Accountant (Payroll Focus

Eventide is hiring an Accountant with a payroll focus. This position will also provide accounting support to major financial accounting areas, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger accounting, and account reconciliation.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with employees and managers.
• Proactive and independent with the ability to take initiative.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Familiarity with laws, regulations, and best practices applicable to payroll and benefits.
• Proficient with or the ability to quickly learn our HRIS system that manages the payroll and benefit functions.

• Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely.
• Process payroll bi-weekly for hourly and salaried employees.
• Reconcile payroll prior to payment and confirm reports.
• Understand proper taxation of employer-paid benefits.
• Process correct garnishment calculations and compliance.
• Execute time and attendance processing and interface with payroll.
• Process accurate and timely quarterly and year-end reporting.
• Ensure that all tax deposits are made timely.
• Process manual checks as defined in Eventide’s policy.
• Compile and submit payroll deductions related check requests and payments.
• Maintain current knowledge of IRS regulations.
• Provide support, assistance and information to employees and departments in all aspects that relate to payroll.
• Apply applicable payroll regulations and ensure compliance with all applicable rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures.
• Prepare, generate, and maintain accurate payroll records and reports.
• Work closely with other finance staff to ensure that payroll data is correctly coded.