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Posted 22 hours agoPayroll Staff Accountant
at Sift
United StatesRemote
Responsibilities
- Maintain payroll accuracy for earnings, deductions, garnishments, taxes, retro adjustments, leave pay, and off-cycle payments
- Support year-end activities including W-2 preparation, audits, and payroll calendar planning Accounting & Reconciliation
- Review, code, and approve employee expense reports and corporate card transactions; post related journal entries and perform reconciliations Reporting & Systems
- Create and enhance payroll reports and dashboards to support operational needs, trend analysis, and leadership requests
- Support system enhancements, testing, and implementations, including upgrades, configuration changes, process documentation, and user support Process & Controls
- Maintain documentation, SOPs, and internal controls aligned with company policy and audit expectations
Requirements
- experience with a proven ability to research and apply changing payroll laws and regulations -
- Experience with ADP Workforce Now - Strong Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and data validation - High attention to detail, strong sense of ownership, and a commitment to accuracy and confidentiality - Ability to manage competing priorities and meet payroll cutoff timelines Collaborative, service-oriented communicator who can explain payroll topics clearly to non-payroll stakeholders - Continuous improvement mindset with comfort learning new tools and processes Nice to Have - ERP experience,
Experience
- Qualifications - 3–5 years of hands-on payroll processing experience, including bi-weekly payroll cycles - Multi-state payroll
Benefits
- The ideal candidate brings deep multi-state payroll experience, comfort with ADP, and a continuous improvement mindset — someone who's as focused on building better processes as they are on getting every cycle right.
Additional details
- About the Role Sift is hiring a Staff Accountant to own end-to-end payroll operations for a multi-state and global employee population.
- This role sits within the Finance & Accounting organization and is designed for a detail-oriented payroll professional who can run bi-weekly and monthly payroll cycles with precision, maintain accounting accuracy through timely journal entries and reconciliations, and partner cross-functionally with Finance and HR to support a growing organization.
- Post payroll-related journal entries to the General Ledger and perform payroll reconciliations, resolving variances in a timely manner
- Partner with Finance on payroll reporting and balancing
- Assist with continuous improvement initiatives that streamline payroll workflows, strengthen controls, and improve the employee experience
- Take on ad hoc projects and requests as assigned Minimum