Payroll Accountant

The Role:

This role is an exciting opportunity to join Telewave, Inc., a highly respected, technology company, based in Fremont, California.

It is a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves position that manages all aspects of accounting and payroll processing, with handling A/P, sales invoice preparation and basic HR admin functions. This is a great opportunity to shape the small accounting team to be responsive to the needs and challenges required to scale for growth.

The ideal candidate has formal accounting education, self-motivated, positive attitude, can perform with minimal supervision and work closely with international accounting teams, customers and vendors and loves a challenge. The individual has the desire and capacity to grow with the company and embraces the opportunity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Administers all departmental employee recruitments, screens job applications for the department, and coordinates the recruitment, interview, and hiring process of all new employees.

· Responsible for review and processing merit salary adjustments, appointment documents, and other related items.

· Oversees department payroll functions (payroll documentation, leave accounting, return to work procedures and processing, etc.), and general office functions, (telephones, mail, typing, filing, etc.)

· Invoicing

· Answer Customer/LSQ emails on tracking information, payments, and copy of invoices.

· Full Cycle accounts payable in Syspro

· Perform vendor reconciliations and resolve discrepancies and issues.

· Support CEO & Director of Administration with special projects.

· Mailing, Ordering Supplies / Equipment, Tracking Office/ Facility Expenses

· Back up Sales team (Syspro RMA Data Entry, RMA logistics/reporting), Order Entry, Data gathering

· Greet visitors, health check (Covid-19), and answer incoming phone calls for accounting, sales, and transferring calls to the proper department.

· Additional tasks as requested.

Required Skills & Experience:

· Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance required

· A minimum of 5 years of general accounting experience and payroll processing

· Proficient with data analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving.

· Hands on experience with Syspro (ERP) is a major plus.

· Excellent understanding of, and experience with, US GAAP, internal controls, financial reporting, revenue recognition, corporate tax concepts, regulations, and best practices.

· Advanced MS Excel skills, MS Office proficiency, and experience with project accounting software.

· Track record of developing engaged, high-performing teams with a strong commitment to outstanding customer service.

Qualities:

· Highly organized with a keen attention to detail. Proactive mentality and deadline oriented.

· Love to solve puzzles.

· Ability to work well under pressure, set priorities, multi-task, and maintain a positive attitude with strong leadership and project management skills.

· Able to see the big picture in terms of financial reporting accuracy and quality, and can build the appropriate accounting, financial reporting, and forecasting processes to support the vision.

· Leadership, resilience, and persistence to implement change and collaboration that leads a team through the obstacles or challenges that come with change.

· Strong interpersonal, communication, organization and time management skills, and experience implementing process improvements, ability to work independently, and take initiative.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Fremont, CA 94538: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Accounts payable: 5 years (Preferred)
• payroll processing: 5 years (Preferred)
• SYSPRO (ERP): 1 year (Preferred)

Work Remotely:

• No