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ABM Industries · 2 days ago

Senior Benefits Accountant

Sugar Land, TX, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

ABM Industries is hiring a Senior Benefits Accountant to manage the accounting of all employee benefits with a focus on reconciliations and variance analysis. This role involves collaboration with HR and other departments to streamline benefits accounts and ensure compliance with various regulations.

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Responsibilities

Multi-state union accounting of benefits, PTO, and other fringe benefits for contract compliance

Perform general ledger account reconciliations with a focus on employee benefit accounts

Review and approve monthly journal entries

Help manage and drive the monthly accounting close process to ensure all deadlines are met

Utilize excel heavily through advanced formulas to manipulate large quantities of data and streamline benefit calculations

Calculate employee PTO benefits per union contracts (manual excel files)

Research and communicate benefit discrepancies with the HR-benefits & billing departments, employee(s), FP&A partners, branch managers and other internal customers

Review and resolve benefit accruals & payment discrepancies internally

Maintain and balance accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolve discrepancies

Manage accounting adjustments in conjunction to new union rates and benefits due new contracts

Reconcile monthly accruals versus payments

Monthly reporting on benefit enrollment versus enrollment on contracts and provide statistical analysis of financial gains or losses and report any foreseeable issues to management team

Research month to month balance sheet and profit and loss account variances

Resolve any accounting discrepancies that arise from the payment of benefits to union employees

Annual Year-End Multi-Employer reporting to our SEC team

Help supervise and train benefit accountants

Special projects and other duties as assigned

Maintains knowledge and understanding of laws and regulations related to EEO, affirmative action, collective bargaining agreements, unions, labor relations, and human resources

Assists with preparation of plans, policies, documents, and reports including EEO-1, affirmative action plans, organizational charts, labor agreements, and employee handbooks

Comply with HIPAA Rules and Regulations

Assists with preparation of documents and records required for contract negotiations, meetings, and negotiations with employee and labor organizations

Document, track and report benefit enrollments, declinations and contract end dates to ensure proper deductions from employee paycheck

Managing all accounting adjustments in conjunction to new union rates and benefits due new contracts

Ensure contracts are inputted correctly into our benefit system

Provide PTO reporting to local managers for annual payouts or termination payouts

Communicate with local HR, Payroll, and Operations to resolve issues with the processing of union payments

Qualification

General ledger accountingAdvanced MS ExcelPayroll accountingHuman resources knowledgeAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsTeamworkDetail-orientedSelf-starter