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title: "Payroll Accountant"
company: "Squarepoint Capital"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/squarepoint-capital"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/squarepoint-capital-payroll-accountant-a8eaff25-d4a1-4fc9-a04f-a4dfa3a0c54f"
apply_url: "https://www.squarepoint-capital.com/open-opportunities?id=8175993&gh_jid=8175993"
workplace: onsite
location: "London, Montreal, Warsaw"
employment_type: unspecified
seniority: mid
role: finance-legal
region: canada
date_posted: 2026-09-11T14:43:44.000Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-15T19:14:02.303Z
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# Payroll Accountant

**Squarepoint Capital** · London, Montreal, Warsaw

Apply: https://www.squarepoint-capital.com/open-opportunities?id=8175993&gh_jid=8175993

## About Squarepoint Capital

Squarepoint-Capital.com - quantitative investment manager

## About the role

**Department: **Finance

**Position Overview:**

Squarepoint has a newly created role for an experienced payroll accountant to join their growing management company accounting team.

- Review payroll across numerous countries to verify correct base, bonus and severance payouts

- Reconcile payroll files to the JE provided by the payroll vendor

- Reconcile payroll liability account to the bank and to the vendors’ books

- Participate in all monthly accounting activities including month-end closing, A/R, A/P, account reconciliations, allocations schedules and intercompany transactions

- Coordinate with third party tax and auditor professionals in completing yearly tax returns and audits, both under US GAAP and under local reporting standards

- Participate in various ad-hoc requests from senior management and other departments

**Required Qualifications:**

- At least 5 years of hands-on experience in payroll accounting, payroll reconciliation or within a payroll service provider

- Exceptional analytical & communication skills

- Ability to multitask & strong attention to detail

- Highly organized, self-motivated & team-oriented

- Strong excel knowledge and ability to analyse data using PIVOTs, VLOOKUPs and sumifs

**Nice to have****:**

- Workday Financials knowledge/experience

- Knowledge of ADP as payroll vendor and UK payroll specifics

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