Senior Payroll Manager — Multi-State, Union Experience

Blueberry Hospitality; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Blueberry Hospitality in New York, NY is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee end-to-end payroll across multiple entities and employee populations. This in-office role requires a proactive leader who can resolve complex issues, strengthen controls, and drive efficiency.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of payroll experience (including union environments), expertise with ADP WorkforceNow, and deep knowledge of multi-state payroll, taxes, wage and hour rules, and payroll

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience, including union workforce exposure.
• Experience with ADP WorkforceNow and payroll systems.
• Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll processing, taxes, and wage/hour rules.
• Demonstrated history of payroll process improvements and internal controls.
• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP) and reconciliation reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll across multiple entities and employee populations.
• Ensure payroll taxes, wage and hour compliance, and payroll accounting accuracy.
• Resolve complex payroll issues and drive process improvements.
• Strengthen controls and optimize payroll operations.
• Collaborate with finance and HR to ensure accurate and timely payroll submissions.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Union payroll experience

Advanced Excel

Process improvement

Multi-state payroll

Wage & hour compliance

Tools

ADP WorkforceNow

Job description

Blueberry Hospitality in New York, NY is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee end-to-end payroll across multiple entities and employee populations. This in-office role requires a proactive leader who can resolve complex issues, strengthen controls, and drive efficiency.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of payroll experience (including union environments), expertise with ADP WorkforceNow, and deep knowledge of multi-state payroll, taxes, wage and hour rules, and payroll