Payroll Accountant

Payroll Accountant

Pavago seeks a Payroll Accountant to manage payroll operations for client organizations. This role is critical for ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time, taxes are filed correctly, and records are compliant and audit-ready. You will handle the end-to-end payroll lifecycle, integrating payroll data with accounting systems, resolving discrepancies, and delivering high-quality reporting.

Responsibilities

Payroll Processing :

• Administer bi-weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly payrolls for 50500 employees.
• Validate employee time entries, overtime, bonuses, and deductions before each run.
• Process payroll through systems like ADP, Paychex, Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll, or BambooHR.

Journal Entries & Reconciliations :

Tax & Compliance :

Benefits Administration :

Employee Support :

Reporting :

Process Improvement :

What Makes You a Perfect Fit :

Required Experience & Skills (Minimum) :

Ideal Experience & Skills :

What Does a Typical Day Look Like?

Morning : Log into payroll dashboard (ADP or Gusto). Verify new hires / terminations, review overnight timecard entries, and check pending direct deposit changes. Run preliminary payroll reports to identify anomalies (missing hours, duplicate entries).

Midday : Finalize payroll run for approval, reconcile payroll register against general ledger accounts, and prepare bank funding file. Respond to 35 employee payroll inquiries (pay stubs, deductions).

Afternoon : File payroll tax payments online, reconcile benefit contributions with invoices from health insurance providers, and update payroll compliance log. Work with HR to update PTO accruals and ensure policy alignment.

End of Day : Prepare daily payroll dashboard for management (headcount, gross pay, tax liabilities). Document workflows and update SOP checklist for audit readiness.

Key Metrics for Success (KPIs) :

Interview Process :