Payroll Accountant

Robert Half • Santa Ana, CA • 2h ago

Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and driven Payroll Accountant to join our team in Santa Ana, California. In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of payroll, compensation, and benefits-related accounting. This position requires strong analytical skills, cross-functional collaboration, and a proactive mindset to support compliance, reporting, and financial accuracy in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

Calculate and accrue quarterly and annual bonuses in accordance with company policies, employment agreements, and compensation plans.

Accurately calculate employee commissions and maintain supporting schedules and accruals.

Reconcile payroll activity to the general ledger, investigating and resolving variances in a timely manner.

Perform detailed benefits account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with plan documentation and accounting standards.

Process, track, and review payroll-related accruals, maintaining alignment with GAAP, internal controls, and company policies.

Support month-end and quarter-end close by preparing journal entries, reconciliations, accrual analyses, and reporting payroll-related liabilities.

Prepare and deliver regular management reports related to payroll, bonuses, commissions, accruals, and benefits reconciliations.

Maintain organized and audit-ready documentation for payroll and compensation-related transactions.

Partner closely with HR and Payroll teams to ensure payroll processes align with financial objectives, regulatory requirements, and internal controls.

Continuously identify opportunities to improve payroll accounting processes, controls, and reporting efficiency.

Requirements Full Cycle Payroll, Payroll Tax Reporting, Payroll, Benefits Payroll, Ceridian Payroll System, Dayforce, Accruals, Bank Reconciliations, Reconcile Payroll, Commissions - Insurance

Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.

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