Payroll & Accounting Specialist

Description Description Saraya USA is a mission-driven consumer products company focused on creating innovative, environmentally conscious, and health-forward products across multiple lifestyle and wellness brands.

Our portfolio includes:

Lakanto - natural sweeteners and better-for-you food products

Arau.Baby - plant-based baby care and household essentials

Happy Elephant - eco-friendly home cleaning products

KYHV - premium wellness and lifestyle products

At Saraya USA, we value innovation, integrity, collaboration, sustainability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

About the role Lakanto is hiring an Entry Level Payroll / Accounting Clerk to support payroll, and general accounting activities. This is a full-time role on our finance team, reporting to the Accounting Manager.

• Company: Lakanto (Saraya US, Inc.)
• Location: Orem, UT
• Employment type: Full-time, non-exempt
• Reports to: Accounting Manager

Lakanto makes monk fruit–sweetened foods and sweeteners. Our finance team keeps the business running accurately and on time, and this role is a hands-on starting point for a career in accounting. You'll learn real processes in modern tools like Paylocity, Acumatica, and Ramp, with a manager who invests in your growth. What you'll do

Payroll support

• Review timecards, PTO, and employee changes in Paylocity ahead of each payroll run
• Reconcile payroll registers and help prepare payroll journal entries
• Answer routine employee questions about pay, deductions, and time off
• Pull payroll reports and help build department and year-over-year comparisons

Accounts payable

• Process vendor invoices and bills in Ramp, matching to POs and approvals
• Maintain vendor records and collect W-9s
• Help track AP aging and follow up on past-due or missing items

Corporate card compliance

• Review card transactions each month for receipts, memos, and correct coding
• Follow up with cardholders on missing items and flag policy exceptions

General accounting

• Assist with month-end close, account reconciliations
• Support audits and special projects as needed
• Journal entry preperation

What you bring Required

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 0–2 years of experience in payroll, accounting, bookkeeping, or a detail-heavy administrative role
• Working knowledge of Excel (sorting, filtering, basic formulas)
• Strong attention to detail and comfort working with numbers
• Ability to handle confidential employee and financial information with discretion

Preferred

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, or currently pursuing one
• Exposure to a payroll system (Paylocity, ADP, Gusto, or similar)
• Familiarity with expense or AP platforms such as Ramp, or with QuickBooks or another ERP
• Coursework in basic accounting (debits/credits, reconciliations)

You'll thrive here if you

• Like getting things exactly right and catching the errors others miss
• Stay organized with recurring deadlines like payroll cutoffs and month-end
• Ask questions early and want to learn how accounting works end to end
• Communicate clearly and politely, including when following up with coworkers on missing receipts

Schedule and benefits

• Schedule: Monday–Friday,; occasional extra time around payroll and month-end
• Benefits:
• 27 Paid Days Off in your first year (12 paid holidays + 15 PTO days)
• Comprehensive Health Coverage – Medical, Dental & Vision
• Voluntary Short- & Long-Term Disability coverage
• Optional 401(k) and HSA matching program
• Team-building activities and company events
• Free products and employee discounts
• Career growth opportunities

Saraya USA is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.