Payroll Accountant Job at Robert Half (Blue Ash)

Payroll Accountant

Robert Half

Location:
United States , Blue Ash

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

Join our team as a Payroll Accountant supporting a leading Shared Services Consulting practice. This role is mission-critical to ensure daily tax wire document accuracy and regulatory compliance for all client payroll and information return transactions. You will leverage both manual processes and automation (Alteryx) to deliver high-quality payroll operations under tight deadlines. This role offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity to advance your payroll and process automation expertise within a collaborative consulting environment.

Job Responsibility:

Oversee and ensure precise daily calculations and deposits for tax wires related to information returns, including 1099, 1098, W-2, 5498, and 1042-S forms
Pull, validate, and reconcile accounting/ERP data required for daily tax wire documentation
Manage and execute manual daily tax wire processes, ensuring timely and accurate completion in a high-volume environment
Drive process improvement by redesigning workflow steps and participating in testing and implementation of Alteryx automation solutions
Perform and review reconciliations, identifying and correcting errors and adjustments efficiently while meeting strict deadlines
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve discrepancies and support ongoing process improvement
Maintain documentation of process flows and error correction methodologies to support audit and compliance requirements.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
Strong technical skills in ERP/accounting systems, with experience reconciling large data sets
Demonstrated expertise in payroll tax compliance and information return processing
Process improvement mindset and proficiency with automation tools (Alteryx strongly preferred)
Ability to manage workload under tight deadlines and adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
3+ years of payroll process leadership and reporting
Ability to identify inefficiencies, controls gaps and improvement opportunities within the IRW processes and systems
Partner with internal teams (ERP, data warehouse, payroll/tax vendors) on workflow modernization and data-quality improvements.

What we offer:

medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance
company 401(k) plan

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Job Posted:
February 13, 2026

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