# Payroll Accounting

Skill · Finance and Accounting

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/payroll-accounting

Payroll accounting is the specific accounting practice of recording wages, tax withholdings, benefits, and employer liabilities in a company's financial books. It requires understanding of debits and credits related to gross pay, deductions, and employer contributions like Social Security and unemployment insurance. Accountants and bookkeepers use it to ensure payroll expenses are accurately reflected in financial statements.

## Roles that use Payroll Accounting

- [Accounting Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/accounting-manager) — 2

Related skills: [Bookkeeping](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/bookkeeping), [QuickBooks](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/quickbooks), [General Ledger](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/general-ledger), [Accounts Payable](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/accounts-payable), [Financial Reporting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/financial-reporting), [Payroll](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/payroll), [Payroll Tax](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/payroll-tax)

## Open roles requiring Payroll Accounting (2)

- [Director, Accounting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d6b10bd4-c38c-43be-a1b0-56a945e7b91f/director-accounting-at-blue-apron) at [Blue Apron](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blue-apron) — Full-time, New York, NY, $210,000
- [Senior Director, Accounting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a80fe8bc-8c09-4cb0-930d-c74545d499a2/senior-director-accounting-at-deepgram) at [Deepgram](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/deepgram) — USA | Remote, $220,000 – $260,000