Payroll & Accounting Ops. Specialist

hatch I.T. is partnering with Babel Street to find a Payroll & Accounting Ops. Specialist.  Please see details below:

About the Role

The Payroll & Accounting Ops Specialist will support the financial operations of Babel Street by executing payroll processes and assisting with broader accounting operations. This role reports to the Accounting Operations Manager and is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing across U.S. and International operations, and providing operational accounting support across key accounting functions including billing and collections, accounts payable and payments, cash management, tax and other areas.  
 
This position requires a detail-oriented, highly responsible, committed and dependable professional with strong payroll and foundational accounting knowledge, capable of managing day-to-day payroll activities and supporting the functions noted above. The role will play a key part in maintaining payroll accuracy, supporting compliance efforts, and contributing to scalable, efficient accounting processes as the company continues to grow.  

About the Company

Babel Street is the trusted technology partner for the world’s most advanced identity intelligence and risk operations. They deliver advanced AI and data analytics solutions providing unmatched, analysis-ready data regardless of language, proactive risk identification, 360-degree insights, high-speed automation, and seamless integration into existing systems. Babel Street empowers government and commercial organizations to transform high-stakes identity and risk operations into a strategic advantage.  The actionable insights we deliver safeguard lives and protect critical assets around the world .   Babel Street is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with regional offices in Boston, MA and Cleveland, OH, and international offices in Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, and the U.K.

Responsibilities:

Global Payroll Processing & Coordination:

• Execute and support end-to-end global payroll processing for a  dynamic, expanding, multi-entity and multi-state company with approximately  250   worldwide  employees 
• Prepare U.S. semi-monthly payroll s, and special payrolls as needed,  for exempt and non-exempt employees,  salaried and hourly employees ,   ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Coordinate with third-party payroll providers for U.S. and  five   I nternational  payrolls (Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, and UK)
• Maintain payroll records and  support  documentation
• Act as a primary point of contact for payroll-related inquiries and issues, providing  timely  and effective resolutions, and escalating complex, non-routine, or high-risk matters to the Accounting Operations Manager for review and guidance  

Financial Statement Close Support:

• Prepare payroll-related journal entries for review
• Assist  in payroll-related balance sheet reconciliations
• Support  timely  completion of payroll deliverables  

Payroll Tax Compliance & Reporting:  

• Support payroll tax compliance activities
• Prepare payroll reports for internal stakeholders and audits
• Assist  with audit documentation requests  

HR & Cross-Functional Collaboration:  

• Partner with HR to ensure  accurate  employee data updates
• Collaborate on payroll-related improvements  

Accounting Operations Support:

• Support the Accounting Operations Manager with broader accounting and finance operation as needed
• Assist  with sales tax compliance activities, including data preparation and coordination of filings
• Support accounts receivable processes, including billing, collections, customer  follow-ups  and dunning communications 
• Assist  with ad hoc accounting tasks, reconciliations, and process improvements
• Provide backup support for  other  operational accounting processes as needed  

Qualifications:

Education & Certification:

• Bachelor’s  D egree in Accounting , Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience)  preferred
• CPP certification  preferred  

Experience and Knowledge:  

• 3+  years of payroll or accounting experience
• U.S. payroll  processing  expertise
• Operational accounting   experience  ( AP,  AR, sales tax,  cash management, etc. ) preferred
• Experience in a multi-entity environment is a plus
• Working knowledge of U.S. payroll regulations
• Basic understanding of accounting operations and workflows
• Basic understanding of  i nternational payroll is a plus  

Technical Skills:  

• Strong working knowledge   of  payroll systems (Paylocity preferred)
• Familiarity with accounting systems (NetSuite preferred)
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience with HRIS platforms is a plus
• Experience supporting systems implementations, integrations, or process automation initiatives across payroll, HRIS, and accounting platforms is a plus  

Soft Skills:  

• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong communication  and collaboration skills
• Ability to escalate issues appropriately