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Accounting Manager of Payroll & Benefits

Dallas, TX

$140k – $160k, plus bonus

Hybrid schedule

Bell & Associates has been engaged to find a dynamic and experienced Accounting Manager to support our client’s corporate payroll and benefits functions. This role will be supporting accounting, planning and analysis activities associated with payroll and benefit programs for over 40,000 employees based in the US, and will serve as the finance partner for the People (HR) Benefits and Payroll organization and support segment-regional-local controllership teams. The ideal candidate must understand payroll-benefit plan operations, have a collaborative approach, be solution-oriented, investigate root cause of variances, and be able to communicate effectively across finance and non-finance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the accounting and operations of US benefit programs and Payroll transactions
• Be responsible for compensation/benefit areas for the monthly close (includes coordinating with Segment Accounting Teams, Business Finance, People Teams, and the Shared Services Organization)
• Accountable for complying and continually improving robust accounting and reporting processes
• Contribute to key accounting projects and deliverables to ensure deadlines are met
• Act as primary/secondary contact with internal and external auditors on accounting matters
• Responsible for key internal financial reports produced by the team
• Maintain compliance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and/or Finance. Requires at least six years’ experience including a combination of 2-3 years each in public accounting, benefits/payroll accounting and corporate accounting environment
• CPA (or equivalent, like CPP, CPS, or FPC, etc.) is required
• Solid understanding of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Broad experience with large financial systems such as Oracle, PeopleSoft, Hyperion, etc. is desired
• Knowledge of real estate service industry and terminology
• Experience with Alteryx and Power BI will be a plus
• External and internal audit/SOX compliance
• Overall understanding and experience in application of GAAP
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to research and simplify complex situations to easily digestible components
• Ability to collaborate with all levels of the organization to collect information and drive resolution
• Diligent with a proactive approach and the ability to work cross-functionally
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Consistent record to communicate optimally, both orally and in writing, and interact effectively with top management, employees, representatives of federal and state governments, and external auditors
• Ability to collect, analyze, and summarize data and prepare clear, concise financial reports
• Must have ability to convey sophisticated financial issues to nonfinancial users
• Accounting Standards (FASB), theories, & practices
• Ability to analyze the most sophisticated business/financial data and develop innovative solutions
• Ability to forecast and prepare budgets. Conducts financial/business analysis including the preparation of reports
• Advanced understanding of accounting and bookkeeping concepts

Bell & Associates, Inc. was recently recognized by Forbes list of Best Professional Recruiting Firms in America – https://www.forbes.com/best-professional-recruiting-firms/list/3/#tab:overall

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Bell & Associates, Inc. is a recognized Executive Recruiting & Staffing leader based in Kansas City. We focus and specialize in the following practice areas – Accounting/Finance, Engineering, Executive Leadership, Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Human Resources, Information Technology, Manufacturing/Operations Management. We provide top talent to our clients on a Direct Hire, Contract, and Contract-to-Hire basis.