Senior Payroll Manager: Workday & Compliance Leader

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Inc.; Woodbury (MN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead day-to-day payroll operations, including multi-cycle processing in Workday and comprehensive tax reporting. You will ensure accuracy, timely delivery, and regulatory compliance for 1,000+ employees.

You will supervise payroll staff, drive process improvements, and collaborate with HR, Finance, and other laboratories to maintain data integrity and cost control.

Qualifications

• Experience managing payroll in Workday for multi‑cycle payrolls.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local payroll regulations.
• Proven ability to supervise payroll staff and drive process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on processing of end-to-end payroll in Workday for 1,000+ employees.
• Serve as payroll SME within Workday, including configuration, testing, and troubleshooting.

Skills

Payroll operations

Tax compliance

Team leadership

Auditing

Tools

Workday

Job description

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead day-to-day payroll operations, including multi-cycle processing in Workday and comprehensive tax reporting. You will ensure accuracy, timely delivery, and regulatory compliance for 1,000+ employees.

You will supervise payroll staff, drive process improvements, and collaborate with HR, Finance, and other laboratories to maintain data integrity and cost control.