Global Payroll Senior Accountant

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Position Overview

The Global Payroll Senior Accountant will be responsible for overseeing and managing the accounting, reconciliation, reporting, and compliance activities associated with the Company's global payroll operations.

This role will work closely with Payroll, HR, Finance, Accounting, and external payroll providers to ensure payroll is processed accurately and timely across multiple countries and that all payroll-related expenses, liabilities, taxes, and benefits are properly recorded and reconciled.

The position requires a strong understanding of payroll accounting, multi-country payroll processes, month-end close, internal controls, and financial reporting. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, process-driven, and comfortable operating in a fast-growing, global organization.

Key Responsibilities

Global Payroll Accounting

• Oversee accounting for global payroll across multiple countries and legal entities.
• Review payroll registers and ensure payroll expenses and liabilities are accurately recorded.
• Prepare and post payroll journal entries, accruals, reclasses, and other payroll-related accounting entries.
• Reconcile payroll-related balance sheet accounts, including payroll taxes, benefits, employee deductions, and other liabilities.
• Investigate and resolve payroll accounting discrepancies promptly.
• Ensure payroll accounting is aligned with Company accounting policies and applicable accounting standards.

Month-End Close & Financial Reporting

• Own the payroll component of the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close process.
• Prepare payroll-related account reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Analyze payroll expense fluctuations and provide explanations for significant variances.
• Ensure payroll accruals and liabilities are complete and accurate at period-end.
• Support management reporting, budgeting, and forecasting related to employee costs.
• Partner with FP&A to provide accurate payroll and headcount information for financial planning.

Global Payroll Compliance

• Coordinate with payroll providers and local teams to ensure compliance with applicable payroll tax, statutory, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor payroll-related tax and statutory liabilities across countries.
• Support payroll audits, financial audits, tax audits, and other compliance reviews.
• Maintain appropriate documentation and controls over global payroll processes.
• Identify potential compliance issues and escalate them to appropriate Finance, HR, or external advisors.

Internal Controls & Process Improvement

• Establish and maintain strong controls over global payroll accounting.
• Review and improve payroll reconciliation and approval processes.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual payroll accounting and reporting activities.
• Develop standardized global payroll procedures and documentation.
• Support the implementation and enhancement of payroll, ERP, HRIS, and financial systems.
• Strengthen controls around payroll changes, employee master data, approvals, and payments.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner closely with HR, Payroll, Finance, Accounting, FP&A, and business leaders.
• Work with external payroll providers to resolve issues and improve service delivery.
• Coordinate with local finance teams to ensure consistent global payroll accounting practices.
• Provide financial insights regarding headcount, compensation, payroll costs, and related trends.
• Serve as a key Finance point of contact for global payroll-related accounting matters.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, with significant payroll accounting experience.
• Experience supporting multi-country or global payroll preferred.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end close.
• Experience with payroll taxes, employee benefits, and payroll-related liabilities.
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and financial analysis.
• Experience with ERP and payroll/HRIS systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight reporting deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of integrity and confidentiality when handling sensitive employee and payroll information.

Preferred Qualifications

• CA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional qualification.
• Experience in a high-growth, global technology, managed services, SaaS, or professional services organization.
• Experience with payroll platforms such as ADP, Workday, Rippling, Paylocity, UKG, Deel, Papaya, or similar systems.
• Experience with NetSuite or other major ERP platforms.
• Experience with payroll accounting across the U.S., Canada, U.K., India, South Africa, and other international jurisdictions.
• Experience supporting M&A integration and bringing acquired companies onto standardized payroll and accounting processes.

Not Sure You Meet Every Requirement?

We know that great candidates may not match every qualification listed. If you’re excited about the role and believe you could be a strong fit, we encourage you to apply. We value potential and a growth mindset as much as experience.

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