Accounting Manager, Bookkeeping Team Manager
Kickstart Accounting, Inc.
Payroll and Benefits Coordinator
Two Chairs
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $3,200 - $3,700 per hour
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Assist in preparing and validating payroll to ensure accuracy and timeliness each pay cycle.
- Reconciling payroll data, investigating discrepancies, and escalating issues when necessary.
- Support quarterly and annual reporting, including audits and tax-related documentation.
- Partner with Finance and the People Ops team to ensure alignment between payroll, accounting, and reporting processes.
- Provide first-line support for employee questions regarding health, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, 401(k).
- Assist with benefits enrollments, life event updates, and employer offerings by coordinating with external vendors.
- Conduct audits of benefits data to ensure accuracy in billing, eligibility, and payroll deductions.
- Support compliance activities, including ACA reporting, 401(k) audits, and state/federal requirements.
- Partner with brokers, vendors, and internal stakeholders to research and resolve benefits discrepancies.
- Respond to employee inquiries through the People Team ticketing system, ensuring accurate and timely resolution.
- Provide support across a wide range of People Operations workflows including onboarding, offboarding, and transfers — ensuring payroll, benefits, and employee data are accurate and up to date.
- Contribute to process improvements and cross-functional projects.
- Maintain accurate employee records and documentation across HRIS, payroll, and benefits platforms.
- Support reporting and data needs by building and maintaining standard People Operations reports, assisting with audits, and ensuring leadership has accurate, timely insights into payroll, benefits, and employee data.
Requirements
- 0–2 years of experience in HR, payroll, benefits, or administrative support (internships or related experience welcome).
- A self-starter with a go-getter attitude; eager to learn quickly and take on new responsibilities.
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills.
- Interest in payroll, benefits, and HR operations, with a desire to learn and grow.
- Comfort working with HR systems, Google Suite, and reporting tools.
- Experience with Rippling, Zendesk, Asana, or Jira is a plus. Training will be provided to ensure you feel comfortable working with all our systems.
- Strong communication skills and an employee-service mindset.
- Ability to handle sensitive employee data with discretion and integrity.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
payroll processingdata reconciliationaudit supportbenefits administrationcompliance reportingHRIS managementreporting and data analysis
Soft skills
attention to detailorganizational skillscommunication skillsproblem-solvingself-starteremployee-service mindset
