Senior Payroll Accountant

About the Company

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, pioneering clean beauty brand Well People, Keys Soulcare, a groundbreaking lifestyle beauty brand created with Alicia Keys and Naturium, high-performance, biocompatible, clinically-effective and accessible skincare.

In our Fiscal year 24, we had net sales of $1 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 23 consecutive quarters of net sales growth. We are the #2 mass cosmetics brand in the US and are the fastest growing mass cosmetics brand among the top 5. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last four fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.

Visit our Career Page to learn more about our team: https://www.elfbeauty.com/work-with-us

Position Summary

The Senior Payroll Accountant will perform day-to-day payroll-related accounting activities including processing of payroll for our US, Canada, and India-based entities, Payroll accounting duties in support of the month-end general ledger close, balance sheet account reconciliations and analysis, as well as support quarterly and annual financial audits and department initiatives.

• Processing of payroll for our US, Canada, and India-based entities (roughly 500 employees and growing), including processing the vesting of equity awards granted to employees
• Prepare and post journal entries and monthly accruals, and other related accounting entries as needed
• Prepare payroll and benefits-related balance sheet account reconciliations
• Provide support to both the Accounting and Finance around month-end close procedures including post-close analysis of accounts and financial statement line items
• Support the implementation of new ERP system as it relates to payroll
• Support external audit on a quarterly and annual basis, gathers necessary account information and documentation requested by external audit team
• Performs other related duties and supports ongoing projects, as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or related field, required.
• 5 years’ combined experience in end-to-end payroll processing, for multiple entities for multiple  states/jurisdictions and related Accounting knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles. 

• NetSuite and/or SAP experience is a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical problem-solving aptitude, ability to organize work with large amounts of information efficiently, with strong attention to detail.
• Enjoys working in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Willing to jump in and learn new processes, as well as suggest opportunities for more scalable processes, especially in connection with the migration to our new ERP
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software, and accounting software. software (i.e. advanced excel skills and NetSuite).
• Has experience working in a SOX-compliant environment with an established internal control framework over payroll
• Comfortable working within a team of 2-3

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors’ discretion.

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Salary : $80,000 - $90,000