Payroll Accountant
- Montreal, QC, Canada
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Job details
- Experience
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience in payroll accounting, payroll reconciliation or within a payroll service provider
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Department: Finance
Position Overview:
Squarepoint has a newly created role for an experienced payroll accountant to join their growing management company accounting team.
- Review payroll across numerous countries to verify correct base, bonus and severance payouts
- Reconcile payroll files to the JE provided by the payroll vendor
- Reconcile payroll liability account to the bank and to the vendors’ books
- Participate in all monthly accounting activities including month-end closing, A/R, A/P, account reconciliations, allocations schedules and intercompany transactions
- Coordinate with third party tax and auditor professionals in completing yearly tax returns and audits, both under US GAAP and under local reporting standards
- Participate in various ad-hoc requests from senior management and other departments
Required Qualifications:
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience in payroll accounting, payroll reconciliation or within a payroll service provider
- Exceptional analytical & communication skills
- Ability to multitask & strong attention to detail
- Highly organized, self-motivated & team-oriented
- Strong excel knowledge and ability to analyse data using PIVOTs, VLOOKUPs and sumifs
Nice to have:
- Workday Financials knowledge/experience
- Knowledge of ADP as payroll vendor and UK payroll specifics
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Payroll Accountant will review payroll across multiple countries, reconcile payroll files, and manage payroll liability accounts. They will also participate in monthly accounting activities and coordinate with tax and audit professionals for yearly filings.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 5 years of hands-on experience in payroll accounting or reconciliation. Strong analytical skills, proficiency in Excel, and the ability to work in a team-oriented environment are required.
Skills
- Payroll accounting
- Payroll reconciliation
- Account reconciliation
- Month-end closing
- US GAAP
- Local reporting standards
- Data analysis
- Excel
- Pivot tables
- VLOOKUP
- Sumifs
- Communication skills
- Analytical skills
- Workday Financials
- ADP
- UK payroll
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Administrative
Keywords
- Payroll Accountant
- Finance
- Payroll
- Accounting
- Reconciliation
- Month-end closing
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
- Intercompany transactions
- US GAAP
- Tax returns
- Audits
- Excel
- Pivot tables
- VLOOKUP
- Sumifs
- Workday Financials
- ADP
- UK payroll
- Management company