Payroll & Accounts Payable Accountant

Why This Opportunity

This is a great opportunity for an experienced accounting professional who enjoys a mix of payroll, accounts payable, close support, and systems-driven work. You’ll join a stable, mission-oriented Financial Services organization where accuracy, ownership, and independent problem-solving are highly valued.

About the Company

Our client is a well-established, member-focused organization within the Financial Services and benefits space. The organization provides programs, resources, and services designed to support a dedicated professional member community.

The company offers the stability of an established organization with the collaborative feel of a close-knit finance team. This is a great environment for someone who enjoys meaningful work, strong internal partnerships, and exposure to accounting operations that directly support the business.

About the Payroll & Accounts Payable Accountant Role

The Payroll & Accounts Payable Accountant will own a blended accounting role focused on payroll, accounts payable, reconciliations, accruals, and general ledger support. This position will work closely with finance leadership and a small accounting team, offering strong visibility across payroll operations, vendor payments, and month-end close.

The role is ideal for someone who has handled payroll and AP in a structured organization and is comfortable taking ownership once trained. The Payroll & Accounts Payable Accountant will also help ensure financial data is accurate, timely, and properly reflected in the general ledger.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys balancing detailed transactional work with broader accounting responsibilities.

Role Responsibilities

• Process in-house payroll and support related payroll accounting activity, reconciliations, accruals, and reporting.
• Own full-cycle accounts payable, including invoice processing, vendor management, payment coordination, and issue resolution.
• Manage travel and expense activity, corporate card processes, and expense administration through Concur.
• Prepare and post payroll, AP, prepaid, and accrual-related journal entries in NetSuite.
• Reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts and support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close deadlines.
• Support wire, ACH, check, and other payment processes while maintaining strong controls and documentation.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to resolve payroll, AP, vendor, and expense-related questions.
• Assist with audits, reporting, process improvements, and ad hoc finance projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred.
• 4–7 years of accounting experience, ideally within a mid-sized or larger organization.
• Hands-on payroll experience, including payroll processing, reconciliations, and related accounting entries.
• Strong accounts payable experience, including vendor management, payment processing, and expense support.
• Experience with ADP required or strongly preferred.
• Experience with NetSuite, Concur, and advanced Excel highly valued.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, close processes, reconciliations, and financial controls.
• High attention to detail, strong judgment, discretion, and the ability to work independently.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Strong blend of payroll, AP, and accounting ownership rather than a narrow transactional role.
• High visibility within a collaborative finance team and exposure to finance leadership.
• Opportunity to work with key systems including ADP, NetSuite, Concur, and Excel.
• Stable, mission-oriented organization with meaningful work and a strong member-focused purpose.
• Great fit for someone who enjoys taking ownership, improving processes, and being trusted to work independently.
• Career-path accounting opportunity with exposure to close, reporting, reconciliations, audits, and cross-functional work.

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If this opportunity sounds interesting but your background doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply. We’d welcome the opportunity to connect, learn more about your experience, and share additional details about the role.