Skills

independent workproject completionbusiness process improvementproblem solvingcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in AccountingBachelor's Degree in Finance