Payroll & Accounting Clerk
$18–$25 per hour, based on directly relevant experience
Full-time | Onsite | West Jordan, Utah
Great Beginnings Academy, the corporate support organization for ABC Great Beginnings and affiliated childcare centers, is seeking a careful, dependable Payroll & Accounting Clerk to support accurate, timely payroll for a growing multi-state organization. This is a payroll-first role well suited to someone with direct payroll experience or a strong accounting-clerk, bookkeeping, or accounts-payable background who enjoys detailed work, reconciliations, and resolving discrepancies.
What you'll do
- Prepare, review, and process payroll information for a biweekly payroll cycle.
- Review timekeeping records for missing, duplicate, or inconsistent entries and coordinate corrections before payroll is finalized.
- Enter and verify new hires, terminations, compensation changes, deductions, reimbursements, garnishments, and other approved payroll inputs.
- Review payroll reports and help reconcile payroll totals, payroll-related accounts, and discrepancies.
- Respond professionally to routine employee payroll questions and route tax, benefits, or compliance questions when needed.
- Maintain accurate, confidential payroll and personnel records.
- Assist with payroll documentation and data review for W-2s, unemployment claims, workers' compensation audits, and ACA/1095-C reporting.
- Support new-hire payroll setup and related documentation under established company procedures.
- Help improve payroll procedures, documentation, and recurring reporting.
- Work closely with Payroll, Human Capital Management, Accounting, center leadership, and payroll-system vendors.
What we're looking for
- At least two years of payroll, bookkeeping, accounting-clerk, accounts-payable, or closely related financial-administration experience.
- Direct payroll-processing experience strongly preferred.
- Multi-location or multi-state payroll experience preferred but not required.
- Strong numerical accuracy and the ability to identify and resolve discrepancies.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and comfort learning payroll, timekeeping, HRIS, and accounting systems.
- Experience with QuickBooks or payroll software is helpful. iSolved experience is a plus but is not required.
- Strong organization, follow-through, professional communication, and discretion with confidential information.
- High school diploma or equivalent required; related accounting or payroll education or certification is helpful but not required.
- Ability to work full-time onsite at 7195 Redwood Road in West Jordan.
Pay and benefits
The pay range is $18–$25 per hour, based on directly relevant payroll and accounting experience. Benefits and perks for eligible full-time employees include multiple Select Health medical plan options, a direct primary care membership option, dental, vision, accident coverage, paid holidays, vacation and paid time off, reduced-cost child care at our facilities, and lunch provided in the office most days.
Great Beginnings Academy is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
To apply, please submit a resume describing your payroll, bookkeeping, or accounting experience.
Pay: $18.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Briefly describe your hands-on payroll, bookkeeping, accounting-clerk, accounts-payable, or related financial-administration experience. What parts did you personally complete?
- If you have helped prepare or process payroll, approximately how many employees, locations, and states were included?
- Which payroll tasks have you handled directly (for example: timecard review, payroll changes, deductions, garnishments, payroll reconciliation, W-2 support, unemployment claims, workers' compensation audits, or ACA/1095-C data)?
- Which payroll, HRIS, timekeeping, accounting, and spreadsheet systems have you used?
Ability to Commute:
- West Jordan, UT 84084 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
