Staff Accountant I - Payroll
At a glance
Senior Accounting role at Burlington. Burlington · full-time · $50,000–$65,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Complete monthly close workpapers and assess general ledger accounts, journal entries, accruals, and financial results
- Build variance schedules, investigate changes, explain forecast-to-actual differences, and coordinate forecast methods with FP&A
- Reconcile payroll tax summaries against third-party reports and support accurate monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting
- Review payroll reports, check data for errors, maintain supporting records, and share audit findings with management
- Gather records for audits and handle routine or one-off reporting and administrative work
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
- One to two years of payroll or accounting experience
- Working knowledge of payroll and accounting processes, procedures, and internal controls
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and Workday and ADP SmartCompliance
Who this fits
This role suits an early-career accounting professional who can analyze payroll data, work accurately, and manage multiple deadlines. It is a hybrid, full-time position in Burlington, United States.
From the employer
Position Overview
This position is responsible for general ledger account analysis, journal entry preparation, accrual calculations and forecasting. Provide audit, research, reporting and analysis of the organization’s payroll.A Day in the Life
- Perform monthly close, workpapers and analysis for financial accounting. Prepare journal entries and accrual calculations. Develop schedules and reports to conduct variance analysis, investigate variances and analyze drivers. Ensures data integrity by identifying errors/trends in accounting data to improve accuracy, timeliness, and general flow of accounting data.
- Partner with FP&A to determine how plans/forecasts are calculated. Analyze and review forecast to actual results on consolidated level. Prepare summarized variance explanations.
- Conduct reconciliations and balancing between third-party tax reports and payroll tax summary reports to ensure accurate monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting (including W-2 distribution). Maintain accurate documentation of PR elections & exemptions and reciprocity rules.
- Creates and monitors pre- and post-payroll reports for internal and external review; formats files for consistency; audits daily reports and provides findings to management. Creates and maintains supporting databases.
- Assist Sr. Accountant in responding to internal and external audit requests, i.e. gathering data and reports and conducting audits to ensure data accuracy.
- Assist with routine/ad-hoc reporting and various administrative tasks.
You'll Come With
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
Licenses/Certification/Registration: N/A
Experience: 1-2 years of payroll/accounting experience
Skills and Abilities:
- Proficient or Advanced in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- Proficient in Workday, ADP SmartCompliance
- Knowledge of Accounting/Payroll including process, procedures and internal controls
- Strong analysis, research and audit skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Demonstrates strong time management by effectively prioritizing multiple tasks, staying organized, and consistently meeting time-sensitive deadlines
- Manages vendor transactions with professionalism and efficiency, resolving issues promptly and effectively
- Communicates clearly and effectively with internal management and team members
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to solve problems; analyzing alternatives
- Proactively seeks guidance
- Power BI experience a plus
- Adaptive financial software experience a plus
Come join our team. You’re going to like it here!
You will enjoy competitive wages, flexible hours, and an associate discount. Burlington’s benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance. Full-time associates are also eligible for paid time off, paid holidays and a 401(k) plan.
We are a rapidly growing brand and provide a variety of training and development opportunities so our associates can grow with us. Our teams work hard and have fun together! Burlington associates make a difference in the lives of customers, colleagues, and the communities where we live and work every day. Burlington Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity
Individual pay decisions will be based on a variety of factors, such as but not limited to, qualifications, education, job-related skills, relevant experience, and geographic location.
Compensation Range: $50,000.00 - $65,000.00