Payroll & Accounting Specialist

Saraya USA Inc
  • Orem, UT
  • Autofill and Review
2 days ago

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Description

Description

Saraya USA is a mission-driven consumer products company focused on creating innovative, environmentally conscious, and health-forward products across multiple lifestyle and wellness brands.

Our portfolio includes:

Lakanto - natural sweeteners and better-for-you food products

Arau.Baby - plant-based baby care and household essentials

Happy Elephant - eco-friendly home cleaning products

KYHV - premium wellness and lifestyle products

At Saraya USA, we value innovation, integrity, collaboration, sustainability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

About the role

Lakanto is hiring an Entry Level Payroll / Accounting Clerk to support payroll, and general accounting activities. This is a full-time role on our finance team, reporting to the Accounting Manager.

  • Company: Lakanto (Saraya US, Inc.)
  • Location: Orem, UT
  • Employment type: Full-time, non-exempt
  • Reports to: Accounting Manager

Lakanto makes monk fruit-sweetened foods and sweeteners. Our finance team keeps the business running accurately and on time, and this role is a hands-on starting point for a career in accounting. You'll learn real processes in modern tools like Paylocity, Acumatica, and Ramp, with a manager who invests in your growth.

What you'll do

Payroll support

  • Review timecards, PTO, and employee changes in Paylocity ahead of each payroll run
  • Reconcile payroll registers and help prepare payroll journal entries
  • Answer routine employee questions about pay, deductions, and time off
  • Pull payroll reports and help build department and year-over-year comparisons

Accounts payable

  • Process vendor invoices and bills in Ramp, matching to POs and approvals
  • Maintain vendor records and collect W-9s
  • Help track AP aging and follow up on past-due or missing items

Corporate card compliance

  • Review card transactions each month for receipts, memos, and correct coding
  • Follow up with cardholders on missing items and flag policy exceptions

General accounting

  • Assist with month-end close, account reconciliations
  • Support audits and special projects as needed
  • Journal entry preperation

What you bring

Required

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • 0-2 years of experience in payroll, accounting, bookkeeping, or a detail-heavy administrative role
  • Working knowledge of Excel (sorting, filtering, basic formulas)
  • Strong attention to detail and comfort working with numbers
  • Ability to handle confidential employee and financial information with discretion

Preferred

  • Associate or bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or currently pursuing one
  • Exposure to a payroll system (Paylocity, ADP, Gusto, or similar)
  • Familiarity with expense or AP platforms such as Ramp, or with QuickBooks or another ERP
  • Coursework in basic accounting (debits/credits, reconciliations)

You'll thrive here if you

  • Like getting things exactly right and catching the errors others miss
  • Stay organized with recurring deadlines like payroll cutoffs and month-end
  • Ask questions early and want to learn how accounting works end to end
  • Communicate clearly and politely, including when following up with coworkers on missing receipts

Schedule and benefits

  • Schedule: Monday-Friday,; occasional extra time around payroll and month-end
  • Benefits:
  • 27 Paid Days Off in your first year (12 paid holidays + 15 PTO days)
  • Comprehensive Health Coverage - Medical, Dental & Vision
  • Voluntary Short- & Long-Term Disability coverage
  • Optional 401(k) and HSA matching program
  • Team-building activities and company events
  • Free products and employee discounts
  • Career growth opportunities

Saraya USA is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Numbers & Facts

LocationOrem, UT

Skills

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  • Card Processingunmatched
  • Childcareunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Corporate Complianceunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • Environmental Healthunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Reportingunmatched
  • High School Diplomaunmatched
  • Intuit Quickbooksunmatched
  • Journal Entriesunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
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