Sr Assoc, Payroll Tax Accounting

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About the Role

As an established accounting payroll professional, you will be a key member of the Carrier payroll accounting and tax team. This team is responsible for several critical functions within the organization, including:

• Handling the accounting side of payroll for multiple US entities.
• Analyzing and reconciling data from US payroll to various ERP systems via interactions in  ADP, BlackLine, SAP, and S4Hana.
• Verifying GL account mapping is correct and managing consolidated accounts, including 401k, taxes, and other accounts.
• Reconciling, researching, and executing requirements to maintain accurate and compliant payroll accounting.

In this role, you will manage payroll accounting activities, maintain and assist in collecting and analyzing payroll-related data with a full understanding of payroll policies, controls, tax and wage and hour laws. Additionally, you will collect input for and respond to queries, and participate in audits, reconciliations, and projects.

Role Responsibilities

• Maintain US payroll accounting information by collecting, calculating, and entering data.
• Perform activities necessary to balance and reconcile GL accounts.
• Resolves discrepancies and inquires.
• Assure compliance with US, company payroll and accounting policies.
• Supports clients and business partners by providing accurate, relevant, and timely data.
• Manage, report and mistake proof escapes & turn-backs.
• Support regional/global initiatives; execution of process/continuous improvement.
• Liaison with internal/external auditors on payroll related audits.

Requirements

• Education/Certifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Payroll certifications (FPC, CPP, CPA) are a plus.
• 1 to 3 years of experience in payroll accounting.
• Strong understanding of payroll accounting principles and practices.
• Experience with global payroll systems (e.g., Global ADP) and accounting systems (e.g., Blackline, SAP, S4Hana) is a significant advantage.
• Ability to perform account reconciliations and respond to specific inquiries regarding these processes.

Technical Skills

• Excel: Experience in account reconciliations and bank reconciliations. Knowledge of SAP is desirable.
• Familiarity with enterprise accounting (SAP,S4)  and payroll software (e.g., ADP Global View) and ticket based task systems (Service Now).

Personal Competencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with a strong sense of urgency and exceptional organizational abilities.
• Analytical skills with experience in balancing and reconciliations.
• Ability to work under changing priorities and meet firm deadlines.
• Capable of handling sensitive and confidential data.
• Advanced proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

Benefits

We are committed to offering competitive benefits programs for all of our employees and enhancing our programs when necessary.

• Have peace of mind and body with our health insurance
• Drive forward your career through professional development opportunities.

Our commitment to you

Our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork and ultimately drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We strive to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best-in-class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback and always challenging ourselves to do better. This is The Carrier Way.

Join us and make a difference.

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Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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