Payroll Accountant

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Payroll Accountant

KBR is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Accountant to join the Global Payroll Accounting team in Chennai, India. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of payroll accounting activities across a complex global organization.

The successful candidate will work closely with Payroll, Human Resources, Finance, and other stakeholders to support accurate financial reporting and drive process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain payroll-related general ledger accounts and ensure transactions are recorded accurately and in compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and post payroll-related journal entries, including wages, taxes, benefits, accruals, and other compensation-related transactions.
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliations of payroll accounts, resolving discrepancies promptly.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, ensuring timely and accurate completion.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation, schedules, and analyses.
• Assist with payroll system implementations, upgrades, testing, and data validation.
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and control enhancements.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3+ years of payroll accounting, general accounting, or related finance experience in a corporate environment.
  
  

• Experience with payroll and ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics, Workday Payroll, ADP, or SAP.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Power BI and data analysis tools.
• Effective communication skills in English with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience working in a large, complex, matrixed organization supporting multiple business units.
• Hands-on experience with payroll funding, benefits remittances, and statutory payments.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration.
• Familiarity with payroll interfaces, system integrations, and data flow between payroll and ERP platforms.