Payroll Accountant
Des Moines, IAFull-timePosted 5 days agoStill listed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The Payroll Accountant processes multi-state payroll and supports compliance with payroll regulations and company policies. The role manages payroll accounting, reconciliations, payroll taxes, PTO administration, and reporting, while partnering with HR, Finance, and Operations to support employees and maintain internal controls.
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Position Overview
The Payroll Accountant is responsible for the accurate and timely processing of multi-state payroll while ensuring compliance with payroll regulations and company policies. This role manages payroll accounting, reconciliations, payroll taxes, PTO administration, and reporting while partnering with HR, Finance, and Operations to support employees and maintain strong internal controls.
What You'll Do
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Process weekly and bi-weekly payroll.
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Maintain employee payroll records, taxes, deductions, PTO, and direct deposits.
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Prepare payroll journal entries and reconcile payroll-related general ledger accounts.
What We're Looking For
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Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field preferred.
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3+ years of payroll and accounting experience.
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Experience with payroll systems (Sage HCM utilized).
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Strong Excel, analytical, and organizational skills.
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High attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality.
Schedule
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Monday – Friday
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8am-5pm
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In-office schedule
Benefits
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Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
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Paid time off
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Short-term and long-term disability
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401(k) with company match
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Paid training
How this job compares
Set against the 3,552 open Accountant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Iowa median$45–60K/yr24 salary ranges
- US median$45–50/hr923 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 51 open Accountant jobs in Iowa and 3,552 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Iowa
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Accountant postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (2,380 postings).
- Education
- 1,838 of the 3,552 open Accountant jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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