Payroll Accountant

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