Growing public accounting firm is seeking a Senior Payroll Auditor to join their team in Marlton, NJ. This is a direct hire on-site opportunity that requires travelling to client locations 25-50% of the time.
As a Senior Payroll Auditor you will work in-person at our Marlton, NJ office as part of a team of professionals who are committed to delivering quality service to individual and business clients.
The responsibilities as a Senior Payroll Auditor will include, but are not limited to:
- Traveling (locally) 25-50% to employer locations to verify employer compliance with contract requirements.
- Preparing payroll audit reports for management review.
- Identifying non-reconciled units .
- Using knowledge, experience, and discernment in decision-making dealing with sensitive situations and ambiguous information.
- Perform analysis of records to complete assigned testing procedures to meet testing objectives and Trust requirements.
- Work independently to complete large, complex jobs.
- Communicating objectives and procedures to be performed and monitoring progress of the job if assigned as project-lead.
- Communicating directly with employers to confirm scheduled appointments, coordinate requests for records, and discuss findings
- Working with Payroll Audit leadership to resolve audit questions and challenges
- Providing timely status updates on assigned work to management
- Discerning between clerical and systemic errors in employer processes and determining how to modify test procedures if necessary
- Consulting with client Manager when appropriate
- Performing self-review of work and avoiding minor workpaper review notes
Required Qualifications:
- Experience conducting payroll audits of multiemployer plans (Taft Hartley, Labor Union Plans)
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited college or university preferred.
- Other majors would be considered alongside experience with multiemployer plan payroll auditing.
- CPA not required, but is a plus.
- 3-5 years of experience in payroll auditing.
- Ability to read, understand and apply provisions within collective bargaining agreements and plan documents.
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel (ability to use text, date, lookup, writing formulas, math functions, etc)
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to lead and motivate a team.
- Experience reading and analyzing collective bargaining agreements and plan documents.
- Employee benefit plan auditing not required, but is a plus.
- Candidates must be detail-oriented, self-starters, and demonstrate excellent computer, analytical and effective communication skills.
- Transportation with the ability to travel to client sites 25%-50% a week.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.