Payroll and Benefits Accountant

Description
ennVee is hiring a Payroll and Benefits Accountant — Warrenville, IL
Do you love owning the details that keep a company running — payroll that lands right every time, books that reconcile clean, and audits that never surprise anyone? ennVee is looking for a Payroll & Benefits Accountant to take the reins on payroll, accounting operations, and benefits administration for our U.S. team.
Who we are:

ennVee is a global enterprise technology firm with a 25-year track record helping clients modernize on Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Salesforce, and SAP. We're ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 27001 certified, and we build a culture around four things: Impact, Learning, Opportunities, and Support — because we believe in growing our own people as much as we grow our clients' businesses. ennVee's current product/service portfolio includes: Application Cloud Services ERP upgrade/implementation/migration Managed Services (Application/Database/Infra) BI & Analytics Digital Consulting Services What’s in it for you?

Competitive Base Pay
Vacation, Sick Leave, and Holiday Pay
Employer sponsored Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Employer paid Basic Life Insurance and Long-term Disability Insurance
Supplemental Life and Short-term Disability Insurance
401k Retirement Plan with Match
Monthly Communications Allowance
Employee referral bonus program
What you'll own
Payroll Administration
Multi-state payroll compliance and semi-monthly processing for all employees
Audit payroll for accuracy prior to processing, ensuring proper compensation, deductions, taxes, stipends, expense reimbursements, and leave balances
Process new hires, terminations, salary adjustments, and off-cycle payrolls
Maintain payroll calendars and communicate timesheet deadlines
Ensure payroll records remain accurate within our Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Paylocity
Year-end W-2 and 1095 review
Deduction review, PTO reconciliation, and expense report approval and processing
Benefits Administration
Administer employee benefit programs including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, COBRA, and 401K retirement plan
Coordinate employee enrollments, qualifying life event changes, and benefit terminations.
Conduct benefits orientation for newly hired team members
Coordinate and support the annual Open Enrollment process
Benefits initiation and termination, coordinating directly with our broker
Serve as the primary liaison with insurance brokers, benefit vendors, retirement plan administrators, and third-party administrators
Reconcile monthly benefit invoices and ensure accurate payroll deductions.
Monitor employee eligibility for benefit programs
Assist employees with benefit questions and provide outstanding customer service while maintaining confidentiality
Accounting
Banking, AP, and AR for our consulting business
General ledger maintenance and review, job costing, and financial reporting for leadership
Timesheet review
Prepare payroll journal entries
Reconcile payroll-related general ledger accounts
Reconcile benefit liabilities and employer contributions
Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close
Prepare payroll accruals and salary projections
Support annual budgeting by preparing payroll and benefit cost analyses
Assist with annual financial statement audits by providing payroll and benefit documentation
Audits & Compliance
Company insurance audits (workers' comp, business ownership)
Payroll and 401K audits, and benefits census at renewal
Ensure compliance with IRS regulations, FLSA, ACA reporting requirements, retirement plan regulations, and applicable wage and hour laws.
Process payroll tax filings and year-end reporting including W-2 preparation
Systems & Admin
Company and benefits insurance renewals; 401K administration and compliance
Onboarding new hires to internal tools (Timesheets, AI Expenses, Project Management Tool) and serving as the point of contact for related bugs, issues, and enhancement requests
Requirements
What you bring
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
5+ years of payroll and accounting experience, including hands-on multi-state payroll compliance preferably using Paylocity
Strong hands-on experience with Office365, AR, AP, General Ledger, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
Experience using NetSuite
Comfort learning new systems quickly
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
A high level of discretion, accuracy, and follow-through — you don't let details slip