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Payroll Accountant
8 hours ago
Payroll Accountant (Temporary - Medical Leave Coverage)
Location:
Berkeley, CA (100% On‑Site)
Compensation:
$36-$50 per hour
Schedule:
Full-time, temporary assignment
Position Overview
We are seeking a detail‑oriented Payroll Accountant to support payroll operations during a medical leave coverage period for a client. This role is fully onsite and requires strong payroll accounting skills, excellent knowledge of California wage-and-hour rules, and experience managing multi-state payroll processes. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment and brings a high level of accuracy, confidentiality, and professionalism.
Key Duties
- Manage full‑cycle payroll processing, including data entry, wage calculations, adjustments, and payroll release for both exempt and non-exempt employees.
- Organize and execute recurring payroll schedules (semi‑monthly and bi‑weekly), ensuring all deadlines are met accurately and efficiently.
- Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local payroll and tax regulations, including proper withholding, timely reporting, and remittance.
- Prepare and record payroll-related journal entries; upload transactions into the ERP system as payroll cycles are completed.
- Reconcile payroll and benefits-related general ledger accounts as part of the monthly close process.
- Produce payroll, benefits, and workforce data reports to support internal financial planning, forecasting, and ad hoc leadership requests.
- Partner with HR and benefits teams to align payroll practices with policies, benefits administration processes, and employee recordkeeping requirements.
- Support internal and external payroll audits by preparing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries.
- Review and audit timecards for hourly employees, ensuring accuracy and compliance with California-specific requirements.
- Verify compliance with meal and rest break regulations.
- Review and calculate penalties associated with late or missed breaks.
- Audit timecard and system data to confirm correct application of premiums, penalties, and benefits impacts.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field-or equivalent professional experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on payroll accounting experience, ideally in a dynamic or rapidly evolving environment.
- Proficiency with payroll software platforms; experience with
Rippling
is strongly preferred. - Advanced understanding of California wage-and-hour laws, including meal/rest break rules and penalty calculations.
- Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll practices, federal/state/local payroll tax regulations, and payroll accounting principles.
- Experience preparing payroll-related journal entries and reconciling accounts such as wages, bonuses, PTO, 401(k), HSA, FSA, and other benefit-related transactions.
- ERP system experience required; familiarity with
Microsoft Business Central
and
FloQast
is a plus. - Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with the ability to reconcile complex payroll accounts.
- Intermediate Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, and data analysis.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.
