Payroll Accountant (Paylocity)

New York, NY (Hybrid)
Salary: $65,000–$75,000
Industry: Nonprofit
Organization Size: ~$40M annual revenue
Accounting Team: 12 employees
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 35 hours/week (9:00 AM–5:00 PM)
First two weeks onsite for training, then hybrid (2 days onsite / 3 days remote)

About the Role

A well-established nonprofit organization is seeking a Payroll Accountant with Paylocity experience to support continued growth. This is a hands-on role combining payroll processing and core accounting responsibilities, ideal for someone who enjoys owning the payroll function while staying connected to general accounting operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Process biweekly payroll for 170+ exempt and non-exempt employees across 7 states (FL, NC, MI, CA, NJ, CT, NY)

• Review and approve payroll in Paylocity, ensuring accuracy of wages, deductions, and taxes

• Ensure full payroll tax compliance, including state registrations, withholdings, and timely remittances

• Research and resolve payroll discrepancies (overpayments, underpayments, skipped payrolls) and communicate clearly with employees

• Prepare payroll-related journal entries, imports into ERP, coding, allocations, and light bank reconciliations (10–15 transactions)

• Support general accounting and bookkeeping tasks during non-payroll cycles (approx. 60% payroll / 40% accounting)

Top Qualifications

• Hands-on multi-state, biweekly payroll experience

• Paylocity experience strongly preferred

• Solid understanding of accounting fundamentals (debits/credits, journal entries, coding)

• Strong Excel skills, including PivotTables and VLOOKUP

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a team

Systems & Tools

• Payroll: Paylocity (Required)

• Accounting/ERP: Sage Intacct

• Excel (intermediate to advanced)

Benefits

• Medical insurance with generous employer contributions

  • Approx. $1,700 individual / $2,300 spouse / $3,000 family

• Choice of insurance plans

• 403(b) retirement plan with 2% employer match

• Generous PTO and paid holidays

Interview Process

• 1–2 interview rounds

For a quicker response, please send your resume to jcanabal@ascendo.com

Ascendo is a certified minority owned staffing firm, and we welcome and celebrate diversity. Ascendo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Contact information

Josh Canabal