Payroll Accountant - Cheshire, CT

Lane Construction is one of America's leading construction companies, specializing in large, complex civil infrastructure. For 135 years, it has contributed to the development of the country's transportation systems including the Interstate Highway System and a vast network of roads, bridges, airports, metros, and railways. Lane specializes in mobility, tunneling, and water resources to address sustainable development and climate change adaptation challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Prepares monthly and annual reconciliations and for assigned areas to ensure compliance with various statutory requirements, generally accepted accounting principles, and established policies and procedures in a complex accounting system.
• Creates reports for internal and external auditors.
• Performs reconciliations and detailed audits to ensure accurate processing of compensation.
• Maintains processes and procedures including preparing payroll entries, gross-ups, reconciling W-2s, W-2cs, tax payments, working with outside consulting firm and international employees.
• Performs validation of weekly and monthly payroll.
• Assists with software updates and testing.
• Manages unclaimed property.
• Prepares analysis and develops key metrics.
• Assists the field with questions and training.
• Prepares monthly payroll accruals.
• Troubleshoots system and payroll issues.
• Reviews payroll inbox and either takes action or assigns email to others.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Employment Conditions

• 3 years of experience in Accounting, finance or payroll

Degree

• Bachelor's degree

Competencies

• Critical Thinking - Intermediate
• Integrity - Intermediate
• Financial Reporting - Intermediate
• Excel- Intermediate
• Influencing and Communicating - Basic
• Forecasting - Basic
• Audits - Basic
• Law 262 (internal controls code in Italy)-Basic
• Payroll-Intermediate
• Budgeting - Basic
• Data Analytics - Basic
• Policies and Procedures - Intermediate
• Problem Solving - Basic
• JDE - Basic
• Federal, State and Local Regulations-Basic

Physical Requirements

Corporate or Area office (No project/site expectations)

Lane Construction offers a comprehensive benefits package with an excellent opportunity to grow and be part of one of the most respected names in the construction industry. Lane is an Equal Opportunity Employer.