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Payroll Finance Specialist

Checkwriters
Northampton, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/21/2025 CLOSED ON 12/28/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Finance Specialist position at Checkwriters?

Are you passionate about precision, numbers, and helping clients succeed? We’re looking for a phenomenal Financial Data Specialist to join our Finance Team at Checkwriters!

In this role, you’ll be the heartbeat of our financial operations — ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across our clients’ financial records and processes. You’ll work closely with our customer service and client teams to deliver top-notch service with integrity and attention to detail.

Checkwriters is a payroll and HR services company focused on elevating every step of the customer experience. From customer interactions with our team to our genuinely useful software that's designed to fit customer needs — we don’t just provide an excellent product. We have a team of experts who care about the details, and work continuously to ensure that the customer experience is the best of any payroll and HR provider.

On a typical day you will:

  • Re-process direct deposit account information, in conjunction with customer service representative(s) and client(s).
  • Post journal entry adjustments, via ACH, directly to customers.
  • Accurately process stop payments with Bank, on behalf of clients.
  • Maintain and post GL entries.
  • Establish compliant and accurate financial procedures, and set up reporting between Checkwriters, our clients, and outside sources.
  • PayCard Administration; including data entry, client compliance, and client contact.
  • Accurately administer Flexible Spending Accounts, including but not limited to enrollments, terminations, customer inquiries, card replacements, claims processing, and annual enrollee statements.
  • Ensure timely completion of 401k reporting, via controlling and maintaining the applicable spreadsheet.
  • Client file processing and external reporting of client detail.
  • Client mailings and communications, and special projects, as assigned.
  • Scanning, filing, organizing, as needed.
  • Compliance with all security and confidentiality policies and procedures.

What you’ll need:

  • College degree in related field, preferred.
  • A minimum of 1-3 years of experience in accounting, processing payroll, Human Resources, and/or benefits administration.
  • Basic computer knowledge and skills, effective organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and a team-oriented approach.
  • Skill in building positive and professional relationships with clients and external partners.
  • Efficient and effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, service-oriented, client-focused position.
  • Ability to multi-task and complete projects/tasks in a structured time frame.
  • Outstanding work ethic and a positive attitude.
  • A strict adherence to, and understanding of, confidentiality and ethical conduct.

Salary : $50,000 - $60,000

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