Payroll Accountant II

Inside the Role

Inside the Role:

DTNA General Accounting: One Team, Best Team

The General Accounting team designs, operates, and governs DTNA's accounting and financial reporting processes. We provide accounting expertise, financial transparency, and compliance oversight while partnering with the business to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.

Your tasks at a glance:

A. Financial Reporting Tasks

B. General Ledger Accounting & Financial Analysis

C. Business Partnership & Support

D. Methods, Processes, and Systems

E. Internal Controls & Compliance

F. Cross-Functional Projects & Continuous Improvement

The Payroll Accountant is responsible for payroll-related accounting, financial reporting, payroll taxes, benefit accruals, vacation and holiday liabilities, car value tax/imputed income, and select fringe benefit provisions. This role partners closely with HR, Payroll, Controlling, and other various business partners to ensure accurate accounting, reporting, and compliance across Daimler Truck entities.

Posting Information

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

We Take Care of Our Team

What You Drive at DTNA:

Financial Reporting Tasks

• Validate payroll-related system interfaces from Workday to cbFC
• Prepare and post journal entries and review payroll-related transactions to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Prepare and execute month-end close activities related to payroll clearing accounts, employee benefit accruals, and fringe benefits.
• Perform analytical reviews of payroll and fringe benefit accounts and support the explanation of monthly financial results and variances.
• Support timely and accurate internal financial reporting in accordance with company policies and accounting standards (IFRS)

General Ledger Accounting & Financial Analysis

• Record, review, and analyze accounting transactions to ensure payroll and fringe expenses are appropriately reflected in the financial statements.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and perform account analyses for payroll-related accounts.
• Maintain designated areas of the fringe rate table to support accurate accruals and postings across Daimler Truck
• Monitor and reconcile payroll clearing accounts and ensure timely resolution of outstanding items.
• Coordinate payroll and fringe rebilling activities across Daimler Truck subsidiaries.
• Participate in monthly account reviews and subgroup analysis to identify and communicate significant variances.

Business Partnership & Support

• Partner with colleagues to support payroll accounting processes, journal entries, account reconciliations, and rebilling activities.
• Collaborate with Payroll and Human Resources to ensure payroll transactions are accurately interfaced and recorded from Workday to financial systems.
• Work closely with Benefits and Controlling teams to ensure payroll and fringe costs are accurately allocated and reported.
• Research and resolve accounting and reporting issues while ensuring compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
• Provide analysis and financial support to business partners regarding payroll and employee benefit costs.

Methods, Processes, and Systems

• Maintain various Payroll & Fringe accounting schedules, track related payouts, and prepare related clearing entries
• Ensure control procedures remain current and provide annual testing to support operational and compliance requirements.
• Communicate with Payroll on timing of payroll interfaces and one-time payments outside of regular payroll schedules
• Prepare documentation of new/existing processes and policies

Internal Controls & Compliance

• Support internal and external audit requests by providing documentation, analysis, and process support.
• Maintain and update payroll accounting procedures, process documentation, and supporting policies.
• Perform and document internal control activities related to payroll accounting and support annual control testing.
• Coordinate with Internal Controls teams to maintain compliance with company control and documentation requirements.

Cross-Functional Projects & Continuous Improvement

• Participate in payroll, accounting, and system enhancement initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to support process improvements and business objectives.
• Drive Continuous Improvement efforts by identifying improvement opportunities related to payroll accounting processes, reporting, and system functionality.
• Communicate process and system changes to affected business partners and stakeholders.

Knowledge You Should Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and 4+ years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment and familiarity with automated accounting systems preferred.
• Knowledge of IFRS and general accounting principles.
• Strong analytical, account reconciliation, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work across all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, initiative, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Where We Work

This position is open to applicants who can work in (or relocate to) the following location(s)-

Portland, OR US. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Schedule Type

Hybrid (4 days per week in-office / 1 day remote). This schedule builds our #OneTeamBestTeam culture, provides an unparalleled customer experience, and creates innovative solutions through in-person collaboration.

At Daimler Truck North America, we recognize our world is changing faster than ever before. By listening to the needs of today, we’re building solutions with cutting-edge advancements in sustainability and future driving technologies - across electric, hydrogen, and autonomous innovation. Backed by decades of proven success, these efforts continue DTNA’s legacy as an industry leader. Our evolving brand portfolio is second to none, including Freightliner Trucks, Western Star, Detroit, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis, and Financial Services. Together, we operate as one team - driving toward a cleaner, safer, and more efficient future for all.

How we move forward together is defined by the DTNA Way - our shared approach to showing up for our customers, our colleagues, and the world we help move. We start with our customers, grounding every product, service, and decision in their success, knowing that when they move forward, so do we. At the same time, we act with urgency and intention, balancing speed with thoughtful decision-making to deliver results with integrity, accountability, and clarity. Across our entire organization, we collaborate as one team - bringing diverse perspectives, strengths, and expertise together with trust and respect - because we know we achieve more together than any one of us could alone.

Guided by these principles, we’re not just responding to change - we’re leading it. Together, we are building the future of transportation for all who keep the world moving.

Additional Information

• This position is not open for Visa sponsorship or to existing Visa holders
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country the position is located in at the time of application
• Final candidate must successfully complete a criminal background check
• Final candidate may be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen
• Contractors, professional services, or other contingent workers should confirm with their local agency if they are eligible to apply for FTE positions
• EEO - Disabled/Veterans

Daimler Truck North America is committed to workforce inclusion and providing an environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, marital status, family relationship, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender and transitioning status), genetic information, or veteran status.

For an accommodation or special assistance with applying for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at 503-745-8982 or toll free 800-206-3369. For TTY/TDD enabled call 503-745-2137 or toll free 866-355-6935.