Senior Payroll Accountant

Join HiBob, a fast-growing HR platform that helps modern businesses manage their people effectively. As a Senior Payroll Accountant, you will be responsible for the end-to-end U.S. and Canada payroll lifecycle, ensuring financial accuracy and process excellence. You will need a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, 7+ years of experience in U.S. payroll, and extensive hands-on experience with payroll enterprise platforms.

• Own the end-to-end U.S. and Canada payroll lifecycle with a focus on financial accuracy and process excellence.
• Ensure compliance with multi-state taxation and payroll accounting regulations.
• Collaborate with employees to ensure the "human side" of payroll is never lost in the data.

Requirements are often considered a measure of how equipped you are to do the job, but sometimes, they aren’t the only factor. If you don’t have nearly enough experience, or not all the skills, we’d still like to hear from you. This could be the perfect fit for you and us.

**We want to hear from you if you have:**

• **Education**: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is strongly preferred.
• **Experience**: 7+ years of progressive experience in U.S. payroll with a focus on payroll accounting and multi-state compliance.
• **Technical Mastery**: Extensive hands-on experience with payroll enterprise platforms (e.g. ADP Workforce Now, TriNet) (required) and modern HRIS platforms (e.g., Bob).
• ERP & Financial Systems Expertise: Strong experience working with ERP/accounting systems is required, preferably NetSuite, including payroll-to-GL reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting support.
• **Accounting Fluency:**Deep understanding of journal entries, labor allocations, and balance sheet reconciliations. NetSuite knowledge Required.
• **Communication**: Exceptional "soft skills" with a proven track record of being cooperative and helpful in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.

**Key Competencies**

• **Financial Integrity**: A "Controller mindset" regarding payroll accuracy and internal audit standards.
• **Scalability Mindset:** The ability to build processes today that will still work when the company is 2x or 3x its current size.
• **Employee Advocacy**: A commitment to excellence in the employee experience, ensuring payroll is a source of trust within the organization.