Corporate Payroll Accountant

About Us

American Century Investments® is a leading global asset manager with over 65 years of experience helping a broad base of clients achieve their financial goals. Our expertise spans global equities and fixed income, multi-asset strategies, ETFs, and private investments.

Privately controlled and independent, we focus solely on investment management. But there’s an unexpected side to us, too. We direct 40% of our dividends every year—over $2 billion since 2000—to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Our ongoing financial support drives the Institute’s breakthrough work and mission of defeating life-threatening diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. So, the better we do for our clients, the more we can do for everyone.

All 1,400 of us across the globe are inspired every day by the unique difference our hard work can make in so many lives. It shows in the curiosity we bring to every initiative, the deep relationships we build with our clients, and the way we treat each other in the hallway. If you’re excited to learn more about us, we can’t wait to learn more about you.

Role Summary

American Century Investments (“ACI”) is seeking a Corporate Payroll Accountant to join the Corporate Accounting team. This role will be responsible for in-depth multi-state and global payroll processing, tax compliance and payroll system expertise. This role reports to the Payroll & AP Manager and works closely with other departments. This role is well‑suited for early‑career professionals or recent graduates looking to build a strong foundation in payroll and corporate accounting.

This hybrid position will be based out of our Kansas City, MO office.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship, now or in the future.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Accurate and timely processing of semi-monthly payroll for all domestic and monthly payroll for global employees, including regular paychecks, bonuses and other special payments.

• Ensure tax compliance with federal, multi-state and local tax laws and regulations, including handling withholding and reporting.

• Proficient in using payroll systems such as ADP, Workday or similar and understanding their functionalities.

• Analyze payroll data for accuracy and identifying potential issues.

• Prepare payroll general ledger entries.

• Assist with company stock administration.

• Identify areas for process improvement and contributing to the development of new procedures and technologies.

• Respond to employee inquiries regarding payroll issues.

• Lead system upgrades and enhancements; trouble shoot issues for resolutions.

• Build advanced system reports (ADP/Workday/Excel).

• Assist with annual financial statement audit and related audit requests.

What You Bring to the Team (Required)

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field required.

• Experience gained through internships, co‑ops, or early‑career professional roles, or the ability to demonstrate success in similar responsibilities.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with strong proficiency in Excel.

• Effective communication skills to interact with employees at all levels of the organization and others outside of the organization.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.

• Attention to accuracy and detail.

• Strong initiative to seek knowledge, understand, problem solve, and innovate.

• Demonstrates the American Century Investments Winning Behaviors: Client Focused, Courageous and Accountable, Collaborative, Curious and Adaptable, Competitively Driven.

Additional Assets (Preferred)

• Experience with ADP Workforce Now and/or Workday preferred.

• Power BI, Excel Data Model/Power Query proficiency preferred.

The above statements are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package with bonus plan
• Generous PTO and competitive benefits
• 401k with 5% company match plus annual performance-based discretionary contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, formal mentorship program, live and online learning

Learn more about our benefits and perks.

Employees are required to be in the office on a scheduled frequency. Adherence to this schedule is essential to fulfilling the expectations of the role.

American Century Investments is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. As such, American Century strives to provide a reasonable accommodation to any qualified individual under the ADA to perform essential job functions.

We encourage people of all backgrounds to join us on our mission. If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to [email protected]. All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable.

American Century Investments believes all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunity and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals forty years of age and older, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. ACI does not discriminate or adopt any policy that discriminates against an individual or any group of individuals on any of these bases.

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