Payroll Accountant

My client is a full service property management/real estate firm local to the Denver metro area.

Incredible team based environment where employees are very valued
Strong talent with a great energy where everyone wants to be there
Very collaborative across departments
Great compensation and bonus plan
Excellent benefits that include medical, dental, vision, employer short term disability, flexible spending, 401K, generous PTO, paid holidays, bonus potential, student debt repayment, wellness programs and more!
Tons of growth potential
Hybrid schedule

POSITION SUMMARY
The Payroll Accountant will have a broad knowledge of payroll and benefit accounting. The position will have a wide range of payroll and benefit accounting functions, with an acute emphasis on attention to detail, transparent communication, and time-sensitive processing.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Payroll Management

• Set up, transfer, and terminate employees within the payroll system.
• Confirm removal of terminated employees from all systems.
• Process bi-weekly payroll.
• Review, prepare, and process monthly and quarterly bonuses.
• Communicate with supervisors and hourly employees to ensure bi-weekly time reporting is accurate.
• Research, resolve, and adjust time reporting discrepancies on a timely basis.
• Ensure PTO is accurately reported for both exempt and non-exempt employees.
• Familiarity with wage and hour laws and ability to research issues as needed.

Benefit Compliance and Reporting

• Reconcile individual employee health, dental, and third-party pass-through benefits to monthly billing from the benefit provider.
• Assist HR with open enrollment.
• Reconcile FSA (medical, dependent & limited) and HSA (employer and employee) accounts to providers reporting.
• Allocate workers compensation expenses to properties and reconcile employee deductions to the providers billing.
• Complete the processing and reporting of AwardCo activity within the payroll system.
• Complete bi-weekly reporting of overtime hours.
• Ensure accurate processing of employee garnishments.
• Set up and maintain employees 401k and Roth contributions.
• Set up and maintain employee 401k loans.
• Perform monthly reconciliation of Fidelity 401k data to the payroll system.
• Perform annual 401k audit administered by PEC.
• Handle confidential matters with discretion.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Personal Competencies

• Exceptional communication skills
• Ethical mindset
• Ability to train, develop, lead, and mentor
• Superior written and verbal communications skills
• Organized and detail-oriented

Physical Requirements

• Physical requirements are minimal
• Ability to work at a desk in front of a computer for extended periods of time

Desired Education

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience

Desired Work Experience

• Proven experience in processing complex payroll accounting
• Oversee confidential matters with discretion
• Understanding principles of payroll allocation
• Experience in performing complex account-level reconciliations
• Experience with Paycom a plus