We are looking for an experienced Sr. Project Accountant to join a growing team in California. This role is ideal for a finance specialist who combines strong technical accounting knowledge with the ability to lead projects that improve accuracy, efficiency, and reporting quality. The position will play a key part in strengthening financial operations, supporting compliance, and partnering across departments to deliver well-managed accounting initiatives.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee project-based accounting activities from initial planning through completion, ensuring deadlines, deliverables, and cross-functional coordination stay on track.<br>• Prepare and review journal entries, maintain general ledger accuracy, and complete detailed account reconciliations to support reliable financial reporting.<br>• Lead efforts to enhance accounting workflows by introducing process improvements, automation opportunities, and clearly documented standard operating procedures.<br>• Support financial systems administration and related initiatives, including platform integrations, implementation support, and data validation or cleanup efforts.<br>• Manage treasury-related tasks such as cash forecasting, bank reconciliations, fund transfers between accounts, and wire transaction processing.<br>• Contribute to internal control compliance by assisting with audit readiness, required documentation, and regulatory obligations such as escheatment and insurance-related support.<br>• Develop and maintain advanced Excel-based reports, analyze financial trends, and identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency and reporting visibility.<br>• Partner with vendors and internal stakeholders to coordinate third-party tools, maintain provider records, and assess service effectiveness.<br>• Collaborate with accounting and business teams to protect financial data integrity and ensure consistent execution across multiple concurrent projects.
<p>Ongoing opportunities for ambitious Payroll Administrators. As a Payroll Administrator, you will be responsible for data entry, reconciliation of timecards, paycheck distribution and providing statements to various departments. This temporary assignment with a well known company offers great career growth. Please apply today for immediate consideration.</p><p>Payroll Processing:</p><p>· Calculate and process employee salaries, wages, bonuses, and deductions.</p><p>· Ensure accuracy in time and attendance records and apply relevant payroll policies.</p><p>Data Entry and Record Keeping:</p><p>· Enter and maintain employee data in the payroll system.</p><p>· Keep accurate records of employee information, tax withholdings, and other payroll-related details.</p><p>Tax Compliance:</p><p>· Ensure compliance with tax regulations and statutory requirements.</p><p>· Calculate and withhold income taxes, Social Security contributions, and other deductions as required.</p><p>Benefits Administration:</p><p>· Administer employee benefits programs, such as health insurance and retirement plans.</p><p>· Deduct and remit employee contributions to benefit plans.</p><p>Payroll Reporting:</p><p>· Prepare and distribute payroll reports to management and relevant departments.</p><p>· Generate reports for tax purposes, including year-end reports and W-2 forms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
We are looking for an experienced Payroll Tax Administrator to support complex payroll tax and year-end processes for a long-term contract opportunity based in Downey, California. This role focuses on maintaining accurate payroll tax reporting, reconciling payroll results across multiple entities, and ensuring W-2 data is thoroughly validated before finalization. The ideal candidate brings strong knowledge of payroll compliance, deduction oversight, and filing support, along with the ability to guide payroll teams through quarterly and annual close activities.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Conduct quarterly payroll tax balancing activities to confirm accurate reporting across federal, state, Medicare, and local tax categories.<br>• Analyze payroll outcomes from gross pay through net pay, research variances, and resolve issues tied to taxes, deductions, and employee records.<br>• Review year-end payroll adjustments and confirm they are applied correctly to the appropriate reporting periods.<br>• Examine W-2 wage and tax data, including taxable earnings, pre-tax deductions, benefits, retirement contributions, and imputed income, and address discrepancies before forms are issued.<br>• Prepare and validate payroll data needed for state and federal reporting submissions, and resolve file errors to support on-time acceptance.<br>• Collaborate with district payroll teams during quarter-end and year-end close to support reconciliations, corrections, and adjustment entries.<br>• Deliver process guidance, documentation support, and training sessions to help payroll teams follow accurate reconciliation practices.<br>• Monitor deduction configurations for retirement and tax-advantaged plans, including 403(b) and 457 arrangements, and assist with correction efforts when needed.<br>• Review overtime calculations for compliance with applicable agreements and payroll rules.<br>• Support the onboarding of additional districts by developing repeatable workflows and clear documentation for ongoing payroll operations.