Senior Office Accountant - Payroll

Division

Turner Shared Services

Project Location(s)

Cincinnati, OH 45202 USA

Minimum Years Experience

3

Travel Involved

0-10%

Job Type

Regular

Job Classification

Experienced

Education

Bachelors Degree

Job Family

Finance

Compensation

Salaried Exempt

Position

Description

• Responsible for ensuring payroll tax compliance
• and accuracy across multiple jurisdictions. This role involves conducting
• detailed audits, managing tax registrations, responding to tax notices, and
• supporting payroll system testing and enhancements. The position also serves as
• a key resource for training and mentoring within the payroll team, while taking
• ownership of critical workflows and contributing to cross-functional
• collaboration.

Essential

Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct scheduled and Ad Hoc payroll audits on processes and data to ensure data integrity and compliance with
• Company policy, and legal requirements. This includes, but not be limited to; address setup audits, project tax area set ups, and International tax and VISA setups.
• Take active role as trainer and mentor; Prepare and deliver training to Payroll group as needed.
• Facilitate the cross-functional team environment to ensure that identifying test data, execution of payroll testing and validation for system bug fixes and enhancements are completed and communicated accurately and timely.
• Audit employee payroll tax configurations for compliance.
• Register new payroll tax jurisdictions.
• Monitor incoming payroll tax notices and conduct related research.
• Prepare, reconcile, and process monthly relocation gross ups.
• Set up new tax authorities in internal software and payroll systems.
• Research and reply to payroll tax questions.
• Process and submit quarterly multiple worksite reports.
• Track and maintain unemployment rate notices.
• Research and process tax refund deposits from various jurisdictions.
• Take ownership and leadership of processes and work flows
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field, and 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and/or experience, CPP certification preferred
• Previous experience in international/Canadian environment preferred
• Excellent knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP) to ensure timely and accurate reporting
• Understand accounting implications of various contract terms (i.e. billable/non-billable, owner/subcontractor)
• Basic understanding of risk management tools and processes (cash position reports, bank reconciliations)
• High degree of organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Must have proficiency in financial systems applications, SAP experience required, advanced knowledge of MS Excel
• Must be self-starter, adaptable and flexible to operate with minimal direction and little or no supervision while working in complex and changing environment
• Exercise independent judgment and discretion with ability to identify problems and initiate corrective action
• Demonstrated leadership, strong dedication to teamwork and integrity within professional environment
• Professional written and verbal communication skills

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 accommodations may be made to
• enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb
• permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnelhoists, ability to climb laddersand negotiate work areas under construction. Specificvision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral
• vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job
• requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls,
• sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Employee must occasionally lift and/or move heavy weight.
• 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.