Payroll Administrator

Job Title: Payroll Accountant (6-Month Project)

Location: West Side of Indianapolis, IN (Onsite)

Employment Type: Contract – 4-6 Months

We are partnering with a client on the west side of Indianapolis to identify a Payroll Accountant for a 6-month project. This role will focus on ensuring the accuracy and completeness of payroll data through detailed reconciliation and analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and reconcile payroll records for accuracy and completeness
• Analyze payroll data using Excel and other analytics tools
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies across payroll reports
• Export data from payroll systems into Excel for reporting and validation
• Partner with accounting and HR teams to ensure alignment of payroll-related data
• Support general ledger tie-outs related to payroll activity

Additional Details:

• Fully onsite role (Monday–Friday)
• 6-month project with potential for extension based on business needs

If you’re someone who enjoys digging into data, identifying discrepancies, and ensuring payroll accuracy, we’d love to connect.

Qualifications:

Qualifications:

• Prior payroll experience preferred
• Strong understanding of general ledger and accounting principles
• Advanced Excel skills, including:
• Pivot tables
• VLOOKUPs (or XLOOKUPs)
• Data analysis and validation techniques
• Experience exporting and manipulating large datasets in Excel
• High attention to detail and ability to work independently
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Compensation

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