PayrollAccountant,Senior

Payroll Accountant, Senior **The Opportunity:** Join a dynamic, systems‑driven payroll accounting team where you will serve as a subject matter expert and lead contributor to critical financial operations. In this senior role, you will own complex payroll accounting processes, collaborate closely with Payroll Operations, Financial Systems, and Corporate Accounting teams, and ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial results that support Booz Allen Hamilton’s core mission. You will lead analysis, strengthen controls, guide junior staff, and advance process and system improvements that enhance enterprise‑wide payroll integrity. **What You’ll Do:** * Own the end‑to‑end payroll accounting cycle, including preparation and review of complex journal entries, reconciliations, payroll‑related accruals, adjustments, and account analyses. * Analyze multi‑state and multi‑country payroll results, investigate variances, and resolve discrepancies in partnership with Payroll Operations and Financial Systems. * Serve as a key advisor on payroll accounting impacts during system changes and regulatory updates and assist with policy revisions. * Lead monthly, quarterly, and year‑end close activities for payroll‑related accounts, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting. * Design, document, and enhance payroll‑related internal controls, including SOX compliance, testing support, and remediation activities. * Lead audit engagements for payroll accounting areas, serving as primary point of contact for internal, external, financial, and regulatory auditors. * Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying automation opportunities, optimizing payroll accounting processes, and partnering cross‑functionally to implement solutions. * Provide formal mentorship and guidance to junior team members, review work for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to policies and standards. * Support special projects and enterprise‑wide initiatives requiring advanced accounting, system