PAYROLL STAFF ACCOUNTANT

About Us: When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.
The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years.
Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education.
We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.
At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams.
We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more! If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you! Job Overview: Under general direction of the Payroll Manager the incumbent is responsible for reconciling, weekly transmittal of federal, state and local taxes, and 401K payments.
The Payroll Staff Accountant opens up new tax accounts for payroll and works closely with the Tax and Legal departments to ensure federal compliance.
Reconciles payroll accounts monthly, and researches and prepares payroll related journal entries, and reviews leave accruals.
Responsibilities: Essential Duties & Job Functions: Reviews all related payroll reports such as worker compensation, 401(k), leave accruals and other agency reports.
Process all Garnishments that come into the department pertaining to all of the payrolls processed at corporate.
Reconciles and balances 401K, Union & health benefit accounts for Chugach Government Solutions, LLC (CGS) and its subsidiaries.
Researches discrepancies and prepare journal entry.
Reviews and files CGS and subsidiaries quarterly and annual tax reports on line.
Assists with software testing.
Submits all federal and state, county payments on a timely basis.
Opens new tax accounts to ensure federal, state, and local compliance.
Reviews payroll checks for accuracy and signs them off as complete on the log, and disperses the checks to a technician for mail out.
Acts as a liaison between Human Resources and Benefits departments.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Job Requirements: Mandatory: Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Five (5) years of related experience may substitute for the degree requirement.
Three (3) years’ heavy payroll experience in a multi-company, multi-state computerized environment with general bookkeeping and accounting experience.
Experience completing quarterly and annual payroll tax reconciliation and reporting.
Proficient in the use of spreadsheet programs.
Demonstrated intermediate skill in the use of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Reasonable Accommodation: It is CGS, LLC business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.
Equal Employment Opportunity: Chugach is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.