Senior Office Accountant - Payroll

Position Description: Provide support for
payroll-related projects and initiatives to facilitate accuracy, efficiency,
and compliance of payroll systems and processes.

Reports to: Senior Accounting
Manager, Payroll Projects & Systems

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide support for payroll-related data requests for internal and external audits and reporting.
• Develop, document, and maintain procedures for payroll processes and systems, including year-end payroll processes.
• Provide first-level response for payroll service desk tickets and assist with escalated issues requiring advanced reviews.
• Collaborate with others to develop business requirements and documentation for payroll system changes, enhancements and related initiatives.
• Conduct testing for payroll system updates and other payroll-related projects.
• Prepare monthly cost reports and generate General Ledger (GL) entries.
• Provide support for new HRIS system implementation, monitor data replication between systems to ensure transfer data accuracy.
• Perform regular payroll audits to validate data accuracy and integrity.
  
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and system errors through to completion or escalate for additional support.
• Design and generate new payroll reports as directed.
• Manage and execute year-end payroll tasks, including annual income reporting and SAP variant maintenance.
• Actively contribute to process improvement initiatives, using continuous improvement concepts, processes, and methodologies.
• Develop and present Payroll department training sessions as directed.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited degree program, with minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Familiar with Finance applications, related database structures, reference fields, and query development
• Experience with Payroll applications (e.g., SAP Payroll, SuccessFactors Employee Central (EC), Employee Central Payroll (ECP)), including specific characterizations and codes (e.g., Info types, transaction codes)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel required (e.g., formulas, tables); experience with macros and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), a plus
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with Repeatable Process Automation (RPA), highly desired
• Solid understanding of payroll processes
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing concurrent priorities
• Able to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment
• Demonstrate integrity, reliability, adaptability, and proactive approach to taking on new responsibilities
• Professional written and verbal communication skills; with presentation delivery skills
• Limited travel

Physical Demands:
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
accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee
is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use
hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with
hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and
frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this
job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability
to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the
employee occasionally travels both short and long distances via a variety of
conveyances. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and
occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:
The work environment
characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While
performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting. The noise in the work
environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. The employee is
required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and
applicable laws.

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.