Job Description

If you answer yes to one or more of the following, we invite you to apply to join our team!

• Are you one of those rare people who actually LIKES accounting and payroll?
• Is resolving tax issues and answering HR questions the most satisfying thing in the world to you?
• Do you love puzzles and logic problems?
• Are you looking for meaningful work that will be personally fulfilling, that you can accomplish part-time while still taking care of your family and other personal needs?
• Do you enjoy learning new software and figuring out technical tricks to do things more efficiently?
• Even though you are already great at organizing and calendaring, are you even better at checking things off on your to-do list?

Responsibilities

Backyard Payroll is looking for a new payroll specialist to join our team. As a member of this team, you will be processing payroll (entering time and wage information, processing tax payments, and completing tax returns) for several clients around the country. This role will also be heavily involved in onboarding new payroll clients. This is a w-2 position and requires you to sign a non-compete agreement. Most of the work will be from home, although we have in-person team meetings occasionally in the Salt Lake area. (This job ad is posted as "hybrid" to cut down on the number of spam applicants we receive - we do want someone who resides in the state of Utah, preferably in the greater Salt Lake area.) A cover letter is REQUIRED for consideration for this position. This helps us get to know you. 

Qualifications

• Daytime availability for meetings and client calls. Even though you can do some of the work whenever you want, you must have availability during regular business hours in order to communicate with your clients, meet deadlines, and participate in team meetings and training.
• At least two years of payroll experience in a small business environment, including processing payroll transactions, communicating with tax authorities, filling out payroll tax returns, and/or handling benefit deductions, contributions, and payments.
• Thorough understanding of general payroll principles in the context of small business accounting.
• Excellent communication skills, including through email, phone, video chat, and other online media; be able to respond to messages within one business day.
• Self-motivated, able to work effectively under deadlines without much supervision, excellent follow-through.
• Have your own computer with a number pad, headset, and webcam.
• Type at least 60 WPM, not afraid of data entry (sometimes it gets tedious, but we do our best to mix it up with more interesting work).
• Generally tech savvy on computers, Windows, Microsoft Office, and internet; able to learn new software.

Additional Information

We are hiring one person for this position; ideally someone who can start immediately and work 15-20 hours per week. 

Benefits

• On the job training and development
• Work from the comfort of your own home
• Interact with lots of interesting people and companies in varying industries
• Mileage and home office expense reimbursements
• Each team has an in-person meeting (usually lunch or dinner) once a quarter - attendance is required in most cases
• We hold two events each year in the SLC, Utah area: a company retreat in late spring and a holiday party in early December. Attendance is required at both events if you live within reasonable traveling distance (mileage is reimbursed). 
• We currently have an office location in Sandy, Utah. You are welcome to take advantage of the office space if you prefer to work outside of your home office some of the time. We may add more locations in the future as the need arises.