Senior Accounting Analyst responsible for payroll, benefits, pension, lease, and expense accounting, including reporting, forecasting, and coordination of key accounting processes.

• Manage the end‑to‑end accounting cycle for payroll and employee benefits, including weekly accrual postings, salary payments, and payroll withholdings.
• Ensure payroll transactions are accurately recorded through journal entries and reflected in the general ledger and supporting subledgers.
• Prepare and manage payroll and benefits forecasts, documenting headcount drivers and compensation trends, and explain variances.
• Perform payroll analysis, balance sheet and P&L review, trend analysis, and validation of account activity.
• Ensure tie‑out between subledger and general ledger, especially for intercompany or cost allocation entries.
• Record and analyze actuarial valuations for the pension plan, recognize b...