Payroll Accountant

Payroll Accountant

LHH Recruitment Solutions is looking for a Payroll Accountant for one of our customers located in Santa Clara, California. This position is 100% in-office! The ideal candidate will have strong payroll skills and have excellent general ledger abilities. This position will report to the Controller and be a part of a small team. The role be responsible for managing a biweekly payroll of 100 employees and supporting general ledger month and year-end close processes, balance sheet reconciliations, assist with the audit preparation, and support with other duties in the accounting department as well as assigned projects.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or Associates Degree preferably in Accounting, Finance or related field is required
• Payroll experience comfortable processing a biweekly payroll (Minimum 80 employees)
• Solid payroll foundation understanding Payroll Tax Regulations, Labor Cost Allocations, California Labor Laws
• Comfortable with your debits and credits and GAAPs (reconciliations, journal entries, month-end close)
• Industry experience in a Non-Profit is preferred
• Payroll software experience with Paycom is preferred. Proficiency with a third party payroll software platform such as ADP, Paylocity, UKG is good
• Software experience with Sage Intacct would be a plus
• Microsoft Office proficiency (Word, Outlook, Excel – Intermediate/Advanced)
• Excellent communications (verbal & written)
• Detailed, reliable, organized, and confidential
• Team player, able to multi-task, prioritize, gets the work done with a positive attitude

Experience: 5 years of payroll experience and 2 years of general ledger accounting experience (Payroll Accountant, Payroll Specialist, Staff Accountant)

Employment Type: Temp to Hire

Pay Details: $43.00 to $46.00 per hour

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Military connected talent encouraged to apply