Senior Payroll Accountant
Charter Communications • Charlotte, North Carolina • Full Time
Posted on Sat, Aug 22, 2026
Job Summary
Looking to advance your accounting expertise in a role that connects payroll, technology and finance? As a Senior Payroll Accountant Spectrum, you’ll analyze and record payroll and accounting data, ensuring compliance and accuracy while collaborating with cross-functional teams. By delivering precise financial insights, you’ll empower management to make informed decisions and drive business success.
Responsibilities
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Deliver accurate and timely service to internal and external departments
- Prepare standard and ad hoc journal entries for month-end close, execute complex account reconciliations and analyze general ledger accounts
- Utilize software applications to compile and summarize accounting information for analysis and reporting purposes, presenting results as needed
- Review processes to identify opportunities for improvement and standardization
- Examine employee and transactional details to validate payroll entries on balance sheet and income statement
- Provide insight into data variances, communicate findings and support audit processes
- Prepare work papers, reporting requests, analyses and special projects in accordance with management and audit requirements
- Assist staff team members with troubleshooting work issues
- Execute duties in compliance with GAAP, internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, adhering to company policies
- Perform other tasks as requested by supervisors or management
Working Conditions
- Office environment
Qualifications
What You’ll Bring to Spectrum
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field
Experience
- 4+ years general ledger accounting experience including account reconciliations and journal entries
Skills
- Strong knowledge of account reconciliations, journal entries and general ledger account analysis
- Proficiency with MS Office, especially MS Excel using pivot tables and vlookups
- Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, able to convey ideas and issues effectively to all levels
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with capacity to analyze transactions, determine proper accounting and understand variances
- Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks while meeting deadlines
- Effective prioritization and organization skills
- Capacity to work independently with minimal supervision, delivering quality and accurate service and work products
- Attention to detail and ability to understand oral and written communication
- Participation in meetings, openness to new ideas and feedback
- Ability to use assigned computers and software applications
- Knowledge of general accounting theory and concepts
- Experience working with general ledger ERP software
- Professional attitude dedicated to achieving team results
- Flexibility to work hours beyond the normal work week when required
Preferred Qualifications
Education
- Master’s degree in Accountancy
- Certified Public Accountant
Skills
- Familiarity with Oracle HCM or PeopleSoft HRMS (training available for qualified candidates)
- Experience with large company General Ledger ERP systems
AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $59,000–$72,000 per year (median ~$69,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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