Senior Accountant POST NUMBER: 482395
Title: Senior Accountant
Company: Technology Industry
Compensation: $45-52/hr (DOE)
Position Overview
The Senior Accountant will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of payroll-related accounting activities. This position is responsible for recording payroll transactions, reconciling accounts, supporting month-end close processes, and assisting with financial reporting and audit requirements. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and experienced in working with complex payroll accounting processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and record journal entries related to payroll, bonuses, commissions, paid time off (PTO), and employee benefits.
- Reconcile payroll-related balance sheet accounts and investigate discrepancies or unusual variances.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities by ensuring payroll data is recorded accurately and timely.
- Maintain compliance with GAAP and established accounting policies and procedures.
- Assist internal and external audit processes by preparing supporting schedules, reports, and documentation.
- Analyze existing processes and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and reporting capabilities.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve payroll-related accounting issues and ensure data integrity.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 4 years of progressive accounting experience.
- Solid understanding of payroll accounting, accruals, general ledger activity, and account reconciliations.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience working with ERP systems and accounting software.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.