Senior Payroll Accountant

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

At HDR, our employee‑ownership model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forward‑thinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth. Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering next‑generation facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employee‑owners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

In the role of Senior Payroll Accountant, we'll count on you to:

• Perform accounting functions such as payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budget, and financial analysis, general accounting, etc.
• Onboarding-New Hires, provide instructions to new hires on Employee Handbook, Timecard policy, Payroll Calendar, Vacation rule, and expense report procedures
• Manage weekly timecard submittal for payroll compliance
• Bi-weekly labor audits, labor transfers for Overhead
• Employee Terminations/Resignations, create an exit checklist/Coordinate final timecard submission & submit to Corp payroll
• Process monthly prevailing wage DIR report and assist with certified payroll reporting using various software platforms
• Perform procedures and practices following company policy and accounting principles such as US GAAP, FAR, CAS
• Review, code, and process various vendor invoices which involve project and department overhead allocations
• Work closely with accounting management supporting relevant and timely reports on financial data analytics like weekly UT report, the monthly GL Analysis, key financial metrics, and variance vs. budget.
• Extensive use of computer systems and worksheets to access financial queries to support financial records, prepare accounting reports and prepare various ad hoc analysis
• Review, research, and correct accounting-related problems, perform intercompany transactions or issues of an uncommon nature
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or equivalent degree and/or experience
• Accounting Experience with Engineering and/or Architectural firms
• Experience with Payroll, prevailing wage, AP, GL Analysis, AR, and Expense Reports
• LCP Tracker such as eComply and PRISM
• 7+ years of relevant experience
• Proficiency with Oracle EBS, Excel, Pivot tables, Charts & Graphs, SharePoint
• Customer service-oriented communication skills
• Creative problem solver who anticipates risks and opportunities and supports a vision for continuous improvement
• Dynamic leadership qualities/team player, proven communicator

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• A minimum of 5 years of experience
• Proficiency with MS Office including Word and Outlook
• Excellent verbal and written communication including grammar, punctuation, proofreading, spelling and telephone skills
• Flexibility and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and collaborate with various managers in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated, well-organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to handle confidential information
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.