Partner Payroll Accountant

Taft is seeking a Partner Payroll Accountant in Taft’s Cincinnati or Indianapolis office.

We are seeking a Partner Payroll Accountant with 3+ years’ experience to support our team. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• ​Collect and enter all paperwork and changes on new hires, terminations, transfers, garnishments, direct deposit, 401K, paid time off, rate increases/decreases, and taxes through the ADP payroll software.
• ​Create and email personal account statements and partner business expense (PBE) statements to partners each semi-monthly pay period for review and determination of partner compensation and deductions.
• ​Create, on a semi-monthly basis, Microsoft Excel files to compute Senior Counsel and Equity Partner gross to ADP compensation along with accompanying additions/deductions such as Charitable Donations, Tax Basis (or Cross Purchase), PBE, Defined Contribution Plan (DCP), Employer FICA, and personal deductions.
• ​Generate CSV compensation upload files to use with payroll software ADP.
• ​Maintain all logs and reconciliations corresponding to Senior Counsel and Equity Partner payroll.
• ​Process partner/exempt employee compensation through payroll software (ADP) and review for completeness and accuracy.
• ​Submit completed semi-monthly (exempt) payroll files via payroll software ADP and request funding for total payroll liability through the accounting department.
• ​Download and store via DeskSite, all payroll and tax reports.
• ​Download, audit, and post payroll journal entries for non-exempt staff, exempt staff, and partner payroll with help of Payroll Manager.
• ​Compile internal management reports from payroll system software (ADP).
• ​Assist Payroll Manager in calculation of Equity Partner Capital and other reports and audits as needed.
• ​Main contact for written employment verifications.

Requirements:

• Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school or one or more years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• ​One to three years of experience with payroll software such as ADP, Paycor, Ultipro, etc.  Preferably ADP Time and Attendance and Work Force Now.
• Experience with ADP Time and Attendance and Work Force Now software.
• Basic payroll processing skills
• Technical ability with payroll software and Microsoft Office (Excel and Word)
• Communication Proficiency and Responsiveness
• Ethical and Confidential Conduct
• Time Management, Organized, and Detail Oriented
• Regular, Punctual, and Predictable attendance
• Ability to work in stressful situations especially when meeting deadlines

Candidates interested in Cincinnati should apply here.

Candidates interested in Indianapolis should apply here.

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^{Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.}