Payroll Accountant

Description

Kristin Wasson is looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Accountant to oversee and execute payroll operations for a growing organization in Roseburg, Oregon. This position combines hands-on payroll processing with leadership of payroll activities across multiple business entities. The successful candidate will help maintain accurate, timely, and compliant payroll while strengthening processes that can support ongoing business growth.

Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing, ensuring employees are paid correctly and on schedule across bi-monthly payroll cycles.

• Oversee payroll activity spanning multiple states and legal entities while maintaining consistency and accuracy in each payroll run.

• Review payroll data for compliance with tax regulations, wage laws, union obligations, and company policies.

• Administer specialized payroll elements such as prevailing wage calculations, certified payroll reporting, job costing allocations, and per diem payments.

• Provide day-to-day guidance and quality oversight for payroll operations, identifying discrepancies and resolving issues before final submission.

• Maintain strong internal controls, audit practices, and documentation standards to protect payroll accuracy and support reporting requirements.

If you are interested in this role, please either apply online or contact Kristin Wasson directly at 541.897.8216

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle payroll in a high-volume environment.

• Strong working knowledge of multi-state payroll administration, including tax withholding and regulatory compliance requirements.

• Hands-on experience with an enterprise payroll platform.

• Background in payroll with familiarity in prevailing wage, certified payroll, union payroll practices, job costing, and per diem administration.

• Ability to balance detailed transactional work with broader oversight of payroll operations and controls.

• Solid understanding of payroll deadlines, audit readiness, and accuracy standards in a fast-paced setting.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to handle confidential information professionally.

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