Senior Payroll Accountant

Role: Senior Payroll Accountant supporting finance and HR functions, ensuring accurate payroll and benefits accounting, compliance with GAAP, and timely financial reporting. Responsibilities: manage domestic and international payroll expenses, accruals, prepaid accounts; perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities; prepare journal entries, reconcile accounts, and support audits; analyze expense trends, variances, and balances; collaborate cross-functionally to enhance processes and system upgrades; produce financial reports and respond to management inquiries. Requirements: Bachelor's degree; 5+ years in accounting, with 3+ in payroll accounting, preferably in large firms or Big 4; strong month-end close experience; proficiency in Microsoft Office; aptitude for learning new accounting software; ability to work under tight deadlines. Preferred: CPA; excellent communication and teamwork skills; focus on continuous improvement and customer service orientation. HighValue: payroll and benefits accounting, international scope, GAAP compliance, audit support, cross-functional collaboration, system implementation support. WorkSetup: not specified; physical demands include sitting/standing for extended periods.