Full-Time

Payroll and Accounting Operations Specialist

Updated on 9/4/2026

Babel Street

Babel Street

201-500 employees

AI-powered data-to-knowledge platform delivering real-time insights

Compensation Overview

$75k - $95k/yr

Reston, VA, USA

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
Accounting (1)
Required Skills
NetSuite
Human Resources Information System (HRIS)
Excel/Numbers/Sheets

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Requirements
  • Three or more years of payroll or accounting experience.
  • Expertise in United States payroll processing.
  • Working knowledge of United States payroll regulations.
  • Basic understanding of accounting operations and workflows.
  • Strong working knowledge of payroll systems.
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Ability to escalate issues appropriately.
Responsibilities
  • Execute and support end-to-end global payroll processing for a multi-entity and multi-state company.
  • Prepare United States semi-monthly payrolls and special payrolls for exempt and non-exempt, salaried and hourly employees.
  • Coordinate with third-party payroll providers for United States and international payrolls in Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
  • Maintain payroll records and supporting documentation.
  • Act as a primary point of contact for payroll-related inquiries and issues, resolve them timely and effectively, and escalate complex, non-routine, or high-risk matters to the Accounting Operations Manager.
  • Prepare payroll-related journal entries for review.
  • Assist with payroll-related balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Support timely completion of payroll deliverables.
  • Support payroll tax compliance activities.
  • Prepare payroll reports for internal stakeholders and audits.
  • Assist with audit documentation requests.
  • Partner with Human Resources to ensure accurate employee data updates.
  • Collaborate on payroll-related improvements.
  • Support the Accounting Operations Manager with broader accounting and finance operations as needed.
  • Assist with sales tax compliance activities, including data preparation and coordination of filings.
  • Support accounts receivable processes, including billing, collections, customer follow-ups, and dunning communications.
  • Assist with ad hoc accounting tasks, reconciliations, and process improvements.
  • Provide backup support for other operational accounting processes as needed.
Desired Qualifications
  • Operational accounting experience, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, sales tax, and cash management.
  • Experience in a multi-entity environment.
  • Basic understanding of international payroll.
  • Working knowledge of Paylocity.
  • Familiarity with NetSuite.
  • Experience with human resources information systems platforms.
  • Experience supporting systems implementations, integrations, or process automation initiatives across payroll, human resources information systems, and accounting platforms.
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • Certified Payroll Professional certification.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Babel Street provides an AI-powered data-to-knowledge platform that delivers real-time insights to support mission-critical decisions across sectors such as finance, transportation, entertainment, sports, higher education, and hospitality. The platform enables global data discovery, enrichment, and management with scalable analytics and visualization, accessible via subscription and tailored solutions. Core capabilities include multi- and cross-lingual search in over 200 languages, situational awareness, operational risk, cyber risk, brand management, supply chain, competitive intelligence, and compliance. By turning vast digital data into timely, actionable intelligence, Babel Street helps organizations monitor risks, protect people and assets, and sustain business continuity.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$3.2M

Headquarters

Reston, Virginia

Founded

2009

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • SEC renewed Babel Street Analytics on August 14, 2026, signaling sticky enterprise demand.
  • DEA awarded Babel Street a 2026 purchase order, confirming ongoing government usage.
  • The company says Insights Investigator cut research time by more than 50%.

What critics are saying

  • Security Boulevard reported a late-March 2026 breach inside Babel Street systems.
  • Palantir and Recorded Future crowd the same intelligence buyers with broader platforms.
  • If privacy backlash grows, government clients freeze renewals and Babel Street's core surveillance model collapses.

What makes Babel Street unique

  • Babel Street's May 2026 agentic risk intelligence lets analysts direct governed AI investigations.
  • September 2026 Identity Risk handles 20-plus languages, regional names, and field-level scoring.
  • John Larson and Maura Burns deepen federal credibility across defense and intelligence buyers.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

7%
WashingtonExec
Sep 2nd, 2026
Babel Street launches new Identity Risk capabilities.

