Payroll Tax Analyst, Reston, VA

We have an outstanding Contract position for a Payroll Tax Analyst to join a leading Company located in the Reston, VA surrounding area.

The Analyst is responsible for maintaining the general ledger in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and performing a full range of accounting tasks with respect to US payroll. 

Responsibilities:

• Assists with the month-end/year-end close in support of US Accounting
• Creates weekly and semi-monthly general ledger journal entries
• Assists with General Ledger mapping issues for new hires and transfers
• Assists with General Ledger account reconciliations, including balance sheets and income statement accounts
• Assists with prepaid and accrual account reconciliations
• Assists with general ledger postings to field units
• Prepares payroll reports requested by field accounting and other departments
• Assists with monthly bank reconciliation issues
• Manages the Escheatment process by researching, contacting employees, reissuing checks, and preparing state reporting
• Research monthly lump sum uncashed checks refunds
• Issues replacement checks or direct deposits with respect to stale dated checks 
• Research daily lump sum refunds for direct deposit reversals, stop pays, and rejected/deleted deposits
• Issues replacement checks or direct deposits
• Reviews early cashed check fee reports and assists with chargebacks to the units
• Assists with quarterly and annual payroll audits
• Assists with IS payroll tax issues and filings
• Updates payroll tax rates in the company's databases based on rate change notices
• Provides support for payroll transactions as requested by USaccounting
• Research potential check fraud transactions
• Creates and amends the internal controls, policies & procedures

Basic Hiring Criteria: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required
• Minimum 3 years of general accounting experience in an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) environment
• Minimum 3 years of payroll accounting or general accounting experience in a Workday environment
• 1 - 3 years of SAP experience in FI/CO ideal
• Excellent mathematical and analytical skills
• Extremely proficient with spreadsheets
• Experience with Workday Payroll, Workday Financials, and/or Workday General Ledger strongly preferred
• Familiarity with US GAAP and payroll accounting practices
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and data analysis

Desired Qualifications:

• CPA/CMA preferred
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Must have the ability to analyze numbers and draw logical conclusions
• Ability to plan and organize work schedules, establish workload priorities, and perform assigned tasks in a timely manner
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications
• Must be extremely proficient with spreadsheets and database query skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Must have the ability to communicate and disclose data in an accurate manner