Senior Payroll Specialist

📋 Description

• Run end-to-end payroll for all employees (including faculty), ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and
• Manage multi-state payroll operations, including audits, reporting, and reconciliations
• Maintain high data integrity across payroll systems and proactively identify and resolve
• Partner with Finance on payroll-related reporting, budgeting, and forecasting
• Serve as the primary owner of payroll within the organization
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, reduce manual work, and increase accuracy

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of hands-on payroll experience, with direct ownership of end-to-end payroll processing
• Strong experience managing payroll systems — Rippling strongly preferred
• Proven ability to identify and implement process improvements in payroll operations
• Experience administering benefits programs and partnering with brokers/vendors
• Knowledge of multi-state payroll compliance (NY experience strongly preferred)
• High attention to detail and strong operational rigor

🎁 Benefits

• A compensation package that includes a base salary ($115,000 - $130,000) + equity grant
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) match
• Fertility benefits via Carrot
• Flexible Time Away + paid holidays
• In-office lunches for our NY Office (did we mention, we’re dog friendly? 🐶)