Payroll Manager

About the company

Our IT staffing division fills contract and full-time roles in development, infrastructure and help desk. Accounting and finance professionals make up a growing share of placements. Bullpen seating, plenty of noise, and a whiteboard of open orders.

Role overview

Joining the HR and Payroll team in New York City, reporting to the Payroll Manager. Our headquarters is in London, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. We hire in the US through an employer of record, so this is a regular full-time job with local payroll and statutory benefits. Working hours overlap with UK business hours.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare payroll journal entries and accruals for accounting
• Answer employee questions about paychecks, withholding and direct deposit
• Reconcile payroll registers to the general ledger each period
• Calculate final pay in line with state timing rules
• Maintain payroll records and documentation for audits
• Set up state and local tax accounts when employees move or new locations open

About you

• 8+ years of hands-on payroll processing, ideally multi-state
• Strong Excel for reconciliations
• Comfortable with garnishments and tax withholding setup
• Discreet with confidential pay and personal data
• High school diploma required; associate or bachelor's degree preferred
• Accurate and deadline-driven. Payroll does not slip

Compensation and benefits

Rate: $90,000 - $122,000 a year

• Company laptop
• 20 days paid time off
• Wellness allowance
• Co-working space stipend
• Annual salary review
• Health insurance through our employer-of-record partner
• Paid parental leave

Southern Employment Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Southern Employment Services.