Sr. Office Accountant - Payroll Tax
- Cincinnati, OH
- Permanent
- Full-time
Travel Involved: 0-10%
Job Type: Regular
Job Classification: Experienced
Education: Bachelors Degree
Job Family: Finance
Compensation: Salaried ExemptJob Title: Senior Office Accountant - Payroll TaxReports to: Accounting Manager, Payroll TaxPosition Description:Responsible for ensuring payroll tax compliance and accuracy across multiple jurisdictions. This role involves conducting detailed audits, managing tax registrations, responding to tax notices, and supporting payroll system testing and enhancements. The position also serves as a key resource for training and mentoring within the payroll team, while taking ownership of critical workflows and contributing to cross-functional collaboration.Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Conduct scheduled and Ad Hoc payroll audits on processes and data to ensure data integrity and compliance with Company policy, and legal requirements. This includes but not be limited to; address setup audits, project tax area set ups, and international tax and VISA setups.
- Take active role as trainer and mentor; Prepare and deliver training to Payroll group as needed.
- Facilitate the cross-functional team environment to ensure that identifying test data, execution of payroll testing and validation for system bug fixes and enhancements are completed and communicated accurately and timely.
- Audit employee payroll tax configurations for compliance
- Register new payroll tax jurisdictions.
- Monitor incoming payroll tax notices and conduct related research.
- Prepare, reconcile, and process monthly relocation gross ups.
- Set up new tax authorities in internal software and payroll systems.
- Research and reply to payroll tax questions.
- Process and submit quarterly multiple worksite reports.
- Track and maintain unemployment rate notices.
- Research and process tax refund deposits from various jurisdictions.
- Take ownership and leadership of processes and workflows
- Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field, and 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and/or experience, CPP certification preferred
- Excellent knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP) to ensure timely and accurate reporting
- International experience preferred
- Understand accounting implications of various contract terms (i.e. billable/non-billable, owner/subcontractor)
- Basic understanding of risk management tools and processes (cash position reports, bank reconciliations)
- High degree of organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Must have proficiency in financial systems applications, SAP experience required, advanced knowledge of MS Excel
- Must be self-starter, adaptable and flexible to operate with minimal direction and little or no supervision while working in complex and changing environment
- Exercise independent judgment and discretion with ability to identify problems and initiate corrective action
- Demonstrated leadership, strong dedication to teamwork and integrity within professional environment
- Professional written and verbal communication skills
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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb stairs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, sit, talk and hear. Employee may occasionally lift and/or move 5-10 lbs. material.Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting.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.