Senior Payroll Accountant

About the role

Kyocera AVX Greenville LLC is looking for a Senior Payroll Accountant to support the Payroll Specialists in providing payroll tax accounting support to US payroll operations. The role communicates with Kyocera AVX U.S. HR partners to resolve payroll discrepancies and maintains strict confidentiality.

Key responsibilities

• Support payroll operations for US facilities and the corporate office, including reviewing federal and state payroll tax returns, miscellaneous tax forms and W2/W3 for accuracy, overseeing amendments and corrections, and ensuring timely, accurate tax filings.
• Handle payroll journal entries, maintain Workday, and reconcile payroll journals to the general ledger.
• Coordinate payroll audits (workers' compensation, 401k, financial, regulatory).
• Research the taxability of special pay and benefits, review special payment calculations, and serve as a backup to payroll processing.
• Document and maintain payroll procedures and controls, and perform monthly reconciliations of payroll general ledger accounts and bank reconciliation.
• Prepare monthly internal reports and ad hoc reports, and work with the Payroll Manager and accounting department on income variances, budgeting, fringe rate forecasting and month-end and year-end accounting.
• Assist the Payroll Manager with Workday HRIS updates and manage stock-based compensation plan transactions (employee exercises, communications, proxy reporting).
• Stay current on payroll regulations and recommend actions to stay compliant.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• 5+ years of payroll experience required; 5+ years of previous accounting experience preferred.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and manage tasks and time efficiently.
• Strong interpersonal skills, working with colleagues, internal and external auditors and advisors.
• Highly detail-oriented, organized and able to keep strict confidentiality.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Word and Excel.
• DP and/or Workday (HRIS) experience preferred.
• Experience with executive and expatriate compensation is a plus.