Babel Street launches new Identity Risk capabilities. Babel Street announced advancements to its Identity Risk capabilities centered around accurately determining whether different records represent the same person or entity. Organizations operating in high-stakes environments like global sanctions screening, border security, financial crime compliance and law enforcement investigations are faced with imprecise identity data, the company said. They choose between overly broad matching floods teams that produce false positives and manual reviews, and overly rigid matching that can lead to lapses in security oversight. And as AI agents are integrated into the screening, vetting and investigative process, the challenge is exacerbated. "Agents can operate at machine speed, but the decisions they make are only as trustworthy as the identity data and scoring logic beneath them," Babel Street said in its announcement. "Accurate, explainable identity resolution is critical to whether automated risk intelligence can be relied upon." The company's latest enhancements address this by improving how organizations match names, addresses, dates and full records across more than 20 languages and scripts. The three advancements improve identity matching through regional name intelligence, consolidate duplicate and variant records into a single trusted identity, and give teams field-level control over match scoring. Together, the capabilities are designed to reduce false positives, prevent inflated risk scores and improve confidence in global identity data. "A single missed match can result in a severe compliance breach, while a flood of false positives can paralyze an entire team," said Gil Irizarry, chief innovation officer at Babel Street. "As organizations deploy agentic workflows, they cannot afford to run high-speed AI on noisy or fragmented data. These updates give security and compliance teams the exact precision, control, and data hygiene required to make confident, defensible decisions at scale." The new capabilities are available for enterprise and government deployments. Staff Writer WashingtonExec celebrates the people, programs, and milestones shaping the Washington, D.C. government contracting community. Join 30,000+ leaders who start their day with The Daily. Our latest executive profiles, council news, and GovCon headlines - every morning.

Babel Street
Jul 14th, 2026
Babel Street named Security Executive Council Solution Innovation Partner, providing mission-grade risk intelligence for corporate security practitioners.

Babel Street named Security Executive Council Solution Innovation Partner, providing mission-grade risk intelligence for corporate security practitioners. WASHINGTON, July 14, 2026 - Babel Street, a global leader in mission-grade risk intelligence, today announced it has been named a Solution Innovation Partner (SIP) by the Security Executive Council (SEC). The designation signifies that the security solution has gone through a rigorous review process by corporate security practitioners. Specifically, it means that Babel Street's solution has been vetted for: * Risk Mitigation Efficacy: Proof that the technology or service measurably reduces security threats. * Business Value and ROI: Ability to prove financial value and alignment with corporate goals. * Trustworthiness: Reliability and validation of the vendor's capabilities in the enterprise market. Babel Street's mission-grade risk intelligence capabilities help enterprise security leaders move from reactive execution to proactive, intelligence-driven decision-making. Using the same AI-powered threat detection and identity intelligence used by government and defense organizations strengthens corporate security programs to protect brand reputation, people and assets, and drive measurable business impact. "Adversaries are already running AI-powered campaigns at a scale that no manual workflow can match, and security leaders are feeling the pressure to keep pace every day. Babel Street's mission-grade risk intelligence is crucial for any organization serious about protecting its people, assets, and reputation," said Benji Hutchinson, Babel Street CEO. Babel Street has demonstrated its capabilities in helping aid enterprise security teams worldwide, including securing a globally recognized, high-profile professional sporting event. Using Babel Street Insights, a security firm was able to identify a group of individuals in the host city planning to disrupt the event, uncovering a previously unknown threat network. Babel Street's capabilities - including deep web search, real-time social media monitoring, AI-driven sentiment analysis, and advanced pattern recognition - enabled the delivery of actionable threat intelligence to event organizers. "The Security Executive Council is pleased to welcome Babel Street as a Solution Innovation Partner. Babel Street's capabilities are relevant to security leaders working to protect people, assets, brand reputation, and business continuity. The full case study shows how the capabilities performed during a high-profile event," said Dean Correia, Emeritus Faculty and Business Continuity Lead at the Security Executive Council. Read the Security Executive Council-validated case study on Babel Street: https://www.securityexecutivecouncil.com/download/1480 The Security Executive Council is a leading research and advisory organization dedicated to helping security leaders make informed decisions, reduce organizational risk, and demonstrate business value through research, advisory services, and practitioner-led insights. About Babel Street Babel Street delivers mission-grade risk intelligence for organizations across government, defense, and the private sector to expose hidden identities, secure vendor networks, and identify threats. Its AI-native platform empowers the most trusted organizations in the world with the strategic advantage needed to stay ahead of risk and protect their missions. Headquartered in the U.S., Babel Street has an established presence in Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, and the U.K. For more information, visit babelstreet.com. Media Contact Erin Lutz Lutz Public Relations and Marketing (for Babel Street) 949.293.1055 [email protected]

