Payroll Accountant

Title: Payroll Accountant KBR is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Accountant to join the Global Payroll Accounting team in Chennai, India. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of payroll accounting activities across a complex global organization. The successful candidate will work closely with Payroll, Human Resources, Finance, and other stakeholders to support accurate financial reporting and drive process improvements. Key Responsibilities Maintain payroll-related general ledger accounts and ensure transactions are recorded accurately and in compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements. Prepare and post payroll-related journal entries, including wages, taxes, benefits, accruals, and other compensation-related transactions. Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliations of payroll accounts, resolving discrepancies promptly. Support month-end and year-end close activities, ensuring timely and accurate completion. Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation, schedules, and analyses. Assist with payroll system implementations, upgrades, testing, and data validation. Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and control enhancements. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. 3+ years of payroll accounting, general accounting, or related finance experience in a corporate environment. Preferred experiences Experience with payroll and ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics, Workday Payroll, ADP, or SAP. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Power BI and data analysis tools. Effective communication skills in English with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders. Experience working in a large, complex, matrixed organization supporting multiple business units. Hands-on experience with payroll funding, benefits remittances, and statutory payments. Cross-Functional Collaboration. Familiarity with payroll interfaces, system integrations, and data flow between payroll and ERP platforms. #LI-LR1 KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World. KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values: We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential. We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business. We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed. We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals. Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries. At KBR, We Deliver. Fraud Alert Fraud has infiltrated the job placement market via the internet, email and direct phone contact. Attempts have included unauthorized use of KBR’s name and logo to solicit potential job seekers or to extend false job offers. Bad actors may mix in fake job advertisements with legitimate postings. These ads can include contact instructions and require job seekers to send sensitive personal information or money to pay for visa applications, processing fees, etc., in exchange for consideration for a high-paying position. KBR will never ask for any sort of advance payment as part of the recruiting/hiring process. Candidate profiles are carefully managed to protect personal information.