Stride
Accounting Administrator 3
🇺🇸 Remote - MD
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Administrator
🗓️ September 25th, 2025
SOX
Zendesk
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Stride, Inc. is hiring an Accounting Administrator 3. The role involves independently managing the end-to-end payroll process, including auditing timekeeping records, tax compliance, payroll reconciliation, and handling employee inquiries using Workday and OSV software. The position also requires collaborating on tax notices, year-end activities, and ensuring compliance with payroll legislation and SOX regulations.
Highlights
- Manage biweekly multi-state payroll processing using Workday and OSV.
- Reconcile payroll periods and calculate prorated wages for new hires, terminations, and status changes.
- Handle tax withholdings accurately and manage tax adjustments and notices.
- Maintain payroll records compliant with SOX standards.
- Respond to employee payroll and tax inquiries via ticketing systems like Freshservice and Zendesk within SLA guidelines.
- Stay current with payroll and benefits legislation for organizational compliance.
- Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma and five years of payroll experience, with at least three years using Workday payroll or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage sensitive information confidentially and work flexible hours in the Eastern Time Zone.
- Preferred qualifications include an associate or bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
Accounting Administrator 3 Full Description
Accounting Administrator 3
US - MD - Remote
Full time
Job DescriptionThe Payroll Administrator is responsible for managing the payroll process from start to finish. Duties may include reviewing and auditing timekeeping records to ensure compliance with established standards, handling tax notices, managing state and local registrations, processing tax adjustments, supporting year-end activities, and participating in other projects as assigned.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Responsible for the independent end-to-end preparation and processing of exempt/non-exempt (biweekly) multi-state payroll using Workday and OSV.
- Reconcile payroll from period to period.
- Calculate and review prorated wages and deductions when necessary (e.g., new hires, terminations, status changes).
- Ensure tax and payroll deduction withholdings are accurate, including understanding of reciprocity rules.
- Possess a solid understanding of Workday retros and their processing.
- Maintain payroll records in compliance with SOX.
- Troubleshoot and resolve payroll-related issues including tax adjustments for prior pay periods and years with minimal direction and supervision.
- Consistently demonstrate customer service best practices by promptly addressing all employee inquiries, including tax and W-2 related questions—through the ticketing system, while ensuring compliance with SLA guidelines by resolving tickets within 24 to 48 hours.
- Stay current on payroll and benefits legislation to ensure organizational compliance.
- Independently manage all types of tax notices in collaboration with OSV, ensuring timely handling of notices, state and local registrations without delays.
- Exhibit basic understanding of local tax requirements and termination laws across various states.
- Assist with ad hoc management requests/projects (as requested) including but limited to year- end and W-2 as needed.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School Diploma AND
- Five (5) years of payroll experience INCLUDING
- Three (3) years of Workday payroll experience OR
- Equivalent combination of education and experience
- Ability to clear required background check
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Familiarity with payroll processes, policies, and best practices.
- Experience in using ticketing systems (e.g., Fresh service, Zendesk).
- Proven ability to prioritize and re-prioritize effectively as business needs evolve.
- Experience collaborating with a diverse group of stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with all levels of the organization while delivering excellent customer service.
- Problem-solving and judgment skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to the development and growth of team members.
- Advanced interpersonal skills and a flexible, business-partner mindset.
- Strong time management and task management skills.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
- Willingness to learn and take on new assignments.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Availability to work in the Eastern Time Zone and to work overtime as approved and needed, primarily on payroll days or other key occasions only.
Certificates and Licenses: None Required
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or related field and (5) year of related experience and/or training
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- This position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states, D.C.
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
Job Type
Regular
Regular
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting stridecareers@k12.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
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