Senior Payroll Accountant

Role & Responsibilities:

Take endtoend ownership of payroll accounting processes for assigned global regions (primarily APAC and/or EMEA)

Ensure accurate and timely monthend close activities, including payroll journal entry preparation and payrollrelated accruals

Reconcile payroll GL accounts, including payroll funding and clearing accounts, and perform balance sheet reconciliations for payroll and benefit accounts

Analyze payroll expense fluctuations, identify variances, root causes, and trends; provide clear explanations to stakeholders

Maintain detailed supporting schedules, audit trails, and documentation for all accounting entries and reconciliations

Collaborate with stakeholders including Payroll Operations, HR/Benefits, Controllership, FP&A, and local teams to resolve payroll accounting issues and queries

Support payroll accounting internal controls, SOX compliance, internal and external audit requirements

Assist with global system initiatives, including SAP S/4 HANA implementation, system testing, and interface reconciliations

Partner with global payroll system teams such as ADP GlobalView and thirdparty providers where applicable

Support regulatory reporting, annual surveys, and adhoc tax or payroll compliance requests