Sr Payroll Accountant

At Compo Secure, we are redefining the future of payment card technology. As a global leader in premium metal payment cards and fintech solutions, we combine innovation with craftsmanship to deliver exceptional products for the world's leading financial institutions.

We're looking for talented individuals who share our passion for excellence and innovation.

This position is designed as a Senior Payroll Accountant and combines full-cycle payroll ownership with core general accounting responsibilities, reporting directly to the Controller. This individual serves as a key member of the accounting team and is responsible for the accurate and timely processing of payroll within Workday, maintaining payroll compliance, and owning all payroll-related accounting activities, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and payroll-related financial reporting.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on Workday payroll experience, a strong foundation in GAAP-based accounting principles, and the ability to independently manage both payroll operations and assigned accounting responsibilities with minimal supervision. Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, sound business judgment, and the ability to collaborate effectively across Finance, Human Resources, and other business functions. This position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities.

• Run the full payroll cycle in Workday for U.S. (and, where applicable, multi-state or international) employees on a recurring schedule, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and on-time delivery.
• Enter and validate payroll inputs, including new hires, terminations, status changes, pay rate changes, retroactive adjustments, bonuses, commissions, off-cycle payments, and final pay.
• Configure and maintain Workday earnings, deductions, pay components, and pay component groups; support open enrollment and benefit deduction changes.
• Manage garnishments, tax with holdings, imputed income, and other statutory and voluntary deductions.
• Audit payroll inputs and outputs each cycle, resolve exceptions and errors, and validate results before finalizing and confirming payroll.
• Build, run, and interpret Workday payroll reports and calculated fields; support ad hoc reporting requests.

• Prepare and post payroll-related journal entries, including accruals for wages, PTO, bonuses, and employer taxes.
• Reconcile payroll general ledger accounts (wages payable, tax liabilities, benefit deductions, clearing accounts); research and resolve discrepancies.
• Reconcile quarterly and year‑end tax filings, W‑2s, and third‑party payments (tax authorities, benefit providers, garnishment agencies).
• Validate and reconcile the mapping between Workday payroll results and the general ledger (payroll costing and accounting configuration).

• Prepare and post journal entries for assigned non‑payroll close activities, including accruals, prepaids, and standard recurring entries.
• Perform monthly balance sheet account reconciliations across an assigned set of accounts, beyond payroll‑related accounts, escalating discrepancies that require research.
• Assist with income statement variance analysis and flux commentary for assigned accounts.
• Participate in month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end close activities as a full member of the close team, not limited to payroll deliverables.

• Ensure payroll and accounting practices comply with federal, state, and local requirements, and support SOX control execution and testing across assigned processes.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation for payroll and general ledger activity in line with retention…