Payroll Accountant (Remote)

Job Summary:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing Finance team. This role will process US and international payrolls, as well as assist with month-end close and other accounting tasks. The Payroll Accountant will work cross-functionally with Accounting and HR.

What You Will Do:

• Manage and process US, Canada, Germany, India, Ireland and UK payrolls

• Maintain proper employment & banking details in relevant systems

• Coordinate with the payroll provider to resolve payroll-related tax notices

• Register withholding and unemployment insurance accounts in new US jurisdictions as required

• Communicate payroll matters with employees and contractors

• Record journal entries for payroll-related cash transactions

• Prepare payroll-related accruals and balance sheet reconciliations for 5 legal entities as part of monthly close

• Resolve payroll tickets related to payroll matters

• Support the Accounting Manager and the Finance Team with projects and analyses as required

Your Experience:

• 2-5 years of related experience processing payroll

• Payroll experience in the United States

• Knowledge of payroll functions, including preparation and internal controls

• Understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

• Attention to detail and problem-solving capabilities

• Superior oral and written communication skills

• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines consistently

• MS Office (Excel) and Google Workspace (Gmail, Sheets, Docs)

What Will Make You Stand Out:

• SAAS-based solutions experience with Paylocity, HiBob, and Intacct

• Payroll experience in Ireland, Germany, India, Canada and the UK

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Why Percona?

At Percona, we believe an open world is a better world. Our mission is to enable everyone to innovate freely, by providing the best open source database software, support, and services. We make databases and applications run better through a unique combination of expertise and open source software built with the community for you. Our technical teams are experts in MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB.

Percona is proud to be a remote-only and globally dispersed workforce – we have colleagues in more than 50 countries! We offer a collaborative, highly-engaged culture where your ideas are welcome and your voice is heard.

Our staff receives generous benefits including flexible work hours and various paid time off programs, all your equipment for your remote office, funds for career development (external training, certifications, conferences), ongoing connectivity allowances, and the opportunity to participate in our equity incentive plan. We also have benefits that support a healthy work/life balance such as The Percona Adventure Team, Work-from-Anywhere, FlowDays, FryDays, and overall flexibility. We also support being socially responsible through our PAVE volunteering program and Women Transforming Technology.

If you love the idea of working with a high-growth tech company that is one of the best in the business and known globally as a leader in the open-source database space, let’s talk!

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