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Payroll Accountant

Department : Accounting & Finance

Employment Type : Full Time

Location : Austin, Texas

Reporting To : Karissa Sullivan

Description

Four Hands is the leading global designer and wholesaler of lifestyle home furnishings. We provide an elevated feel to the distinct pieces we design by blending styles, materials, and textures from all around the world.

We design, manufacture, and distribute our products, supporting the growing needs of large retail chains, e-commerce businesses, independent regional stores, and interior designers. Four Hands has received numerous accolades, including ranking in the Inc. 5000 list 15 times and being named one of Austin's Top Workplaces for 5 years-achievements made possible by our dedicated employees.

We are looking for a Payroll Accountant who is an impact player to ensure the accuracy and integrity of our financial statements. The ideal candidate is expected to have a deep sense of ownership, the ability to identify process improvement opportunities, possess a strong operational and technical accounting background. This individual will drive positive change across the organization and enhance partnerships between various Four Hands stakeholder groups.

In This Role

• Approval of Company's payroll through 3rd party vendor, Rippling, in an outsource arrangement
• Prepare, review and submit entries for approval and posting
• Oversee the timely and accurate delivery of payroll processes and procedures for multiple states, reviewing important information each pay period (i.e. base wages, headcount, salary changes, benefit changes, etc.) to ensure accurate payment to employee
• Lead annual 401K audit of Payroll contributions and funding
• Reconcile payroll and benefit accounts including preparing necessary adjusting journal entries to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting
• Drive acceleration of the current GL close process by identifying and leading the implementation of automation and streamlining of the monthly / quarterly close processes
• Prepare supporting schedules and facilitate follow-up as part of the external and bank audit
• Establish and own effective internal controls and appropriate accounting procedures, including evaluation of processes and controls for compliance
• Interact with cross-functional teams to resolve accounting challenges, drive operational improvement, and enhance financial processes
• Continuously scale and improve current processes and policies to meet the needs of a high-growth organization
• Uphold our Core Values and be a valuable member of the Four Hands team
• Other tasks as assigned by Management

The Ideal Person