Top Payroll Jobs in NYC, NY

Own US and Canadian payroll processing, including bi-weekly, off-cycle, and manual payments. Manage UKG Pro configuration, troubleshooting, process improvements, documentation, controls, tax filings, and employee data changes. Coordinate international payroll providers, reconcile payroll to the general ledger, support audits, and collaborate with HR, Benefits, and Accounting. Train and back up team members while protecting confidential information and meeting recurring deadlines.

Processes semi-monthly and biweekly payroll across multiple states and entities, including payroll changes, timekeeping, reconciliations, tax compliance, 401(k) audits, reporting, year-end activities, and employee inquiries. The role supports payroll audits, system migrations, process improvements, documentation, and compliance with U.S. payroll regulations while collaborating with People, Legal, Finance, and senior management.

Owns multi-state US and Canadian payroll, including bi-weekly, off-cycle, and manual payments. Serves as the UKG Pro and Workforce Management Dimensions expert, improving configurations and reducing manual processes. Coordinates international payroll providers, reconciles payroll to the general ledger, supports audits, maintains tax and payroll controls, manages employee changes, and documents procedures. Collaborates with HR, Benefits, and Accounting while safeguarding confidential information and training backup team members.

Leads global payroll operations across multiple countries, managing a team of regional specialists and ensuring accurate, compliant, timely payroll. Oversees payroll provider transitions, Workday Payroll design and implementations, U.S. tax compliance, SOX controls, audits, reporting, process automation, and cross-functional stakeholder management.

Leads a team of seven bookkeepers, overseeing workload allocation, quality standards, audits, coaching, hiring, and performance management. Maintains a portfolio of client accounts, including reconciliations, journal entries, transaction categorization, general ledger review, cleanups, and monthly closes. Resolves escalated accounting, payroll, and payroll tax issues; reports performance and capacity; partners with Accounting, Product, Operations, and Training; and improves workflows and team efficiency.

Processes full-cycle, multi-state biweekly payroll for approximately 1,200 hourly and salaried employees. Calculates wages, overtime, deductions, bonuses, garnishments, and benefits; resolves payroll inquiries; prepares management and audit reports; supports year-end close and 403(b) uploads. Maintains compliance with payroll tax laws, internal controls, and confidentiality requirements while managing payroll discrepancies and special projects.

Manages payroll compliance programs, internal controls, audits, regulatory monitoring, and risk mitigation across multi-state operations. Serves as the UKG Pro and UKG Workforce Management subject-matter expert, reviewing configurations, controls, reporting, system changes, and payroll anomalies. Uses AI and analytics to improve audits, identify exceptions, document compliance activities, and enhance operational efficiency while partnering with Legal, HR, Finance, Tax, Benefits, Operations, and Internal Audit.

Performs clerical payroll and timekeeping-related duties, including data entry, record and file maintenance, invoice and report processing, file searches, report preparation, and accuracy checks. Works under supervision with limited independent judgment and may perform incidental typing. Requires one year of clerical experience, high school education, and keyboard proficiency of at least 20 words per minute.

Lead global payroll operations across multiple countries, ensuring accurate, timely, compliant processing and strong controls. Manage payroll vendors, new-country implementations, system integrations, audits, SOX compliance, tax coordination, funding, reporting, and payroll data integrity. Partner with Tax, Finance, Equity, IT, and HRIS teams while documenting processes, reducing risk, centralizing vendors, and supporting a scaling public company.

Manage global payroll operations across assigned geographies, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing. Lead a payroll team, oversee statutory filings, tax payments, reconciliations, accounting entries, audits, vendors, and employee inquiries. Support the transition from fragmented providers to a global payroll platform, improve policies and procedures, and drive operational efficiency and compliance.

Owns multi-country payroll across the US, UK, Singapore, Argentina, and EOR countries. Responsibilities include payroll operations, tax and statutory compliance, benefits deductions, contractor payments, vendor and EOR management, equity and commission processing, reconciliations, controls, and audit readiness. The role will also lead payroll expansion into new countries and use AI and automation to improve accuracy and reduce manual work while protecting sensitive employee data.

Leads payroll operations and a team of Payroll Analysts, overseeing end-to-end processing, reconciliations, audits, tax administration, controls, compliance, issue resolution, and year-end activities. Partners with HR, HRIS, Benefits, Finance, and Accounting to ensure accurate payroll services. Manages payroll systems, process improvements, reporting, funding, employee concerns, and payroll-related projects while maintaining data security and operational accuracy.

