Job Description

Defiant, Inc.
Headquarters: Seattle, WA
URL: https://www.defiant.com/
*Required core hours of 10am – 1pm Pacific Time, Monday through Friday.
- Payroll Processing: Administer and process semi-monthly payroll for employees across multiple states using BambooHR, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.
- Compliance and Tax Registration: Stay updated on federal, state, and local payroll regulations, register and set up state tax withholding and unemployment accounts as needed, update in payroll system, review payroll tax reports W-2s, and other required documentation prepared by BambooHR to ensure accuracy. Research and resolve issues.
- Data Management: Maintain accurate employee payroll records, including benefits deductions, direct deposit information, tax elections, as well as PTO calculations and accruals.
- Employee Support: Respond to employee inquiries related to payroll, tax withholdings, and benefits deductions, troubleshoot and resolve payroll discrepancies proactively.
- System Management: Operate and manage the payroll system BambooHR to process payroll and generate reports.
Taxes:
- Maintain company’s tax database.
- Prepare and assist with schedules, returns, payments, reports.
- Adhere to deadlines for city and state tax filings.
Accounting:
- Bookkeeping of financial transactions in QBO.
- Assisting the Director of Finance (DOF) in month close activities.
- Pay vendor/subcontractors invoices and track bank account balances.
- Verify the accuracy of business accounts.
- Manage employee expense claims in Expensify.
- Prepare 1099s for Contractors.
- Help the DOF/Accountants with administrative duties and prepare taxes and reports.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or business administration.
- Minimum of four years of experience in a finance role.
- Strong knowledge of payroll practices, labor laws, and tax regulations.
- Experience with registering state withholding and unemployment accounts is highly desirable.
- Multi-state payroll tax experience is a big plus.
- Keen data entry attention to detail for financial records and recognizing errors.
- Strong mathematics skills for accurate recordkeeping.
- High quality administrative skills for filing financial records and Payroll.
- Computer literacy, especially familiarity with spreadsheets, databases and accounting software such as Excel, Google Sheets, and QuickBooks Online.
- Multi-tasking and organizational skills to manage different financial duties, including the ability to prioritize tasks in order to meet deadlines.
- Ability to effectively work both independently or in a team setting.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain complex financial matters in accessible terms.
All positions require a trial period of approximately 2-3 weeks with a minimum commitment of 10 hours per week. You will be paid for this short-term contract, and it will be used to evaluate whether both parties want to pursue an ongoing, regular employment relationship.
All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of a background check. The results of the background check are considered as they relate to the position and do not automatically disqualify someone from an offer of employment with the company.
- Full time telecommuting and flexible working hours, with a company that has been 100% remote for more than a decade.
- 100% employee premium and 50% of dependent premium paid by company for premier level medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 21 days PTO per year to start.
- Approximately 12 paid company holidays including the week from December 25 to January 1.
- New Parent leave policy for up to 16 weeks of paid leave at full base salary, eligible after 1 year of employment.
- 401(k) with a 4% Safe Harbor company match that is 100% vested immediately.
- Latest in laptop and workstation technology.
- Paid training and study time for work-related training and certifications.
- College tuition and Student Loan reimbursement.
- Wellness reimbursement program for health and fitness purchases.
- Mobile phone and internet reimbursement up to $100 per month.
- One time Beverage Machine Benefit up to $200
- Monthly non-alcoholic beverage reimbursement for coffee, tea, water, etc.
- Travel benefits including reimbursement for Clear membership; TSA PreCheck or Global Entry fees; passport application/renewal fees.
- Reimbursement for pet boarding/sitting expenses incurred while on approved company travel.
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