Senior Accountant

Location: Brooklyn, NY 11213
Position Senior Accountant
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Degrees: BA, MA
Skills Finance
Organization Type Education & Schools

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Payroll processing, including reviewing timesheets for hourly employees
  • Process new hire/terminations/leave in payroll system
  • Oversee all benefits and changes to enrollments.
  • Generation of payroll reports for management
  • Ensuring that deductions are entered correctly and are in compliance with applicable federal, state, or local laws
  • Enter deductions related to benefits
  • Reconcile deductions from deduction reports to payroll reports
  • Process manual checks when required
  • State registrations for withholding and unemployment account
  • Assist employees with Payroll questions
    Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/ Masters(Preferred)
  • 1-2 years of experience in payroll processing
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion
  • High level of attention to detail and accuracy
  • Knowledge and experience with payroll software
  • Knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll laws
  • Knowledge of state employment rules
  • Excellent analytical and problem solving/judgment skills
  • Excellent computer skills, particularly with Excel
  • Excellent written/verbal communication skills
  • Ability to multi-task and work to complete assigned tasks under deadlines