What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Accountant - Deductions & Pension Payroll position at Tandym?
A services organization in New Jersey is currently seeking a new Principal Accountant to join their growing team and focus on Deductions & Pension Payroll.
About the Opportunity :
Start Date : ASAP
Assignment Length : Ongoing
Schedule : 5 days a week (onsite)
Hours : 8 : 30am to 5pm
Department : Finance
Responsibilities :
Monitor the accounting, reporting and control of financial data to ensure the accurate maintenance and reporting of expenditures
Participate in the implementation and development of policies and procedures to maintain consistency, improve methodology and efficiency of accounting operations
Ensure accurate withholding of deductions from employee pay, in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations
Oversee the Electronic Payments of employees pays, ensuring mandatory direct deposit participation for specified groups of employees. Handle employee account setup, payroll payment reversals and bank returned funds, as well as creating manual check (replacements)
Handle the accurate and timely disbursements and reporting to third parties, including processing the weekly and monthly interface files to Accounts Payable
Perform and review analyses of selected general ledger accounts; identifies and resolves reconciling items and accounting issues on a timely basis
Oversee all pension related deductions, payments, and reporting
Process inbound and outbound payroll interface files, while complying with required file layout specifications, troubleshooting errors, and reconciling data
Review and approve pension calculations, pension and deduction refunds, voluntary / nonvoluntary deductions, taxes, direct deposit and address changes
Provide oversight direction to the clerical staff in the performance of specific tasks and responsibilities
Run the Discoverer Reports and prepare detailed reports for third party payments, as well as all levels of management to facilitate the flow of payroll information and resolve issues
Perform other duties, as needed
Qualifications :
5 years of applied Accounting experience
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related area
Tax Reporting and Deductions experience
Knowledge of computerized Financial Systems
Experience with Payroll systems experience
Microsoft Excel proficient
Desired Skills :
Payroll background
Working knowledge of Discoverer or Orbit report writer
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