Payroll Accountant

Are you a payroll professional who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment? We are partnering with a highly respected international organization seeking a Payroll Accountant to support payroll operations across multiple countries and jurisdictions. This is an exciting opportunity to join a stable, growth-oriented company with a global workforce and a collaborative culture.

What You'll Do

• Support end-to-end payroll processing for employees across the U.S. and international locations.
• Coordinate with third-party payroll providers and in-country partners to ensure timely and accurate payroll administration.
• Prepare payroll-related journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end reporting.
• Reconcile payroll registers to the general ledger and investigate discrepancies.
• Process employee changes including new hires, terminations, compensation updates, bonuses, commissions, and benefit deductions.
• Assist with payroll tax reporting, year-end processing, audits, and compliance activities.
• Partner with Human Resources, Finance, and external vendors on payroll and benefits administration.
• Support payroll system enhancements, testing, and continuous process improvement initiatives.

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of payroll administration experience.
• Experience processing multi-state U.S. payroll.
• Knowledge of payroll tax regulations, wage and hour compliance, and payroll accounting.
• Experience with payroll systems such as ADP, Workday, Rippling, or similar platforms.
• Strong Excel, analytical, and reconciliation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional accuracy and confidentiality.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Human Resources, or a related field preferred.
• International payroll experience is highly preferred.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Join a globally recognized and financially strong organization.
• Exposure to domestic and international payroll operations.
• Collaborative, professional team environment.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunity to make an impact within a growing and evolving payroll function.

If you're an experienced payroll professional looking to expand your global payroll expertise, we'd love to connect.

Pay Details: $80,000.00 to $100,000.00 per year

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