Sr. Office Accountant - Payroll Analyst

Division: Turner Shared Services

Project Location(s): Cincinnati, OH 45202 USA

Minimum Years Experience: 3

Travel Involved: 0-10%

Job Type: Regular

Job Classification: Experienced

Education: Bachelors Degree

Job Family: Finance

Compensation: Salaried Exempt

Position Description: Sr. Office Accountant - Payroll Analyst - Provide support for payroll-related projects and initiatives to facilitate accuracy, efficiency, and compliance of payroll systems and processes.

Reports to: Senior Accounting Manager, Payroll Projects & Systems

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide support for payroll-related data requests for internal and external audits and reporting.
• Develop, document, and maintain procedures for payroll processes and systems, including year-end payroll processes.
• Provide first-level response for payroll service desk tickets and assist with escalated issues requiring advanced reviews.
• Collaborate with others to develop business requirements and documentation for payroll system changes, enhancements and related initiatives.
• Conduct testing for payroll system updates and other payroll-related projects.
• Prepare monthly cost reports and generate General Ledger (GL) entries.
• Provide support for new HRIS system implementation, monitor data replication between systems to ensure transfer data accuracy.
• Perform regular payroll audits to validate data accuracy and integrity.
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and system errors through to completion or escalate for additional support.
• Design and generate new payroll reports as directed.
• Manage and execute year-end payroll tasks, including annual income reporting and SAP variant maintenance.
• Actively contribute to process improvement initiatives, using continuous improvement concepts, processes, and methodologies.
• Develop and present Payroll department training sessions as directed.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program, with minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Familiar with Finance applications, related database structures, reference fields, and query development
• Experience with Payroll applications (e.g., SAP Payroll, SuccessFactors Employee Central (EC), Employee Central Payroll (ECP)), including specific characterizations and codes (e.g., Info types, transaction codes)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel required (e.g., formulas, tables); experience with macros and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), a plus
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with Repeatable Process Automation (RPA), highly desired
• Solid understanding of payroll processes
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing concurrent priorities
• Able to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment
• Demonstrate integrity, reliability, adaptability, and proactive approach to taking on new responsibilities
• Professional written and verbal communication skills; with presentation delivery skills
• Limited travel
  
  
  

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee occasionally travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.