Payroll & Accounts Payable Specialist

Contract: Full-time Independent Contractor
Location: 100% remote
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Our Firm:

Sterlington PLLC is a full-service law firm focusing on complex corporate litigation executive compensation and private wealth matters. As a firm we focus on the economic as well as the legal aspects of our matters.
Among other strengths Sterlington is the ultimate law firm for founders senior executives and UHNWIs as well as their related businesses.

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Were looking for a proactive detail-oriented Accounts Payable & Payroll Specialist who takes ownership and gets things done. This isnt just about processing numbersits about being a trusted partner to our finance team and ensuring our people and vendors are paid accurately and on time every time.

If youre someone who thrives on precision stays ahead of deadlines communicates effectively and brings solutions (not just questions) we want to hear from you. Youll play a critical role in supporting our US-headquartered service business managing everything from multi-system payroll processing to partner distributions and year-end compliance.

What Youll Do:

Payroll

• Prepare and reconcile monthly payroll summaries with meticulous accuracy

• Record payroll bills and journals and process payments efficiently

• Drive improvements and consolidation across multiple payroll systems (XE Gusto Ramp)

• Create and distribute monthly payment summaries to law partners

• Calculate origination partners monthly distributions and annual true-ups

• Maintain flawless payroll records including salary changes bonuses benefits and tax deductions

• Partner closely with HR to ensure employee data is current and accurate

• Reconcile benefits and 401K deductions with precision

• Register with state authorities as needed to ensure all state filings are current

• Proactively monitor and resolve payroll system exceptions and tax-related issues before they escalate

• Own year-end payroll reporting compliance and filings (W-2s 1099s K-1s)

• Support workers compensation and other audits

• Prepare ad hoc and monthly management compensation reports as needed

Accounts Payable

• Review verify and process vendor invoices reimbursements and disbursements with accuracy and speed

• Receive and answer questions about payments from team members and vendors.

• Track payment approvals and due dates ensuring nothing slips through the cracks

• Maintain and monitor vendor records with a keen eye for detail

• Reconcile AP aging reports and support monthly close processes

• Calculate recruiter fees accurately

• Record and reconcile law partner credit card transactions

• Manage intercompany reconciliation for credit card transactions payables and expenses

• Track and report monthly business development expenses per partner

• Follow-up with partners and their assistants for missing or incomplete information

• Ensure complete accuracy of prepaid account balances client reimbursables and team member advances

What Were Looking For:

• 5 years of senior experience in Payroll and Accounts Payable

• US payroll expertise is essential. You must have hands-on experience with W-2s 1099s and K-1s as well as all related state tax filings and registrations

• Strong experience with payroll systems and maintaining accurate tax and state registration filings

• Comfortable leveraging AI tools to streamline workflows improve accuracy and drive efficiency across payroll and accounts payable processes.

• Highly proactive mindset: you spot issues before they become problems and take initiative to resolve them

• Exceptionally responsive you understand urgency and prioritize accordingly

• You take pride in completing your work with uncompromising accuracy the first time.

• You are a systems thinker and want to be part of designing process and program improvements within your area and working across teams

• Start-up / scale-up experience preferred

• Professional services experience preferred

• You are comfortable making systems change recommendations and assisting in the implementation of these changes.

• Comfortable working independently in a fully remote environment

At Sterlington we believe that world-class talent has no boundaries. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where unique perspectives are valued and every individual has the opportunity to thrive. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.