Mattson Technology
Payroll & General Ledger Sr. Accountant
Fremont, CA, United States · Senior
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About the role
- Mattson Technology, Inc. is seeking a Payroll & General Ledger Sr.
- Accountant to oversee U.S. payroll operations and key General Ledger activities.
- This position will oversee payroll for approximately 180 salaried and non-salaried employees while supporting journal entries, account reconciliations, month-end close, payroll accounting, and internal controls.
Responsibilities
- Perform pre- and post-payroll audits and resolve discrepancies.
- Maintain payroll procedures, documentation, controls, and process improvements.
- Support federal, state, and local payroll tax compliance, including multi-state withholding, unemployment, W-2/W-2C, filings, and deposits.
- Analyze payroll and accounting variances and support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close.
- Maintain accurate documentation and provide support for internal and external audits.
- Support system upgrades, implementations, testing, and process improvements.
- Maintain appropriate internal controls, segregation of duties, and audit-ready documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting and payroll experience.
- Hands-on experience with ADP, Oracle, and SAP.
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll requirements, including multi-state payroll.
- The role requires hands-on experience with ADP, Oracle, and SAP and will serve as a key interface between Payroll, HR, Finance, and Accounting.
Nice to have
- Experience in semiconductor, technology, manufacturing, or multinational companies.
- SOX/internal control experience.
- Experience with ADP-to-Oracle payroll interfaces.
- Prior supervisory experience.
- U.S. GAAP and external audit experience.
- Experience improving or automating accounting and payroll processes.
- Key Competencies
- Payroll & Accounting Expertise | ADP/Oracle/SAP Systems | General Ledger | Reconciliations | Internal Controls | Analytical Skills | Leadership | Process Improvement | Communication
Benefits
- Our new investor's vision is that Mattson Technology, with its Silicon Valley DNA, will continue to operate as a global, market-driven technology provider serving worldwide semiconductor manufacturing customers.
- Full own the end-to-end U.S. payroll for approximately 180 employees, including regular, supplemental, bonus, and special payrolls.
- Review hours, earnings, deductions, benefits, taxes, PTO, and other payroll inputs.
- Coordinate with HR, Benefits, Finance, and Accounting to ensure accurate and timely payroll.
Company info
- Mattson Technology, Inc., a 38-year Silicon Valley company, designs, manufactures, markets, and globally supports plasma and rapid thermal processing equipment to fabricate integrated circuits for the global semiconductor industry.
- Mattson Technology, Inc. offers processing equipment that utilizes innovative technologies to deliver advanced processing capabilities and high productivity for the fabrication of current and next-generation integrated circuits.
- Our equipment and technologies are used by leading memory and logic, analog /power device manufacturers worldwide.
- Innovations from Mattson Technology in Atomic Surface Engineering address the most critical logic and memory manufacturing challenges.
- In May 2016, Mattson Technology was acquired by Beijing's E-Town Capital.
- In July, 2025, the company successfully listed in Shanghai's STAR Exchange.
- As the external trade compliance environment evolves, Mattson Technology now operates independently from the parent company in product, business, and operations, serving customers outside of China.
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