Accounting Specialist

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Lancaster, PA, USA
In-Office
Mid level
Information Technology • Professional Services • Software
The Role
Owner of payroll, benefits administration, accounts payable, and sales tax compliance. Processes bi-monthly payroll in Gusto, manages AP cycle and vendor payments in QuickBooks, maintains payroll and benefits records, files sales tax returns, and supports 1099/year-end reporting.
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Accounting Specialist – Payroll, AP & Compliance
We are seeking a full-time Accounting Specialist to join our finance team. This role is responsible for owning the company’s payroll, benefits administration, accounts payable, and sales tax compliance functions. The ideal candidate is process-driven and comfortable working across systems to ensure accurate financial operations.
Location 
Lancaster, PA or Moscow, ID
Responsibilities are as follows:
Payroll & Benefits Administration
  • Process bi-monthly payroll accurately and on time using Gusto
  • Review payroll outputs, tax filings, and W-2s to ensure accuracy
  • Maintain employee payroll records, earnings, deductions, and benefit elections
  • Administer employee onboarding and offboarding in payroll and benefits systems
  • Coordinate benefits enrollment, changes, and annual open enrollment cycles

Accounts Payable
  • Own the full accounts payable cycle from invoice intake through payment
  • Code and enter invoices accurately into QuickBooks
  • Manage approval workflows and ensure proper documentation is maintained
  • Prepare and process weekly payment runs and maintain vendor records
  • Support 1099 preparation and year-end reporting

Sales Tax Compliance
  • Maintain and update sales tax settings and tax tables in QuickBooks
  • Prepare and file periodic sales tax returns accurately and on time
  • Stay current on state-specific requirements and nexus considerations

Qualifications and Preferences:
Qualifications            
  • 3+ years of relevant accounting or bookkeeping experience
  • Hands-on experience with payroll and accounts payable
  • Familiarity with multi-state sales tax requirements
  • Ability to interact well with employees and vendors
 
Preferred
  • Experience with Gusto and QuickBooks
  • Process-oriented with a focus on accuracy and efficiency
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
  • Proactive in identifying issues and proposing solutions
  • High level of ownership and accountability
 
As a member of the Koble team, you'll receive:  
  • Health coverage option for individuals and family
  • Dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability options available
  • 401(k) Plan
 
About Us  
For 30+ years Koble has been leading the way for small to medium-sized enterprises to manage and grow their businesses. Our customers are the backbone of our communities - from manufacturing to equipment sales/services to distribution - and our team is passionate about working alongside them through ERP software and professional services to help them grow and flourish.   
Our culture is built on the foundation of Christian values. We live this out by blessing our customers with our work, honoring each other, and building our communities.  
Today we serve hundreds of businesses throughout US and Canada with a team of over sixty employees, and we're growing fast! 
 
If your responses to the application are obviously un-edited AI, you'll be disqualified from this position.
 

Skills Required

  • 3+ years of relevant accounting or bookkeeping experience
  • Hands-on experience with payroll and accounts payable
  • Familiarity with multi-state sales tax requirements
  • Ability to interact well with employees and vendors
  • Experience with Gusto
  • Experience with QuickBooks
  • Process-oriented with a focus on accuracy and efficiency
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
  • Proactive in identifying issues and proposing solutions
  • High level of ownership and accountability
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The Company
HQ: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
68 Employees
Year Founded: 1989

What We Do

We are passionate about partnering with small businesses by providing an ERP platform and professional services to facilitate business growth because we believe the right systems lead to better business, more productive teams, and stronger communities

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