Payroll Accountant - Indonesia

As a Payroll Accountant, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records with a strong focus on payroll-related accounting. Your primary responsibility will be to oversee the general ledger functions, perform payroll account reconciliations, and assist in the month-end close process including partnering with our US Accounting team.  This role is a great fit for someone who enjoys structured, detail-driven work and wants to grow their scope over time. You'll work cross-functionally with HR, AP, and FP&A teams to resolve discrepancies, match disbursements, and keep our books audit-ready year-round. This is a remote role supporting our US accounting operations, working US hours: Monday–Friday aligned to US West Coast (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST) .   Location – Remote | Bandung, Indonesia What You’ll be Doing   Payroll Recording  Preparing and posting payroll-related journal entries — regular payroll, bonuses, commissions, severance, and multi-subsidiary review  Working knowledge of payroll tax compliance (federal, state, local withholding and unemployment) — able to understand FICA and how state taxes work  Experience with benefits-related payroll accounting: 401(k), disability, life insurance, and health benefits journal entries and reconciliations  General payroll related daily bookkeeping, maintain employee record   Accrual & GAAP Knowledge  Solid understanding of GAAP as it relates to payroll: accrued PTO, bonus accrual, payroll tax accrual, reversing vs. non-reversing entries  Comfortable reconciling payroll-related balance sheet accounts to the GL each close cycle  Experience with multi-subsidiary or multi-entity accrual allocations (e.g., commission/bonus accruals split "All Subs," LLC allocations)  Journal Entries & Close Process  Able to independently prepare recurring journal entries from a checklist/template and route for review (prepare → review → post workflow)  Comfortable with contractor-related accruals — verifying new contractors, checking amounts, reclassing to correct periods  AP/AR Exposure  Some experience reviewing open POs, contractor bill approvals, vendor reconciliations, and expense report review  Audit Support  Able to prepare clean supporting documentation, variance analysis, and transaction schedules for internal/external auditors during year-end audits  About You   Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent experience   2-5 years of GL accounting experience, including hands-on payroll accounting (journal entries, accruals, reconciliations)  CPA preferred but not required.   Possess excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively organize and present information and respond to questions.   Experience with payroll platforms and comfortable with payroll register review  Independent thinker and problem solver with ability to present solutions.   Working knowledge of FICA, FUTA/SUTA, and multi-state withholding rules  Experience reconciling benefits deduction accounts, understand pre-tax vs. post-tax deductions  Able to work independently in a remote, distributed team environment across multiple time zones  Familiarity with Netsuite is preferred.  Experience with Dayforce or Numeric is a plus.  Strong understanding of multi-country or international payroll exposure a plus  Advanced excel skills.

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