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Description
Description
Saraya USA is a mission-driven consumer products company focused on creating innovative, environmentally conscious, and health-forward products across multiple lifestyle and wellness brands.
Our portfolio includes:
Lakanto - natural sweeteners and better-for-you food products
Arau.Baby - plant-based baby care and household essentials
Happy Elephant - eco-friendly home cleaning products
KYHV - premium wellness and lifestyle products
At Saraya USA, we value innovation, integrity, collaboration, sustainability, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
About the role
Lakanto is hiring an Entry Level Payroll / Accounting Clerk to support payroll, and general accounting activities. This is a full-time role on our finance team, reporting to the Accounting Manager.
- Company: Lakanto (Saraya US, Inc.)
- Location: Orem, UT
- Employment type: Full-time, non-exempt
- Reports to: Accounting Manager
Lakanto makes monk fruit-sweetened foods and sweeteners. Our finance team keeps the business running accurately and on time, and this role is a hands-on starting point for a career in accounting. You'll learn real processes in modern tools like Paylocity, Acumatica, and Ramp, with a manager who invests in your growth.
What you'll do
Payroll support
- Review timecards, PTO, and employee changes in Paylocity ahead of each payroll run
- Reconcile payroll registers and help prepare payroll journal entries
- Answer routine employee questions about pay, deductions, and time off
- Pull payroll reports and help build department and year-over-year comparisons
Accounts payable
- Process vendor invoices and bills in Ramp, matching to POs and approvals
- Maintain vendor records and collect W-9s
- Help track AP aging and follow up on past-due or missing items
Corporate card compliance
- Review card transactions each month for receipts, memos, and correct coding
- Follow up with cardholders on missing items and flag policy exceptions
General accounting
- Assist with month-end close, account reconciliations
- Support audits and special projects as needed
- Journal entry preperation
What you bring
Required
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 0-2 years of experience in payroll, accounting, bookkeeping, or a detail-heavy administrative role
- Working knowledge of Excel (sorting, filtering, basic formulas)
- Strong attention to detail and comfort working with numbers
- Ability to handle confidential employee and financial information with discretion
Preferred
- Associate or bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or currently pursuing one
- Exposure to a payroll system (Paylocity, ADP, Gusto, or similar)
- Familiarity with expense or AP platforms such as Ramp, or with QuickBooks or another ERP
- Coursework in basic accounting (debits/credits, reconciliations)
You'll thrive here if you
- Like getting things exactly right and catching the errors others miss
- Stay organized with recurring deadlines like payroll cutoffs and month-end
- Ask questions early and want to learn how accounting works end to end
- Communicate clearly and politely, including when following up with coworkers on missing receipts
Schedule and benefits
- Schedule: Monday-Friday,; occasional extra time around payroll and month-end
- Benefits:
- 27 Paid Days Off in your first year (12 paid holidays + 15 PTO days)
- Comprehensive Health Coverage - Medical, Dental & Vision
- Voluntary Short- & Long-Term Disability coverage
- Optional 401(k) and HSA matching program
- Team-building activities and company events
- Free products and employee discounts
- Career growth opportunities
Saraya USA is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.