Associated Press
May 18th, 2026
Babel Street launches AI agents to help analysts counter nation-state cyber threats

Babel Street, a risk intelligence company, has launched Insights Investigator, an AI-powered platform that enables analysts to direct AI agents in conducting investigations. The tool allows analysts to define objectives in natural language whilst maintaining control over scope and outcomes. Built on Babel Street's multilingual data foundation covering over 200 languages, Insights Investigator is designed for high-stakes environments requiring auditability and transparent reasoning. Early users report cutting research time by more than 50 per cent. The platform features rights-cleared data, analyst-directed AI agents trained in investigative workflows, and audit trails for regulated environments. Babel Street plans to expand capabilities in June 2026 with image analysis features, integrating visual intelligence into investigations. The company serves government, defence and private sector organisations.

Associated Press
Mar 11th, 2026
Babel Street launches agentic AI system to automate intelligence workflows at machine speed

Babel Street, a risk intelligence company, has announced its 2026 roadmap focused on "Agentic Risk Intelligence", deploying AI agents to execute complex intelligence workflows whilst maintaining human oversight and verifiable evidence. The company's approach enables analysts to direct AI agents that process massive datasets to extract entities and detect risks at machine speed. All findings include clear citations and source provenance for validation in high-stakes decision-making. Beginning this spring, Babel Street will release its first agentic workflows for tasks including vendor vetting, identity investigations and threat intelligence. The platform will also support agent-to-agent interoperability, allowing other AI systems to interact with Babel Street's platform. The company recently expanded its leadership team, appointing John Larson as president and chief AI officer and Rob Lalumondier as chief revenue officer.

Intelligence Community News
Dec 3rd, 2025
Babel Street taps John Larson as president, CAIO

Babel Street taps John Larson as president, CAIO. On December 2, Babel Street announced John Larson has joined the company as president and chief AI officer. This marks a major expansion of the company's executive leadership, where he will lead efforts to scale Babel Street's AI advantage and accelerate the next generation of product innovation, the company said. A nationally recognized AI and technology leader, Larson brings more than two decades of experience building high-performance AI organizations. He joins Babel Street after serving as executive vice president and head of artificial intelligence at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he played a pivotal role in establishing and reinforcing the firm's position as the leading provider of AI services to the U.S. federal government - a distinction the company has held since GFY 2022 and corroborated by industry analysts. Under his leadership, Booz Allen's dedicated AI portfolio grew at a compound rate exceeding 30% annually, scaling from an emerging contributor in the low hundreds of millions to approximately $800 million by fiscal year 2025, with continued strong growth momentum into fiscal 2026. His impact earned him recognition as one of the Top AI Executives to Watch in 2025. While at Booze Allen Hamilton, he launched a series of reusable mission-aligned AI products, established industry-shaping partnerships with NVIDIA, AWS, and next-generation AI start-ups, and built responsible AI governance frameworks that accelerated secure, explainable AI adoption across defense, intelligence, and civil agencies. Prior to this, Larson held senior leadership roles at IHS Markit (now S&P Global), Deloitte, IBM, and PwC. As Babel Street's president and chief AI officer, Larson will direct the company's technology strategy, expand its intelligence advantage, and drive the next generation of capabilities that help organizations detect risk earlier. "John is one of the most transformative AI leaders in the industry," said Benji Hutchinson, CEO of Babel Street. "He has built and scaled AI programs at a level few executives have achieved. His leadership will position Babel Street to expand our platform capabilities to deliver even greater value to our customers operating in high-stakes, high-complexity environments. John will help Babel Street continue to earn a place as a trusted technology partner for the world's most advanced identity intelligence and risk operations." "Babel Street leads the sector in mission-grade risk intelligence with the most expansive data sources and access worldwide," Larson said. "I'm excited to further that advantage with AI to amplify risk detection and make these powerful capabilities accessible to more organizations - and the personnel - that stand on the front lines of risk. When we detect threats sooner and respond with precision, we protect more people and strengthen our national resilience." Don't miss out - become a paid subscriber to IC News, and lock in subscription rates at 2025 prices. You'll get full access to breaking news from across the IC contracting space, with new articles each weekday.