Entry Level Payroll Auditor I

Job Description

Payroll Auditor | Withum

The Tone:
This is an entry-level, full-time role at Withum, a professional services firm that emphasizes talent development, growth opportunities, and inclusive teamwork to achieve significant results. This position plays a crucial part in ensuring the accuracy and compliance of employer contributions to employee benefit trust funds, directly impacting the well-being of plan participants. It offers a structured path for professional growth, allowing individuals to build a successful career in payroll compliance auditing without prior experience.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person (travel required as needed)
• Pay: $53000–$70000 yearly
• Team: Employee Benefits Fund Audit team
• Mission: To verify employer compliance with employee benefit plan requirements and ensure accurate contributions to trust funds through meticulous payroll record analysis.
• Tech Stack: MS Excel (logical formulas & pivot tables), Word, Adobe Acrobat

What You’ll Actually Do
• Compliance Verification: Audit employer contributions to employee benefit plans to ensure they meet contractual requirements.
• Employer Communication: Engage with employers to arrange audits, request necessary documentation, and discuss audit outcomes.
• Audit Execution: Conduct payroll compliance audits either remotely or by traveling to employer locations as circumstances dictate.
• Data Analysis: Perform compliance testing, analyze comprehensive payroll records, and reconcile this data with trust fund records.
• Reporting & Updates: Prepare detailed payroll audit reports for management review and provide timely status updates on assigned engagements.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-level position requiring a 4-year Bachelor’s degree; candidates from business administration or social sciences are suitable due to developed critical thinking and communication skills.
• Experience: No CPA or prior audit experience is required, with comprehensive training provided to develop necessary skills.
• Skills: Proven ability to be an organized self-starter, strong written and verbal communication skills, analytical thinking to extract relevant information, and proficiency in MS Excel (logical formulas & pivot tables), Word, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Bonus: A positive thinker with a strong work ethic, eagerness to learn, and comfort with traveling to employer locations or performing remote audits as needed.