What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant Payroll & Benefits position at GI Alliance?
Description
Position purpose
The Staff Accountant – Payroll and Benefits will have the opportunity to engage in a versatile role across the company. This position will serve as liaison between HR and Accounting. This position will play a key role in providing timely and accurate financial information and reports, consistent with a comprehensive understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), general accounting best practices, and the Company’s policies and procedures.
Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance, required.
Experience: Minimum 5 years of accounting experience using US GAAP preferred. Public accounting experience a plus but not required.
Work Environment: This job operates in professional office environments.
Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Position purpose
The Staff Accountant – Payroll and Benefits will have the opportunity to engage in a versatile role across the company. This position will serve as liaison between HR and Accounting. This position will play a key role in providing timely and accurate financial information and reports, consistent with a comprehensive understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), general accounting best practices, and the Company’s policies and procedures.
Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Prepare journal entries for all payrolls processed for wages, bonuses, taxes and benefits.
- Book allocations for healthcare and benefits monthly.
- Reconcile benefit and payroll liability accounts monthly, identifying and reporting on variances.
- Identify problems and discrepancies, independently perform research and analysis of causes, and recommend corrective actions.
- Accounting for and reconciliation of the various benefit plans: Life Insurance, Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, FSA, 401K, etc.
- Develop and implements accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures, recommending changes.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with HR and Finance to implement new processes and improve on existing processes.
- Answer accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data.
- Assist with internal control documentation, monitoring, and review.
- Review P&L transactions and explain fluctuations.
- Assist with year end audit requests and schedules.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance, required.
Experience: Minimum 5 years of accounting experience using US GAAP preferred. Public accounting experience a plus but not required.
- Excellent Microsoft computer skills (pivot tables, v-lookup, etc.).
- Ability to manipulate large amounts of data.
- Experience with NetSuite and or Paycom is a plus but not required.
- Collaborative style with the ability to communicate clearly and precisely on technical and operational issues, both verbally and in writing.
- Comfortable interacting and collaborating with stakeholders throughout the business
- High attention to detail.
- Desire to achieve excellent project outcomes and exceed expectations in a constantly evolving environment.
- Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy.
- Capable of adapting to changing priorities
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proficient technical (computer) skills.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
- Self-motivated with initiative.
- Strong sense of ethics.
- Team player
Work Environment: This job operates in professional office environments.
Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
