Contract Bookkeeper
Clinitiative Health Research
Payroll Accountant
Siemens Healthineers
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $93,680 - $140,520 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
C++ERPServiceNow
About the role
- Ensure accurate and timely payroll accounting entries, including payroll accruals, journal entries, inter-company charge outs, and reconciliations in accordance with IFRS, GAAP, and company policies
- Oversee reconciliation of payroll accounts, including payroll clearing, tax liability, bank funding, benefits-related, interim, and return accounts; resolve discrepancies
- Manage and/or review all payroll tax filings and payments for entities in the US and Canada, ensuring full compliance with federal, state/provincial, and local requirements
- Review and analyze payroll tax returns and W-2 reporting for accuracy and completeness
- Assist with year-end payroll activities, including W-2 preparation and audit support
- Collaborate with internal and external auditors to support audit requests and ensure timely responses to inquiries
- Partner with Finance and HR teams to provide payroll accounting data for financial statements, forecasts, and operational reports
- Analyze payroll and tax data to identify trends, discrepancies, or risks and report findings to management
- Support month-end and year-end close activities with timely payroll accounting deliverables
- Ensure that payroll provider files align with bank funding and ERP General Ledger postings
- Continuously evaluate and enhance payroll accounting, processing, and tax compliance procedures to improve accuracy, efficiency, and controls
- Lead or contribute to projects related to system enhancements, automation, and process optimization
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline workflows and ensure end-to-end payroll process alignment
- Utilize ServiceNow or similar CRM tools to manage and track payroll-related accounting and processing tickets, ensuring timely issue resolution
- Maintain accurate documentation in CRM systems for audit, compliance, and reporting purposes
- Respond to employee inquiries regarding payroll issues and provide timely resolutions
- Collaborate effectively with HR, Tax, Finance, and IT teams to ensure accurate, timely payroll processing and compliance across the organization
- Communicate complex payroll tax and accounting topics to both financial and non-financial stakeholders in an understandable manner
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Higher education preferred
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation or CPA preferred
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in payroll processing and accounting experience
- Strong knowledge of payroll laws and regulations
- Proficiency in payroll software and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- The ability to work under tight deadlines
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Benefits
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- life insurance
- long-term and short-term disability insurance
- paid parking/public transportation
- paid time off
- paid sick and safe time
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
payroll accountingpayroll accrualsjournal entriesreconciliationspayroll tax filingsW-2 preparationpayroll processingtax compliancedata analysisfinancial reporting
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solvingattention to detailcommunication skillsinterpersonal skillstime managementdiscretioncollaborationleadershipadaptability
Certifications
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)CPA
