Audit | Entry Level Payroll Auditor

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We are now accepting applications for Entry Level Payroll Auditor 2025. No CPA or audit experience required. This is a full-time entry level position with a long-term career path. We will provide you with the training necessary for you to be successful.

How You'll Spend Your Time :

• Audit employer contributions made to trust funds (employee benefit plans) to verify employer compliance with contract requirements
• Communicate directly with employers to confirm scheduled appointments, coordinate requests for records, and discuss findings
• Travel to employer locations to conduct audits on site, or remotely, depending on client needs and travel constraints
• Work independently and under supervision to perform compliance testing, analyze payroll data, and reconcile with trust fund data sets
• Frequently work with managers and senior staff to resolve audit questions and challenges
• Prepare payroll audit reports for senior and / or management review
• Provide management with timely and accurate status reports on current work

As you progress in this position, you will begin to provide training, coaching and guidance to new auditors and learn valuable leadership skills.

Withum provides an extensive orientation program and training for all new employees to help ensure their long-term success, professional development, and career growth. The training program is several weeks. It is conducted in person when possible, and delivered remotely as needed. Our technology-driven approach allows this to be a very much hands-on and collaborative experience.

The Kinds of People We Want to Talk to Reflect Many of the Following :

EDUCATION

Withum requires all Payroll Auditor I team members to have a 4-year college degree. Although auditors typically have a business administration background, many come to us from the social sciences having honed critical thinking and communication skills in these disciplines.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT WITHUM

We owe our success to the dedication and expertise of our team members who have helped build our robust payroll compliance program. We continually strive to position new staff for success and identify new leaders to keep pace with our growth. In fact, the majority of payroll audit management started their careers as staff auditors.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

For positions in California and Washington, the compensation for this position ranges from $53,000- $70,000. Final offer amounts are based on multiple factors such as the specific role, hiring location, as well as the individual's skills, experience and qualifications. In addition to the base compensation, Withum offers a competitive benefits package and bonus program (for eligible roles) based on individual and firm performance. For additional information on our benefits, visit our website at

No sponsorship is available for this position.

This is not a remote job!

WithumSmith+Brown, PC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, (including pregnancy), genetic information, marital status, domestic partnership status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, disability or handicap, veteran status, weight, height, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all personnel practices, including (but not limited to) recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, termination, leaves of absence, compensation, discipline, evaluation, benefits, transfers, educational assistance, and social and recreational activities.

Our goal is to establish and maintain a work environment free from discrimination, coercion, and harassment. While the firm will not hire or promote any person who is not qualified for a job, we wish for our firm to be known as one that welcomes all qualified applicants, including those historically discriminated against, such as women, minority, disabled, and veteran applicants at all job levels and encourages their hire and promotion.