Payroll Accountant

Department: Finance

Position Overview:

Squarepoint has a newly created role for an experienced payroll accountant to join their growing management company accounting team.

• Review payroll across numerous countries to verify correct base, bonus and severance payouts
• Reconcile payroll files to the JE provided by the payroll vendor
• Reconcile payroll liability account to the bank and to the vendors’ books
• Participate in all monthly accounting activities including month-end closing, A/R, A/P, account reconciliations, allocations schedules and intercompany transactions
• Coordinate with third party tax and auditor professionals in completing yearly tax returns and audits, both under US GAAP and under local reporting standards
• Participate in various ad-hoc requests from senior management and other departments

Required Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of hands‑on experience in payroll accounting, payroll reconciliation or within a payroll service provider
• Exceptional analytical & communication skills
• Ability to multitask & strong attention to detail
• Highly organized, self‑motivated & team‑oriented
• Strong excel knowledge and ability to analyse data using PIVOTs, VLOOKUPs and sumifs

Nice to have ** : **

• Workday Financials knowledge/experience
• Knowledge of ADP as payroll vendor and UK payroll specifics