Top Payroll Manager Jobs in NYC, NY

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.

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.

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.

Manage end-to-end, multi-state payroll operations, including complex compensation calculations, data imports, reconciliations, audits, compliance, and discrepancy resolution. Lead and develop the payroll team, maintain controls and documentation, support ADP Workforce Now processes, and partner with HR, Finance, Operations, and field leadership to improve payroll accuracy and efficiency.

Owns nationwide payroll operations, including multi-state tax compliance, wage and hour compliance, payroll controls, vendor governance, systems configuration, reporting, reconciliations, audits, and final payroll approval. Leads the payroll team, manages ADP and related integrations, oversees regulatory filings and notices, and drives automation, process improvement, and internal control effectiveness for a large hourly workforce.

Oversee high-volume, multi-state payroll operations, including weekly, biweekly, and monthly processing, tax compliance, W-2 reporting, payroll reconciliations, audits, general ledger uploads, and discrepancy resolution. Manage Workday, ADP, and OSV payroll systems, vendors, and reporting. Supervise, train, and mentor payroll staff while collaborating with HR, Finance, and external partners to maintain data integrity and improve operational efficiency.

Manage accurate, timely US payroll processing and regulatory compliance for all employees. Oversee termination checks, benefits-related payroll activities, Workday enhancements, audits, payroll accounting, 401(k) funding reconciliations, Form 941 filings, and state tax reconciliations. Partner with People Operations, maintain confidential employee records, support month-end close, and help scale payroll operations in a fast-growing company.

Manage end-to-end payroll processing for salaried, hourly, and grant-funded employees. Ensure compliance with payroll laws, oversee tax filings and year-end reporting, reconcile payroll accounts, maintain payroll systems and records, resolve discrepancies, support audits and system improvements, and collaborate with HR, Finance, and Fiscal teams while safeguarding confidential information.

The Payroll Manager oversees end-to-end, multi-state U.S. payroll processing, tax compliance, benefits deductions, garnishments, direct deposits, journal entries, reconciliations, and year-end filings. The role manages Workday time tracking, coordinates international payroll matters, supports Asia payroll, resolves agency inquiries, and supervises and mentors direct reports. It requires strong knowledge of wage-and-hour regulations, payroll taxes, HRIS platforms, confidentiality, accuracy, and deadline management.

Owns end-to-end U.S. multi-state, international, and EOR payroll for more than 500 employees. Responsibilities include payroll processing, tax compliance, year-end filings, equity payroll, reconciliations, audits, controls, reporting, vendor management, and system automation. The role will build scalable payroll infrastructure, establish documentation and workflows, evaluate platforms, support expansion into new jurisdictions, and eventually hire and develop a payroll team.

Own end-to-end, multi-state payroll processing, including wages, bonuses, commissions, deductions, benefits, tax withholding, remittance, reconciliations, reporting, and year-end filings. Configure and improve Rippling or Deel, identify compliance gaps, build scalable payroll controls and processes, and partner closely with HR, Legal, and Finance on employee changes and compensation. Support audits and complex compensation structures involving equity, crypto, or tokens.

Leads global payroll operations across multiple countries and entities, overseeing processing, compliance, controls, vendors, reconciliations, reporting, audits, systems, and continuous improvement. Partners with Finance, Accounting, People, Legal, IT, and Total Rewards on payroll accounting, tax, equity, employee lifecycle changes, and system enhancements. Serves as the senior escalation point, improves employee experience, manages payroll metrics and forecasts, and develops payroll team members and external partners.

Manage a payroll team to deliver accurate, on-time payroll per SLAs. Serve as payroll and systems subject matter expert, handle escalations and client communication, optimize workflows, ensure policy compliance, coach and develop staff, and support cross-functional initiatives and continuous improvement.

Manage end-to-end payroll operations across the US, India, and UK, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing. Lead an offshore payroll team, own payroll systems and integrations, support implementations and Workday Payroll rollouts, and oversee payroll accounting, reconciliations, audits, tax compliance, controls, and process improvements. Partner with PeopleOps, Benefits, and Accounting while resolving complex payroll issues and protecting confidential employee data.

Manage end-to-end US payroll delivery for client engagements, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant multi-state payroll. Responsibilities include payroll data validation, discrepancy resolution, tax and benefits administration, vendor management, reconciliations, payroll accounting, system testing, implementations, migrations, process improvements, and automation. The role requires adapting quickly to different client environments and collaborating with HR, Finance, senior stakeholders, and payroll partners.

Own and scale a global payroll function end-to-end: build systems, processes, and team; ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and timeliness across jurisdictions; handle payroll accounting, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end close; partner with Finance, Legal, HR, and Execs; support audits and international expansion.

Own full-cycle, multi-state payroll for more than 1,000 employees using Rippling. Manage payroll tax accounts, filings, notices, reconciliations, audits, benefits, 401(k), workers’ compensation, year-end reporting, and payroll accounting. Serve as Rippling system owner, maintain payroll documentation, and build AI-enabled automation for payroll support, reporting, agency notices, and audit preparation.

Lead day-to-day payroll for a 3,000+ employee, multi-state organization. Oversee semi-monthly and bi-weekly payroll, ensure compliance and W-2 issuance, manage deductions and garnishments, maintain HRIS-payroll integrations, lead a small payroll team, partner with Benefits/HR/Finance, manage vendors, and drive automation and process improvements.

Own and scale global payroll end-to-end for employees, contractors, and commission recipients. Build systems, automation, controls, and documentation for payroll at scale. Manage payroll vendors, EORs, and benefits administrators. Ensure domestic and international payroll tax compliance, registrations, filings, reconciliations, and tax notice resolution. Handle complex compensation (commissions, bonuses, taxable benefits, relocation). Administer 401(k), deductions, garnishments, and contractor payments. Partner with Finance, Accounting, People Ops, Tax, and Legal.