Payroll & Operations Leader (Hybrid—US/Canada)

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. seeks a Manager, Payroll and Operations to lead payroll across the US and Canada, with oversight of EU and India. Hybrid role based in Princeton, NJ, three days on-site.

You will partner with HR and Finance to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll, while driving process improvements and system enhancements. Responsibilities include policy development, tax filings, SOX controls, and vendor management, with a focus on scalability and employee experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in payroll/HR ops with leadership responsibility.
• Experience with ADP WorkforceNow and HRIS systems.
• Knowledge of multi-state tax compliance (SOX, 401k) and process ownership.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end oversight of payroll operations to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing across all US and Canada employee populations, with oversight of EU and India’s payroll processes.
• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve payroll policies, procedures, and internal controls related to payroll processing and timekeeping.
• Oversee all aspects of payroll calculation and execution, including earnings, deductions, labor distribution, overtime, paid time off accruals, and withholding elections.
• Manage two site-based payroll team members in a dotted line capacity.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations, reporting requirements, and employer contribution obligations.
• Lead payroll tax filings, reconciliations, audits, and responses to tax authority inquiries.
• Maintain a strong control environment to support SOX compliance, audit readiness, and data integrity.
• Ensure accurate payroll reporting, reconciliations, and analysis to support Finance, HR, and external reporting needs.
• Partner with Finance on payroll funding, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Oversee resolution of complex payroll issues and discrepancies, serving as an escalation point for critical matters.
• Ensure accurate maintenance of payroll data within HRIS and payroll systems.
• Partner closely with HR, Total Rewards, Finance, and Legal to support compensation actions, benefit deductions, equity programs, and employment changes affecting payroll.
• Lead payroll vendor relationships and support payroll system enhancements, upgrades, and process optimization initiatives.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, scalability, and employee experience.
• Proactively ensure payroll processes are aligned with Oracle and systems capabilities.

Skills

Payroll Leadership

Regulatory Compliance

Cross-functional Collaboration

Data Analytics

Excel Proficiency

Tools

ADP WorkforceNow

Oracle Fusion HCM

Deel

Job description

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. seeks a Manager, Payroll and Operations to lead payroll across the US and Canada, with oversight of EU and India. Hybrid role based in Princeton, NJ, three days on-site.

You will partner with HR and Finance to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll, while driving process improvements and system enhancements. Responsibilities include policy development, tax filings, SOX controls, and vendor management, with a focus on scalability and employee experience.