We are partnering with a well-known organization to hire an execution-focused Senior Manager, Payroll. This hands-on, player-coach role runs day-to-day payroll operations and leads a small team through a period of transformation. It's ideal for a skilled operator who thrives with minimal oversight and can partner on large-scale remediation projects in a complex, high-transaction, multi-frequency environment.

• Location: New York, NY – Onsite 5 days a week
• Compensation: $140,000 – $160,000 base + bonus

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end payroll operations for a high-volume population across weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly cycles
• Work hands-on alongside your team, executing payroll runs, calculations, and pre-calculation audits
• Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end processes and compliance with cross-functional partners
• Lead, coach, and mentor payroll specialists while shifting the team from end-to-end portfolio ownership to job-level processing
• Build and execute a cross-training roadmap covering union, multi-frequency, and international payrolls
• Audit vendor outputs for accuracy and partner with HR, Finance, and IT to resolve data issues and improve upstream workflows

Qualifications:

• 8–10 years of progressive payroll experience, including 3+ years in a hands-on leadership or player-coach role
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or equivalent certification
• Deep expertise in high-volume payrolls with significant union populations, collective bargaining agreements, and multiple pay frequencies
• Proven track record restructuring team workflows, eliminating redundancies, and scaling a lean payroll function
• Experience maintaining stable operations during HRIS remediations, system integrations, or corporate restructuring
• Self-starter who runs daily operations independently, knows when to escalate, and partners strategically on long-term goals

If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today. 

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