Senior Accountant

Role Overview

• Play a critical role in payroll, tax compliance, and financial reporting excellence
• The Senior Accountant must be detail-oriented and highly experienced with deep expertise in payroll accounting and tax compliance
• Responsible for managing complex payroll processes, ensuring accurate tax reporting, and supporting month-end close and financial reporting activities
• Oversee bi-weekly multi-state, multi-entity payroll processing for salaried, hourly, and academic employees (faculty, adjuncts, and staff)
• Ensure accurate recording of payroll, tax, benefits, bonuses, and related accruals
• Reconcile payroll accounts, benefits, and payroll liabilities on a per pay period basis
• Serve as the primary point of contact for payroll questions, external partners, and internal HR and accounting teams
• Maintain and improve payroll controls, processes, and documentation
• Manage federal, state, and local payroll tax compliance, accounts, filings, and payments
• Review quarterly and annual payroll tax filings (e.g., 941, 940, W-2, W-3)
• Support sales and use tax, property tax, and other indirect tax filings as applicable
• Coordinate with external tax advisors on income tax provisions, audits, and notices
• Monitor changes in tax laws and ensure ongoing compliance
• Participate in month-end and year-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis
• Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations
• Support financial statement preparation and audit requests
• Assist with internal and external audits, including payroll and tax-related items
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline payroll and tax processes
• Strengthen internal controls and ensure compliance with company policies and institutional guidelines
• Mentor junior accounting staff and provide technical guidance as needed
• Partner cross-functionally with HR, Division, and Finance leadership

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5 years or more of progressive accounting experience, with significant payroll and tax responsibility
• Strong knowledge of and proven experience with payroll accounting, payroll taxes, and multi-state compliance
• Ability to accurately and efficiently reconcile large data sets and multiple resources
• Ability to research tax regulation and work with external partners to ensure institution compliance
• Experience with payroll systems (e.g. Paylocity, ADP, Workday, Paychex, Gusto)
• Intimately familiar with US GAAP
• Strong attention to detail and able to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Has worked in a remote environment and comes with strong correlating work habits
• Has clear and succinct communication
• Leadership qualities and traits and has the desire to mentor

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation
• Award winning culture
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Comprehensive benefits package with 100% company-paid medical option for employee
• 401(k) with generous company match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Pet Insurance
• Company-paid Life insurance
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, and Volunteer time off!)
• 14 Paid holidays
• Referral program
• Education Tuition Benefit program
• Career development opportunities with a growing company
• A team who is dedicated to your success!