Cordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert

Senior Accountant (Payroll Focus) 16762908

Cordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert  •  $40 - $50/hr  •  Crystal City, TX (Hybrid)  •  5 months ago
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Job Description

Cordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert is partnered with a leading healthcare technology firm who is seeking a Senior Accountant (Payroll Focus) on a contract basis.

Title: Senior Accountant (Payroll Focus)
Location: Crystal City, VA (hybrid strongly preferred; remote options considered for highly qualified candidates)
Hourly Rate: $40.00-$50.00/hour
Job Type: Contract - 3 months to start, with strong potential for permanent hire

This is a hands-on role responsible for managing payroll for approximately 700 employees across 41 states (excluding NY), with semi-monthly cycles. The position requires strong expertise in Workday Payroll and NetSuite, as well as experience with payroll journal entries, reconciliations, and process improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Accurately process semi-monthly payroll using Workday and OSV
  • Prepare and book payroll journal entries and reconciliations
  • Troubleshoot payroll errors and review payroll with leadership prior to submission
  • Recommend improvements to payroll processes and system setup
  • Support general ledger accounting and monthly close in NetSuite
  • Assist with quarterly and annual tax payments, audit requests, and financial reporting

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field, or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 4 years of technical accounting experience under US GAAP
  • Advanced proficiency in Workday Payroll (ideally a “power user”)
  • Strong experience with NetSuite
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
  • Detail-oriented, proactive communicator, and comfortable asking questions to ensure accuracy

Preferred:

  • Experience with financial reporting tools
  • Background in public accounting

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Cordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert

About Cordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert

Cordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert is a leading national recruiting, staffing, and executive search firm specializing in placing accounting, finance, human resources (HR), information technology (IT), and contract/subcontract administration professionals.

With more than 20 years’ experience as public accountants and chief financial officers of publicly traded, venture-backed, and privately-held companies, our unique industry knowledge allows us to provide a truly consultative approach to our candidates and clients.

Our client base has grown out of the amazing success of our parent company, Cordia Partners, one of the DC area’s most respected firms for managed business services. Our expert recruiting and staffing solutions support business growth in the public and private sectors; including non-profit organizations, government contractors, technology, hospitality, real estate, and more.

Cordia Resources utilizes its extensive networks in the area and our proven recruiting model to consistently identify high-quality consultants and candidates at all career levels and across all industries.

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Vienna, VA
Year Founded
2008
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