The Accountant Senior – Payroll role ensures the accuracy and timeliness of payroll funding, payroll tax payments, and payroll accounting in accordance with GAAP. The position manages payroll-related journal entries, tax issues, and accounting reconciliations while supporting financial reporting and management controls. It also conducts accounting research and implements process and technology improvements to drive standardization, efficiency, and continuous improvement. Also provides support to audit processes.

Why This Role Matters

• Ensures payroll accounting accuracy and financial integrity by supporting timely payroll funding, payroll tax payments, and gross-to-net accounting in accordance with GAAP.
• Strengthens financial reporting and controls through payroll journal entries, post-payroll and month-end reconciliations, and support for management control design and testing.
• Helps mitigate payroll tax and accounting risks by researching tax issues, processing tax notices, and determining appropriate accounting treatments.
• Drives continuous improvement by analyzing and implementing process and technology changes that support greater standardization and optimization.

What You Will Do

• Process and manage payroll funding requests to support accurate and timely payroll payments.
• Handle federal and state payroll tax notices, researching issues and determining appropriate tax treatments.
• Research, document, and post payroll-related journal entries to the general ledger.
• Perform post-payroll and month-end reconciliations to help ensure payroll accounting accuracy.
• Support financial reporting and the design and testing of management controls related to payroll accounting.
• Identify and implement process and technology improvements that promote continuous improvement, standardization, and optimization.
• Provides support to audit and SOX control processes.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or another business-related field.
• 2+ years of experience in Accounting, Auditing, and/or Financial Analysis.

What Sets You Apart

• Experience within a large corporate or manufacturing organization or public accounting firm is preferred.
• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or another business field and/or CPA certification are preferred qualifications.
• Experience in Payroll Accounting

Additional Details

• Relocation Available: No
• Sponsorship Available: No
• Typical Schedule: Hybrid, 2 days a week in office.
• Travel Requirement: No
• Advance English Proficiency

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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate

Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.