Senior Staff Accountant, Payroll Specialist

Responsibilities

• Process semi-monthly payroll and any off-cycle payrolls
• Accounting duties such as bank and credit card reconciliations
• Work with the accounting team to facilitate the end-to-end, timely and accurate financial reporting process.
• Help with the month, quarter and year-end close activities at each subsidiary and on a consolidated basis
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations
• Improve processes to drive efficiency and effectiveness over corporate accounting and GL activities
• Lead continuous process improvement projects, provide meaningful proposals and drive implementation
• Prevent inaccuracies in and maintain the reliability of financial documents by setting up internal control systems and embracing proper policies for financial reporting
• Maintain positive relationships with internal stakeholders, vendors, regulators (including FINRA, SEC) and auditors (E&Y) by analyzing, researching and responding to inquiries in a timely and accurate manner
• Liaison with accounting software, system vendors, and consultants as required and make recommendations as to ways we can automate and enhance our accounting operations through the implementation of new systems

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Requirements

• BA/BS in accounting or other related field
• 4-6 years of accounting and payroll experience 
• Multi-state payroll for 250+ employees, NY/CA/WA/PA preferred
• Processing payroll amendments, handling payroll tax notice 
• Canadian payroll 
• Non-qualified Stock Options Equity payroll experience preferred 
• Payroll processing and reconciliation experience. ADP/Namely proficiency is a huge plus
• Proficiency in MS Office/G Suite and accounting packages, specifically experience in NetSuite.
• Knowledge of GAAP, including preparation of audited GAAP financial statements
• Customer-centric business philosophy and team-oriented mindset
• Unquestionable ethics
• Uncompromising attention to detail with the ability to communicate to the level of detail appropriate to the situation and audience
• Ability to problem-solve and actively address issues in a professional and effective manner
• Enthusiasm to apply technology to business processes
• Strong organizational skills and ability to set and meet deadlines in a high paced environment
• Self-starter who regularly takes initiative and can juggle multiple projects while simultaneously demonstrating creativity and judgment
• Takes pride in meeting deadlines and exceeding expectations on quality of output