Payroll Specialist
July 30
🏢 In-office - Manhattan
Description
• We are looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join our Payroll team in New York. • This position will support our payroll processing and compliance for the Americas and involves working very closely with our global Payroll team. • You will be responsible for the timely preparation of compliance-related items, coordination with our mobility team, and providing friendly customer service to colleagues in response to their payroll queries. • This role will also include collaborating with HR, and other internal teams such as the Workday team on process improvements within the Workday system. • Supporting semi-monthly and ad hoc payroll processing, and acting as a backup resource to cover team absences. • Ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations. • Partnering with our global Payroll team and Mobility team on expat payroll implications associated with employee mobility. • Contributing toward process enhancements and efficiencies, and recommending ways to improve and automate payroll processes. • Participating in UAT and regression testing of payroll changes and updates to the payroll system. • Project managing cross-team initiatives. • Leading payroll audits and compliance initiatives such as 401(k) non-discrimination testing and audits, tax credit analyses, and worker’s comp audits. • Maintaining payroll and internal control procedures, and ensuring that process notes are comprehensive and kept current.
Requirements
• 8+ years of Americas payroll and project management experience, preferably from a financial services background • Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or a related field • Experienced with in-house payrolls with a technical understanding of an in-house configuration • Experience working with Workday HR/Payroll and ADP SmartCompliance is preferred • Solidly understands multi-state payroll taxes, along with how payroll impacts financial reporting • Handles sensitive information with good judgment and discretion • Intellectually curious and willing to learn • Organized with great communication skills; able to build strong collaborative relationships across various groups within a firm • Excellent time management skills; able to handle competing priorities • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills; detail-oriented with a “can-do” attitude when resolving issues • A skilled and advanced Microsoft Excel user
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