About the Role
We are looking for a Payroll Accountant with strong accounting and reconciliation experience to support payroll activities across Australia, the US, and the UK.
Work Schedule & Set Up:
- Location: Picadilly, BGC
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–4:00 PM
- Work Arrangement: Fully On-site
Key Responsibilities:
Payroll Accounting
- Prepare payroll journals, accruals, and accounting entries.
- Reconcile payroll clearing and payroll-related balance sheet accounts.
- Review payroll accounting outputs, reports, and GL postings.
- Support payroll system interfaces and finance integrations.
Payroll Reconciliations & Liabilities
- Calculate annual leave and long service leave provisions.
- Reconcile superannuation, retirement plans, and payroll liabilities.
- Maintain employee benefit reconciliations and supporting schedules.
Intercompany & Cost Allocation
- Prepare payroll recharge calculations.
- Manage staff movement and payroll cost allocations.
- Reconcile intercompany payroll balances and resolve discrepancies.
Executive Payroll
- Liaise with executive payroll providers and external stakeholders.
- Maintain executive payroll accounting records and reconciliations.
Compliance & Audit
- Support payroll compliance and statutory requirements.
- Prepare payroll accounting schedules and documentation for audits.
- Ensure payroll accounting records are accurate and properly supported.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in Payroll Accounting, Payroll Finance, Financial Accounting, or General Ledger Accounting.
- International payroll experience is required, particularly exposure to Australia, US, and/or UK payroll.
- Strong understanding of payroll accounting, journals, accruals, and reconciliations.
- Experience handling payroll liabilities, employee provisions, and intercompany payroll.
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar.
- Experience with payroll platforms such as ADP, Ceridian, PayGlobal, Employment Hero, KeyPay, UKG, or similar.
- Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and reconciliation schedules.
- Comfortable working with HR, Payroll, and Finance teams across multiple countries.
