Payroll Accountant jobs in United States, Illinois, Chicago

In this role, you will be responsible for identifying and defining user/customer requirements while focusing on developing user interfaces (UI) across various platforms including mobile, web, and tablets. You will engage in coding, programming, and creating specifications to deliver development services that align with business requirements.

As a Manager in Application Design and Development, you will lead the effective management and delivery of processes, solutions, and projects, ensuring a strong focus on quality and risk management. This role presents exciting challenges and opportunities for growth, allowing you to apply your expertise in guiding others and recommending quality solutions. You will engage regularly with external clients, actively participating in working sessions and leading workstreams from planning through execution and closure. Travel may be required as needed by external clients.

• Develop solutions to complex problems, recommending changes to policies and establishing procedures that impact your work area.
• Exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Provide direction and feedback to team members, ensuring successful task completion.
• Demonstrate strong technical capabilities and business acumen.
• Assimilate new knowledge effectively.
• Deliver quality client services by monitoring progress, managing risks and keeping key stakeholders informed about outcomes.
• Establish relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels.
• Lead workshops for requirement gathering and design of SAP Employee Central Payroll solutions, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure a thorough understanding of business needs.
• Manage workstream plans and review RAID (Risk, Action, Issue, and Decisions) for the payroll workstream, proactively identifying and mitigating risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide expert support for the configuration and design of SAP Employee Central Payroll, ensuring seamless integration with Core HR, Time Management, and third-party systems.
• Coordinate with offshore teams and client stakeholders to resolve payroll issues, ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Implement regular, off-cycle, and ad-hoc payroll runs, addressing payroll data issues and ensuring accurate financial postings.

To thrive in this role, you will need a blend of technical and business skills that will make a significant impact. Your ability to build and manage relationships, communicate effectively, and lead teams will be essential.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand their needs and advise on SAP SuccessFactors system capabilities.
• Initiate requirement gathering and assess impacts across modules.
• Conduct tests and complete necessary documentation.
• Design functional solutions based on thorough analyses.
• Act as a liaison between stakeholders and the technical team, translating needs into effective business solutions.
• Complete configurations and integrations with both SAP and non-SAP systems.
• Proficient in Agile delivery and development methodologies.
• Experienced in application delivery processes and application development tools.
• Strong understanding of quality assurance and testing practices.
• Knowledgeable in system development lifecycle and technology integration.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s degree (4-year degree).
• Over 8 years of experience with SAP SuccessFactors,including a proven track record of at least 3-4 full end-to-end implementations in complex or union environments.
• Strong research skills to address client inquiries and emerging issues related to regulations, industry practices, and new technologies.
• In-depth technical expertise in SAP Employee Central Payroll, covering configuration, design, and data replication processes.
• Experience with SAP Payroll and SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) implementation in highly unionized environments, demonstrating an understanding of unique payroll challenges and requirements.
• Experience of SuccessFactors Employee Central integration with SF Employee Central Payroll (SF ECP), including data management and replication.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, enabling effective work with cross-functional teams and management of stakeholder expectations.
• SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll Certification.
• A flexibility and willingness to travel to meet client needs; travel is estimated at

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Prior consulting industry experience or deep functionalprocessexperience.
• Experience with at least four full cycle implementations of your core module.
• A track record of leading teams successfully.

Tax Accountant, International Tax Services (Transfer Pricing) (Manager) (Multiple Positions) (1630332), Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, Chicago, IL.

Effectively apply economic/financial knowledge to deliver to our clients quality transfer pricing advice through the tax life cycle (planning, accounting, compliance and controversy). Build client relationships and demonstrate knowledge of client business. Perform transfer pricing analysis reflecting the international business operations of the client. Prepare documentation, participate in advanced pricing agreements (APAs), review the transfer pricing section of the quarterly tax provision prepared by clients as part of their financial statement requirements, defend transfer pricing in audits, work in the valuation of intangible assets and deliver high-quality practical tax planning solutions.

Full time employment, Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Must have 2 years of experience in transfer pricing documentation at a mid-size/regional to large sized/national public accounting firm or law firm.

Must have 2 years of experience in supply chain, transfer pricing planning or APA/controversy support at a mid-size/regional to large sized/national public accounting firm or law firm.

Must have 2 years of experience in economic modeling.

Must have 2 years of experience in advising clients on technical aspects of transfer pricing, as well as experience with general business issues including: sharing, relating and communicating technical and business knowledge across clients without violating confidentiality.

Must have 1 year of experience reviewing transfer pricing analysis prepared by junior staff.

Must have 1 year of experience managing tax compliance engagements, including engagement-related budgeting and billing, serving as a primary point of contact for clients, and escalating issues to tax partners or executives as needed.

Require domestic and/or international travel up to 25% in order to serve client needs.

Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.

What we offer

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on yourperformance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary for this job is $114,450 per year. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year. Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.

• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.

• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.

• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

This particular position at Ernst & Young in the United States requires the qualified candidate to be a "United States worker" as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor regulations at 20 CFR 656.3. You can review this definition at at the bottom of page 750. Please feel free to apply to other positions that do not require you to be a "U.S. worker".

Assurance, Technology Risk (Manager) (Multiple Positions) (1628008), Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, New York, NY.

Full time employment, Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Engineering, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, International Relations or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate related experience working as an IT auditor or IT risk adviser for a public accounting firm, a professional services firm, or within industry.Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Business, Management, Engineering, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, International Relations or a related field and 4 years of related experience working as an IT auditor or IT risk adviser for a public accounting firm, a professional services firm, or within industry.Must have 3 years of work experience applying relevant IT audit skills in audit engagements as a Financial Audit IT integration leader on own engagement.Must have 3 years of experience in a supervisory/managerial capacity focused on financial audit IT in public company audits.Must have 3 years of experience supervising audit professionals performing the IT portion of the audit (IT general controls, ERP, application knowledge, system implementation, audit knowledge, and similar).Must have 3 years of experience supervising the integration with the financial audit team on application controls, IPE, and IT dependent manual controls.Must be eligible to obtain CPA, CA, CISA, CIPP, CGEIT, CIA, CISSP, CISM, CIPT, CRISC, CMA and/or relevant certification within one year of hire.Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training or experience.

What we offer

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on yourperformance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary for this job is $142,646.00 per year. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year. Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

This particular position at Ernst & Young in the United States requires the qualified candidate to be a "United States worker" as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor regulations at 20 CFR 656.3. You can review this definition at at the bottom of page 750. Please feel free to apply to other positions that do not require you to be a "U.S. worker".