Payroll & Benefits Accountant

Company Overview

We are a physician-led healthcare organization providing high-quality radiology services across Colorado and surrounding regions. Our organization supports physicians, employees, and clinical partners through strong financial operations, professionalism, and collaboration. This role offers the opportunity to support a dynamic, fast-paced organization.

About the Role

As part of the Accounting team, the Payroll & Benefits Accountant will work alongside an existing Payroll & Benefits Accountant to perform and assist with payroll processing, employee benefit and retirement plan administration, related accounting, compliance, and reporting.

The ideal candidate has hands-on multi-state payroll experience and experience with the accounting and administration of a self-funded health insurance plan. Retirement plan administration and payroll implementation experience are also important to success in this role.

Key Responsibilities

·        Process and assist with the bi-weekly and complex monthly payroll for staff and radiologists across multiple states

·        Complete or assist with payroll tax registrations, unemployment accounts, state-specific employment enrollments, and business registrations in new states

·        Research federal, state, and local payroll requirements and assist with ongoing compliance with applicable regulations

·        Review quarterly and annual federal and state payroll tax returns, reconcile Forms 941, support W-2 reporting, and resolve payroll tax notices or discrepancies

·        Perform and assist with the accounting and administration of the self-funded health insurance plan and retirement plan, including eligibility, contribution calculations, funding, and annual limits

·        Prepare and maintain compensation and benefit schedules, budgets, forecasts, total compensation reports, and variance explanations

·        Prepare and post related journal entries and accruals with close attention to detail

·        Reconcile payroll, benefit, retirement, bank, and other assigned balance sheet accounts

·        Participate in or assist with payroll implementations, upgrades, and testing

·        Support retirement plan, workers’ compensation, and other audits

·        Provide responsive, professional service to employees, radiologists, management, vendors, and internal departments

·        Maintain confidentiality at all times

What We’re Looking For

·        Bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited 4-year college

·        5 years of progressive payroll, benefits, and accounting experience

·        Demonstrated multi-state payroll experience, including payroll tax compliance and state-specific employer requirements as well as identifying and completing payroll tax registrations

·        Hands-on experience with self-funded health insurance plan accounting and administration

·        Experience administering or supporting qualified retirement plans

·        Experience participating in a payroll system implementation a plus

·        Advanced Excel skills and strong technical aptitude and comfort with payroll, benefit, and accounting data systems

·        Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills

·        Ability to manage detailed work, multiple priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment

·        Effective written and verbal communication skills with a high level of professionalism, customer service, and confidentiality

·        Certified Payroll Professional designation and physician practice experience are a plus

·        Salary range: $75,000 -$100,000

·        Immediate participation in generous retirement plan upon hire

·        Health, dental, vision, and life insurance effective day one

·        Disability insurance after one year of full-time employment

·        Flexible spending account and employee assistance program

·        Paid time off and paid holidays

·        Full-time, in-office position

·        Occasional extended hours during payroll processing, month-end, year-end, open enrollment, system implementations, or other key deadlines

·        Initial phone screens will be conducted for qualified candidates. Then selected candidates will be scheduled for in-person interviews.

·        Skills assessments will also be completed during the process.