Payroll & Benefits Accounting Specialist; Hybrid

Overview

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Payroll & Benefits Accounting Specialist (Hybrid) opportunity to support the Savannah River Site
.

Work Location:

Aiken, SC (telework 2-days per week). Final date to receive applications: 02/24/26 (by Noon ET).

• Payroll and Benefits Accounting personnel prepare, document, and disburse payroll checks, payroll taxes and benefit payments.
• Ensure proper setup of employee deductions, garnishments, and union dues.
• Support fiscal and calendar year-end closing processes.
• Analyze the payroll and benefit information and balance accounts to ensure accurate year-end reporting of W2s and 1099s.
• Evaluate current systems and recommend and develop operating efficiency improvements.
• Monitor and ensure proper documentation of employee benefit payments.
• May prepare reports illustrating payroll expenditures, including such items as tax payments and benefit plan disbursements.
• Manage insurance policy applications and payments and work closely with the IRS and Department of Revenue to ensure the company is properly registered to pay taxes in a timely manner.
• Perform analysis to forecast and budget benefit and payroll expenses.
• Work with the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration for reporting on payroll and benefits contract deliverables.
• Support internal and external audit requests.
• Ensure the payroll and benefits accounts are monitored and reconciled on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Support annual benefits open enrollment.
• Identify, analyze the cause, and implement controls to minimize and prevent wage and improper over payments.
• Work with employees to administer employee benefit eligibility.
• Provide information to active and inactive employees related to benefits plans and different participant options.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field plus at least two years of experience (YOE) in a relevant role OR Master’s degree in relevant field. Equivalents to experience and education requirements will be considered.

• Three (3) years of experience with working knowledge and experience in Payroll and Benefits Accounting.
• Five (5) years’ experience with other Payroll Processing System.

• Five (5) years’ experience with People Soft HRMS.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen

If you are interested in being considered for this position, please follow the application steps via our website:

Edgewater Technical Associates will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!

Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five regional offices across the United States to locally support our growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and private sector contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations.

Edgewater’s experience and guidance ensure that our customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.

Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer competitive salaries and employee benefit packages, including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a 401(k) retirement account with company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities in accordance with EO 14173.

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