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About the Role

Manage day-to-day accounting activities to ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, internal policies, SOX Controls and external audit. This role requires hands-on payroll expertise.

Responsibilities

• Manage general ledger accounting functions, including allocations, payroll accounting, fixed assets, accounts payable, accruals and cash.
• Prepare and book journal entries with a strong understanding of the underlying accounting logic and supporting documentation.
• Own multi-state payroll accounting and processing in Paylocity, including tax setup and compliance across jurisdictions, payroll journal entries, reconciliations, and troubleshooting.
• Serve as the primary preparer for weekly vendor changes and vendor payment runs, applying strong fraud-prevention judgment to detect and escalate suspicious changes.
• Manage the employee expense reimbursement program, including administration of the expense reporting system, policy compliance reviews, employee support, and related reconciliations.
• Coordinate Finance-related onboarding and offboarding activities, including system access provisioning, user maintenance, and training for Finance applications and processes.
• Prepare quarterly government census/statistical filings accurately and on time.
• Assist with 401K, quarterly and year-end financial audit activities.
• Monitor and analyze financing accounting data.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and projects as requested.
• Act as a trusted business partner and advisor to various stakeholders within Finance and Accounting and across the Company.
• Proactively liaise with external auditors to drive timely closure of PBC requests and auditor inquiries.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience, including direct, hands-on experience with multi-state payroll
• Demonstrated proficiency in payroll processing, tax filings, and reporting
• Ability to work independently in the payroll system without heavy vendor support
• Strong technical accounting skills, including the ability to independently prepare and book journal entries and reconcile complex accounts
• Experience with accounts payable/vendor management controls, with a clear understanding of fraud risk indicators in vendor setup and payment processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities across all levels of an organization
• Ability to prioritize workloads, tasks, meet deadlines and respond to changing priorities in a hyper-growth environment

Skills

• Payroll processing
• Tax filings
• Reporting
• Technical accounting
• Journal entries
• Account reconciliation
• Accounts payable
• Vendor management
• Fraud risk assessment
• Excel
• PowerPoint

Location

• South San Francisco, CA

Work Type

• Remote
• On-site

Experience Level

• 5+ years

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree