US Payroll Specialist - Hybrid (Workday)

Open Society Foundations; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental plans

Retirement plan

Parental leave

Job summary

Open Society Foundations seeks a Payroll Officer, US Payroll in New York. The role supports accurate processing of the U.S. payroll and a small Amsterdam payroll in compliance with laws, coordinating with global providers and maintaining data integrity.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree, CPP desirable, and proven Workday payroll experience, plus strong analytical and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; CPP desirable.
• Proven experience with full US payroll processing in Workday.
• Strong data integrity and confidentiality skills.

Responsibilities

• Process US payroll accurately and on time, coordinating with providers.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state and local laws.
• Prepare payroll summaries, reconciliations and year-end filings.
• Respond to employee inquiries and maintain payroll knowledge base.

Skills

US payroll

Workday

Data accuracy

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor degree

CPP desirable

Tools

Workday

Tentoo Amsterdam

Job description

Open Society Foundations seeks a Payroll Officer, US Payroll in New York. The role supports accurate processing of the U.S. payroll and a small Amsterdam payroll in compliance with laws, coordinating with global providers and maintaining data integrity.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree, CPP desirable, and proven Workday payroll experience, plus strong analytical and cross‑functional collaboration skills.