Principal Payroll Accountant

Surescripts serves the nation through simpler, trusted health intelligence sharing, in order to increase patient safety, lower costs and ensure quality care. We deliver insights at critical points of care for better decisions - from streamlining prior authorizations to delivering comprehensive medication histories to facilitating messages between providers. Job Summary: ThePrincipal Payroll Accountant serves as a senior individual contributor and subjectmatter expert responsible for the integrity, accuracy, and optimization of the company's payroll accounting and related financial processes. The Principal Payroll Accountant manages endtoend payroll accounting activities, providesownership over complex accounting analyses, and plays a key role in system design, controls, and continuous improvement. In addition to overseeing payroll processing throughWorkday Payroll and OneSource Virtual (OSV), they will partner closely with Finance, HR, and external vendors to ensure compliance with US GAAP, regulatory requirements, and internal control standards. The Principal Payroll Accountant is also responsible forreviewing and assessing the current Workday Payroll configuration, identifying opportunities for process and system improvements, and leading enhancements that strengthen accuracy, efficiency, and scalability. This team member will also be responsible for other supporting activities within the accounting ecosystem. Responsibilities: Payroll Processing and Systems Process payroll semi-monthly timely and accurately in collaboration with benefits team, including funding of 401k accounts Reconcile benefit accounts after each payroll to ensure money properly credited into account holders' accounts Prepare benefits account reconciliations including payroll, 401k and HSAs, flexible spending accounts Prepare year-ended W2s and manage preparation and filing of all other quarterly and annual tax returns in conjunction with OSV to ensure compliance with all state and local payroll laws. Review current Workday Payroll configuration to increase effectiveness and efficiency Month-end Close Prepare and post a wide variety of journal entries including inter-company funds transfers, monthly pre-approved ACHs, and all other cash disbursementsin NetSuite Prepare logical and accurate analyses and documentation supporting journal entries and any other accounting records Prepare and post journal entries to accrue for bonuses and other payroll related expenses Prepare various account reconciliations including PTO accrual, wage garnishment, medical, dependent care, transit pass, parking, HSAs and all other payroll related expense accounts Prepare and review expense analysis for month over month and actual versus budget fluctuations. Bank Activities Import bi-weekly AP check files to BOA thru BOA portal for positive pay and resolve any checks with exception issues with BOA Manage ACH

Created: 2026-03-30