Payroll Staff Accountant

Job Location: Plymouth, MI

Full-time opportunity

Compensation: Salary with Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Vacation, PTO, 401K, Etc.,)

Reports to Accounting Manager

Job Title: Payroll Staff Accountant

We are seeking a Staff Accountant with a minimum of 3-4 years in Manufacturing industry. This dynamic position requires the ability to anticipate needs, think critically, and offer solutions to problems with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. An ideal candidate is responsive, thoughtful, self-directed, positive, and seeking a challenging role.

About us:

Optimal-EV is into the commercial EV sector with industry-leading performance, features, comfort, and durability. We integrate the best components through world class partnerships. Optimal-EV is the market leader in design, engineering and manufacturing of zero-emission electric low-floor shuttle buses and related mobility solutions. The Optimal-EV advantage ensures your zero-emission commercial, or shuttle bus fleets exceed expectations and deliver an unparalleled experience for companies, transit agencies, and passengers alike.

Job Description

Payroll responsibilities include:

• Collecting timesheets, New Hire Entries, utilizing 3rd party payroll system (Paylocity Systems), preparing, and processing employee payments, and maintaining accurate payroll records.
• Prepares reports by compiling summaries sector of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages.
• Full cycle Payroll.

• Knowledge on payroll liabilities of federal and state income and social security taxes and employer's social security, unemployment, and workers compensation payments.

Accounts Payable Responsibilities:

• Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.
• Keeping detailed information for the CEO and accounting manager for processed payments and following up for proper approvals.
• Assisting on month end close and performing AP account reconciliations monthly.
• Processing invoices, monitoring payment activity, maintaining accurate records, reconciling accounts, resolving discrepancies, and negotiating payment terms.
• Prepares and records assets, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Maintain and balances AP subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions, resolving discrepancies.
• Recommending changes to the company's processes and policies to reduce costs and maximize profit.
• Supporting other company accountants with invoicing and capital expenditure.
• Enhance job knowledge through engaging in educational opportunities, reading industry publications, maintaining professional networks, and being involved in professional organizations.
• Prepare and entry all journal entries as required for pre-paid expenses, assets, accrual of liabilities, payroll and benefits, and other journal entries as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required.
• 3-4 years of relevant experience in accounting and cost accounting.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• 2 years of experience with QuickBooks.
• ERP (NetSuite) experience is a plus.
• Detail oriented with results-driven problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.