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Payroll Accounting Specialist

Alliance Animal Health

Payroll Accounting Specialist

Chicago, IL +1 location
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    We’re seeking an experienced Payroll Accountant to join our accounting team. The position will report to the Payroll Accounting Manager as part of a group of three within the greater Accounting Department. This is a new position due to the rapid growth of the company.

    This is a headquarters position located in Rye Brook, New York on a hybrid schedule, Monday-Wednesday in the office. Local candidates preferred. Remote candidates considered.

    Responsibilities

    • Posting payroll for multiple clinics, legal entities, and payroll IDs with multiple processing periods operating in multiple states.
    • Reconciliation of the payroll and payroll tax liability accounts.
    • Calculation of payroll accruals.
    • Preparation of monthly payroll reports for regional management.
    • Investigation of discrepancies requiring communication across departments and clinics to ensure accuracy in payroll-related expense and liability entries.
    • Monthly commentary on changes by account from previous months.
    • Adhoc requests from Payroll, HR, Accounting or Operations.
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    • BS/BA/MS degree with a major in accounting, human resources, or other business focus.
    • Minimum of three years work experience in accounting.
    • Previous payroll accounting or processing in a multi-state, multi-location, high volume environment required.
    • Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, xlookup, complex formulas and ability to summarize large quantities of data.
    • Ability to multi-task and manage tight month-end closing deadlines.
    • Strong analytical skills in solving balancing problems.
    • Strong professional communication skills by phone and by email.
    • Curiosity to solve problems with new or creative solutions.
    • Energy to streamline processes which may be manual in current form.

    Additional Information

    + Ability to sit or stand and work at a computer for long periods of time.

    WE ARE A DRUG-FREE, SMOKE-FREE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

    Company Policy & Federal & State Laws Forbid Discrimination Because of Age, Color, Race, Religion, Sex, Disability, Sexual Orientation or National Origin

  • Locations
    Chicago, IL • Rye Brook, NY