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Robert Half Payroll/Staff Accountant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description
For a payroll/staff accountant role in Northeast Philly, your responsibilities would cover various aspects of accounting and payroll functions. Here's what your role would entail:
Payroll Processing: Managing payroll activities, ensuring accurate and timely payment to employees, and compliance with payroll regulations.
General Accounting Support: Assisting with general accounting tasks, including bank reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting the month-end close process.
Sales Tax Preparation: Handling sales tax calculations, filings, and ensuring compliance with state and local tax regulations.
ACH Wire Transfers: Processing ACH wire transfers accurately and securely, ensuring adherence to financial protocols.
Paylocity Experience: Utilizing Paylocity or similar payroll software for payroll processing and employee data management.
Financial Reporting Support: Assisting in the preparation of financial reports and analysis to support decision-making processes.
Intermediate Excel Skills: Utilizing Excel for data analysis, reporting, and reconciliation purposes.
Compliance and Documentation: Ensuring compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, and maintaining accurate financial records.
Requirements - Outstanding organizational, written and verbal communication skills required
Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic and constantly changing company environment
Efficient in ERP systems
Self-starter and strong ethical standards
Competent with spreadsheets and databases
Extraordinary analytical, quantitative and social skills
Spreadsheet and database capabilities
Ability to meet deadlines
Attention to detail and ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement
Automated Payroll experience desired
Payroll systems for 100-500 employees experience
Practical knowledge of bank reconciliations
Well-founded grasp of Sales Tax
General familiarity with account reconciliation
Foundational knowledge in Process Bi-weekly Payroll
Proven knowledge of Reconcile Payroll
Knowledge of Full Cycle Payroll
Quality experience with Paylocity
Experience with Process Payroll
Recent and relevant accounting experience
BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
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