senior payroll coordinator

$110,000 - $140,000/Yr

Randstad - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Payroll Coordinator will play a crucial role in supporting the Payroll Manager and HR department at an established investment management firm in New York City. This position involves administering payroll for employees, resolving payroll-related issues, and continuously seeking improvements in payroll processes. The role offers competitive salary and opportunities for career growth within a cutting-edge firm.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Payroll Manager and HR department in administering payroll for employees.
• Resolve any issues that may arise and continuously look for improvements in payroll operational processes.
• Perform a wide variety of record keeping and payroll processing activities.
• Prepare and process semimonthly payroll.
• Maintain all personnel, deduction, and benefit changes in the HRIS system (Lawson).
• Prepare general ledger entries and payroll funding requests for the Corporate Accounting department.
• Assist in open and new enrollment processes or changes in benefit administration as needed.
• Maintain payroll-related HR forms and documents.
• Prepare and post pay stubs.
• Manage NYC Commuter Transit program.
• Compute wage prorations, deductions, overtime payments, and other associated payroll calculations.
• Inspect automated system output such as registers and standard reports.
• Determine and correct out-of-balance conditions.
• Prepare and file tax returns and W-2s.
• Gather payroll data for inclusion in financial statements.
• Conduct research and prepare special reports for audit requests for management.
• Process new hires and terminations.
• Process accurate and timely year-end reporting when necessary.
• Develop ad hoc financial and operational reporting as needed.
• Audit payroll balance sheets, YTD earnings, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Experience in payroll processing and payroll tax (multistate).
• Familiarity with W-2 end of year processing.
• Experience with ERP systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with transit programs.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• 401K contribution.
• Incentive and recognition program.