We are looking for a Payroll Administrator to join our manufacturing team in Irving, Texas. This position is responsible for delivering accurate bi-weekly payroll across multiple states while supporting compliance, reporting, and payroll-related accounting activities. The role works closely with finance, human resources, leadership, and external partners to maintain reliable payroll operations and protect sensitive employee information. This is a fully onsite opportunity for a payroll specialist who can strengthen processes and keep payroll running smoothly.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage end-to-end bi-weekly payroll processing for employees in multiple states, ensuring timely and accurate pay distribution.<br>• Maintain payroll data for new hires, departures, compensation updates, tax withholdings, direct deposit changes, garnishments, and benefit deductions.<br>• Review and process variable earnings such as bonuses, commissions, retroactive adjustments, taxable fringe benefits, and off-cycle payments.<br>• Investigate payroll variances, respond to employee inquiries, and resolve tax notices or system-related issues with a high level of accuracy.<br>• Prepare payroll journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and recurring reports that support accounting and financial review.<br>• Contribute to month-end, quarter-end, and year-end payroll activities, including annual wage reporting and W-2 preparation.<br>• Oversee payroll compliance activities related to garnishments, payroll taxes, regulatory filings, and workers’ compensation audit support.<br>• Coordinate retirement plan administration, including enrollments, employee contribution activity, loans, distributions, reporting, and audit documentation.<br>• Document payroll procedures, reinforce internal controls, assist with system enhancements, and recommend process improvements where needed.<br>• Provide cross-training and backup support resources to help ensure continuity of payroll operations.
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Payroll Accountant to support accurate financial reporting and strengthen payroll-related accounting operations in Irving, Texas. This role will oversee payroll and benefits accounting across multiple jurisdictions, contribute to period-end close activities, and deliver reliable analysis and reporting for leadership. The position works closely with Human Resources and cross-functional partners to maintain compliance, improve processes, and uphold strong financial controls.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead payroll and benefits accounting activities during monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles, ensuring balances are recorded in the correct reporting periods.<br>• Create and post journal entries, complete reconciliations, and maintain detailed documentation that supports payroll-related account activity.<br>• Manage domestic and international payroll accounting by reviewing classifications, validating accrual calculations, and confirming completeness of recorded expenses.<br>• Track and reconcile bonus programs, payroll tax receivables and liabilities, and benefit-related obligations to maintain accurate ledger balances.<br>• Partner with Human Resources and other stakeholders to confirm accrual assumptions, resolve discrepancies, and support dependable financial results.<br>• Review spending patterns and period-over-period fluctuations, then present clear variance explanations and insights to management.<br>• Monitor prepaid payroll and benefits-related balances, applying amortization and recognition methods in accordance with company policy and accounting standards.<br>• Contribute to stronger financial operations by recommending process enhancements, supporting internal controls, and assisting with accounting system upgrades or implementations.<br>• Prepare financial reports and audit support schedules, investigate unusual items, and respond to management questions related to payroll accounting and reporting.