Senior Office Accountant - Payroll

• Division:
  Turner Shared Services
• Project Location(s):
  Cincinnati, OH 45202 USA
• Minimum Years
  
  Experience:
  
  3
• Travel Involved:
  None/Not Specified
• Job Type: Regular
• Job Classification:
  Experienced
• Education:
  
  Bachelors Degree
• Job Family:
  Finance
• Compensation:
  Salaried Non-Exempt

Oversee activity for processing weekly trade payrolls and biweekly staff payrolls,including off-cycle payrolls and postings. Responsible for tracking, analyzing,troubleshooting, and auditing payroll data.

• Manage process to validate payroll checklists to ensure all processes are completed.
• Authorize positive pay files for all payroll checks issued, ACH files daily, and initiate stop payment requests.
• Verify reporting of contributions to Union Pension and Health plans.
• Conduct scheduled and Ad Hoc payroll audits on processes and data to ensure data integrity and compliance with company policy, and legal requirements.
• This includes, but not be limited to; union audits, claims reporting, address setup audits, and International tax and VISA setups.
• Manage bank exception items on all Payroll accounts by researching through proper channels to resolution.
• Main point of contact for business units and auditors, coordinate all requests for payroll documents and responses to Union audits.
• Analyze and extract Union pay scale table data from collective bargaining agreements to ensure current and accurate Union payroll information.
• Review all weekly, bi-weekly and month-end payroll postings and maintain database to validate completion.
• Maintain activity rates for trade employees with upload template.
• Take active role as trainer and mentor.
• Partner with Human Resources, Benefits, and Compensation teams to coordinate initiatives, provide guidance on established policies and procedures, and promote consistency and compliance with company standards.
• Facilitate the cross-functional team environment to ensure that identifying test data, execution of payroll testing and validation for system bug fixes and enhancements are completed and communicated accurately and timely.
• Prepare and verify payroll metrics monthly making sure information is available, as necessary; including number of off cycle payrolls, late timesheets received, and number of retroactive payrolls processed.
• Present recommendations to Payroll Managers for resolutions on current outstanding issues and process improvements based on findings.
• Research, resolve and respond to issues with payroll postings from business units.
• Analyze payroll balance sheet and bank reconciliations and ensure entries for correcting reconciliation items are prepared and entered by payroll staff.
• Prepare and deliver training to Payroll group as needed.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field, and 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and/or experience, CPP certification preferred
• Previous experience in international/Canadian environment preferred
• Excellent knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP) to ensure timely and accurate reporting
• Understand accounting implications of various contract terms (i.e. billable/non-billable, owner/subcontractor)
• Basic understanding of risk management tools and processes (cash position reports, bank reconciliations)
• High degree of organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Must have proficiency in financial systems applications, SAP experience required, advanced knowledge of MS Excel and working knowledge of MS Access
• Must be self-starter, adaptable and flexible to operate with minimal direction and little or no supervision while working in complex and changing environment
• Exercise independent judgment and discretion with ability to identify problems and initiate corrective action
• Demonstrated leadership, strong dedication to teamwork and integrity within professional environment
  
  Professional written and verbal communication skills
• Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
  
  VEVRAA Federal Contractor

The physical demands described here are representative of those that mustbe met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of thisjob. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.…