Oversee end-to-end weekly payroll for more than 1,000 multi-state employees, including salaried, hourly, and union workers. Manage UKG Pro payroll and Workforce Management timekeeping systems, ensure compliance with wage, tax, prevailing wage, certified payroll, and union requirements, audit reports, resolve discrepancies, and coordinate payroll reporting and audits. Partner with Finance and HR on reconciliations and system improvements while supervising, mentoring, and reviewing the Payroll Specialist.

Oversee end-to-end payroll processing, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payments. Supervise two payroll coordinators, maintain payroll systems and employee records, partner with HR, respond to payroll inquiries, prepare reports, reconcile accounts, audit wage and tax data, support audits, protect confidentiality, and improve payroll processes.

Supervise payroll staff and daily operations; audit payroll and personnel transactions in NYCAPS and PMS; ensure accurate biweekly payroll, contractual increases, lump-sum payments, benefits, garnishments, and payroll reporting. Maintain internal controls and compliance with civil service laws, collective bargaining agreements, and oversight directives. Investigate discrepancies, support employee self-service payroll functions, train staff, and provide customer service.

Supports domestic and international payroll accuracy, compliance, reconciliations, journal entries, tax coordination, benefits deductions, audit requests, and employee payroll inquiries. Coordinates with payroll providers, Finance, Tax, Compensation, Equity, and Benefits teams. Reviews ADP WFN data, wires, invoices, cash entries, and payroll processes while documenting procedures and recommending control improvements.

Owns Workday Payroll configuration, maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, reporting, and continuous improvement. Manages payroll rules, tax setup, general ledger mapping, journal entries, reconciliations, data integrity, and compliance controls. Partners with HR, Accounting, and other stakeholders to develop scalable automated solutions, document processes, resolve errors, and lead AI adoption within payroll. Requires substantial payroll systems expertise, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to manage complex technical objectives independently.

Process high-volume, multi-entity U.S. payrolls in Oracle Cloud HCM, including payroll calculations, retroactive pay, tax withholdings, deductions, garnishments, transfers, and reconciliations. Audit payroll transactions, resolve discrepancies, maintain payroll data and reports, ensure regulatory compliance, and recommend process or system improvements across multiple payroll cycles and jurisdictions.

Owns federal, state, and local payroll tax compliance across a multi-client, multi-state payroll operation. Responsibilities include tax account registration, payroll tax research, auditing and reconciliation, agency notice resolution, amended returns, payments, and quarter-end and year-end compliance. The role partners with payroll teams, vendors, clients, and tax agencies while maintaining accurate records and supporting payroll processing.

Supports multi-country payroll processing, tax activities, reporting, reconciliations, audits, employee inquiries, system maintenance, and process improvements. Reviews payroll data for discrepancies, ensures accurate earnings and payments, and partners with HR, Benefits, and senior payroll staff. The role requires multi-state U.S. payroll experience, Canadian payroll knowledge, payroll tax experience, strong Excel skills, and attention to detail.

Processes and reconciles biweekly payroll for exempt and non-exempt employees, ensuring accuracy, compliance, timely payments, and correct deductions. Maintains payroll and timekeeping data, handles special payments and employee inquiries, supports reporting and audits, and collaborates with HR and Finance on cost allocations and data integrity. The role also helps improve payroll processes and requires knowledge of payroll laws, tax principles, Excel, and HRIS or ERP systems.

Own payroll administration, compliance, timekeeping, final paychecks, reconciliations, and payroll reporting. Ensure accurate and timely processing for California employees, resolve discrepancies, maintain records, and support audits. Coordinate HR Assistant workflows, review their work, manage employee changes and separations, support benefits and leave administration, and develop payroll procedures and controls. Serve as a resource for employees and managers while escalating complex matters appropriately.

Executes accurate, timely multi-state payroll for employees and contractors, including biweekly, bimonthly, and off-cycle payments. Owns UKG Pro and UKG Workforce Management configuration, testing, integrations, timekeeping, troubleshooting, and process improvement. Supports audits, reconciliations, tax registrations, garnishments, year-end reporting, employee inquiries, and payroll or HRIS implementations. Partners with Finance, IT, People Ops, and other teams while maintaining payroll documentation and controls.

Supervise the Payroll Examination Unit and oversee accurate, timely payroll processing. Responsibilities include reviewing payroll reports, resolving discrepancies, approving supplemental and special payments, reconciling payroll summaries, ensuring compliance with payroll policies and collective bargaining agreements, supervising staff, preparing management reports, training employees, and improving internal controls and procedures.

Researches, audits, reconciles, and resolves payroll transactions and reports; processes adjustments, retroactive payments, direct-deposit reversals, paper checks, and salary updates. Responds to employee payroll inquiries, supports collective bargaining and managerial lump-sum payments, and collaborates with payroll and personnel teams on operational issues and projects.