Senior Payroll Accountant, Finance and Records
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Salt Lake City • Utah • United States
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About the role
- Ensure garnishments are calculated and withheld correctly for each court order and applicable federal, state, and local laws.
- Initiate payments of withheld garnishments to the appropriate authorities or third-party vendor.
- Generate and/or validate interrogatories and employee documents to ensure on-time submission.
- Maintain documents in required repositories.
- Participate in and ensure processing for specific payroll groups.
- Participate in and ensure processing of non-standard earnings, taxable imputed earnings, and voluntary deduction elections.
- Prepare special studies and reports for departments and organizations as required.
- Prepare journal entries and other adjustments to correct errors.
- Review Canadian Retirement deductions and make necessary reconciliations, investigations, and correcting entries.
- Work closely with DMBA and third-party vendors to ensure accurate data is being sent and returned.
- Investigate, track, and respond to employee and bank requests for lost or miss-processed payroll checks in a timely manner.
- Participate in user testing for payroll related system implementations, upgrades and bug fixes.
- Stay up to date with rules and regulations concerning payroll and work with HR as needed to ensure compliance education, and employee support.
- Assist in evaluating and motivating employees under the direction of a supervisor.
- May coordinate accounting matters with other departments, locations, and divisions.
- Act as a resource for Accountant 1 and Accountant 2 incumbents being trained in Church accounting systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting (or Finance or Business Management) is required.
- CPP or FPC certification preferred.
- Experience working with Oracle Fusion Cloud is preferred.
- A minimum of four to five years of professional accounting experience is required for this position with preference given to corporate payroll experience.
- Familiarity with Church accounting systems is preferred.
- A graduate degree in Accounting or Finance, MBA, or CPA, may be considered an equivalent of one year of this experience.
- Have the ability to analyze complex payroll accounting problems and propose changes in the payroll system.
- Incumbents must demonstrate a well-grounded knowledge of financial and accounting theory and a knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
- Should be conversant with and have familiarity with various standard accounting reports, financial policies and procedures.
Benefits
- Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment.
- Equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on legally protected categories.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
accountingpayroll processinggarnishment calculationjournal entriesfinancial reportingdata reconciliationemployee document validationnon-standard earnings processingtaxable imputed earningsdeduction elections
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunicationteam collaborationemployee motivationtrainingattention to detailtime managementorganizational skillscompliance education
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in accountingCPPFPCMBACPA