Senior Payroll Associate

Atlas Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Search in Manhattan is seeking a Payroll Associate to join our payroll team. You will own end-to-end payroll processing, manage workflows for accurate and timely transactions, and maintain payroll data integrity.

You will use Workday, handle exemptions, deductions, and employment changes, generate earnings and tax reports, and help automate payroll processes. A 7+ year background in payroll and a Bachelor’s degree are required, with preference for experience in financial services.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of end-to-end payroll processing experience.
• Workday experience is required.
• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Financial services firm experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the end to end processing of payroll.
• Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely.
• Maintain and audit payroll information through collecting, calculating, entering, and uploading data.
• Update payroll records, entering changes in exemptions, deductions, employment status, and department/division transfers.
• Recommend ways to improve and automate payroll processes.
• Prepare reports, compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages.
• Prepare tax documents firmwide.
• Resolve payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information and responding in a timely matter.

Skills

Payroll expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

Our client is a Financial Services firm in Manhattan and they are looking for a Payroll Associate to join their team.

Job Description:

• Ensure the end to end processing of payroll
• Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely
• Maintain and audit payroll information through collecting, calculating, entering, and uploading data
• Update payroll records, entering changes in exemptions, deductions, employment status, and department/division transfers
• Recommend ways to improve and automate payroll processes
• Prepare reports, compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages
• Prepare tax documents firmwide
• Resolve payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information and responding in a timely matter

Core Competencies:

• 7+ years of experience in end-to-end payroll processing
• Workday experience is required
• Bachelor's degree is required
• Financial services firm is strongly preferred

The annual base salary range is $120,000 to $160,000. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things. Details about eligibility for bonus compensation (if applicable) will be finalized at the time of offer.