Staff Accountant - Payroll

Toole Design Group in Seattle, WA is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Staff Accountant . Do you possess strong payroll and general ledger experience?

Do you thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and appreciate a business model that has proven to be extremely successful?

Do you enjoy being part of a dynamic team of co-workers to support a growing company that is focused on making communities healthier?

Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the well-being of its employees? If so, please consider joining our Seattle team.

Take the next step in your career now, scroll down to read the full role description and make your application.

This Staff Accountant position with a focus on payroll (80%) and general ledger (20%) earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, a health savings account (HSA), and a flexible spending account (FSA).

We practice what we preach and ensure that our employees also have access to transportation by providing them with financial incentives to bike, walk, or use transit for a better quality of life.

About Toole Design

Toole Design is the leading engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm specializing in multimodal transportation.

Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland, we have expanded throughout the United States and Canada. Our talented team of planners, landscape architects and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race or gender.

We have been named a "best firm to work for" and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry.

Every project our employees deliver directly and positively affects our communities. We are industry-leading experts, and we work hard to encourage a collaborative and team-oriented environment.

A Day in the Life of a Staff Accountant

You will be responsible for full cycle payroll, reconciliations in the ERP system with attention to every detail including multi-state regulations.

You will work closely with HR to keep ERP entries up to date. You'll keep us up to date with benefits and compliance as well as assist with audits and reporting.

You assist with general ledger maintenance, reconciling and balancing payroll and oversee expense reporting. The department will look to you to suggest ways to streamline these processes.

The team relies on your help to ensure the financial health of the company and you get to work on a team that is diverse, dynamic, supportive, and talented.

We are targeting a salary of $75,000 - $85,000 for this position.

Qualifications Of a Staff Accountant

• A degree in accounting, or additional experience in lieu of a degree
• 5+ years of hands-on accounting experience
• Proven experience as a Payroll Specialist and in-depth knowledge of payroll regulations, tax codes, and compliance requirements
• Intermediate-Advanced Excel skills
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
• Familiar with FAR related transactions
• Experience with a large ERP accounting system, Deltek Vantagepoint preferred
• Experience with larger payroll / HRIS software, Paylocity preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Experience in the Architecture / Engineering / Planning (AEP)(A+E) or job cost environment preferred
• Knowledge of the project structure in a client / consultant business environment is a plus
• Strong attention to detail

You'll Be Great Here If

• Speed and accuracy are your two middle names
• Job cost and departmentalized accounting are second nature to you
• You enjoy collaborating and providing great internal and external customer service
• You know your way around a spreadsheet and love bringing order to chaos
• You enjoy finding more efficient ways to get things done and bringing those ideas to the table
• You deliver high-quality work on time

Work Schedule for a Staff Accountant

This full-time position typically works a schedule of 40 hours a week. This position will work a hybrid schedule of 3 days a week in the office with the flexibility to work from home 2 days a week.

We provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home. The Seattle office of Toole Design is conveniently located in the heart of Seattle's Business District blocks from the Pike Place Market, Seattle Art Museum, Central Public Library, and Waterfront.

The office is easily accessed on foot, by bicycle, and via transit or ferry. RapidRide lines C, D and E stop right in front, and multiple Sound Transit light rail and Sounder Commuter rail lines are a short walk to the office.

Bike lanes are close by on 2nd and 4th avenues.

Ready to Join our Seattle Team?

If you feel that you would be right for this Staff Accountant position, please fill out our application by clicking on the link on this page.

At Toole Design, diversity is a necessity, not a nice-to-have. We have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better, more inclusive communities.

We encourage those from underrepresented communities - women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between - to apply.

Even if you don't think your current skill set checks every box below, but this role seems to align with your strengths, we want to hear from you.

We're proud that about half of our managers are women and we are committed to achieving racial diversity in our leadership as well.

We are a woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO / AA / VEV / Disabled employer).

For more information about Toole Design, visit our website, follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn, or like us on Facebook.

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