Senior Payroll Specialist

Senior Payroll Specialist (Remote - New York City NY)

Cherry BekaertRecruiting & Staffing is partnered with a prestigious professional services organization seeking an experiencedSenior Payroll Specialistto join its Finance & Accounting team. This fully remote opportunity offers a37.5-hour workweek excellent benefits and the chance to work in a collaborative fast-paced environment supporting a large multi-state employee population.

Position Overview

The Senior Payroll Specialist will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of U.S. payroll ensuring compliance with federal state and local regulations while partnering closely with HR Benefits and Accounting teams. This role is ideal for a payroll professional who thrives in a complex multi-state environment and enjoys balancing compliance analysis and customer service.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and manage end-to-end U.S. payroll operations including multi-state payrolls.
• Ensure compliance with federal state and local payroll tax regulations and wage laws.
• Review payroll transactions including direct deposits tax elections deductions PTO payouts and final pay calculations.
• Perform payroll reconciliations prepare supporting documentation and maintain audit-ready records.
• Research and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee payroll inquiries.
• Partner with HR on employee lifecycle events including onboarding terminations compensation changes and leave administration.
• Collaborate with Benefits and Accounting teams to ensure accurate deductions reporting and general ledger activity.
• Support payroll audits and year-end payroll processing activities.
• Maintain payroll controls tracking tools and reconciliation schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration or a related field preferred.
• 8 years of progressive payroll experience.
• Strong experience with multi-state payroll processing and payroll tax compliance.
• Experience within a professional services environment highly preferred.
• Proficiency with UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) or a similar enterprise payroll platform.
• Advanced Excel skills including data analysis lookups reconciliations and reporting.
• Strong understanding of payroll taxes wage and hour laws payroll accounting and compliance requirements.
• CPP or FPC certification is a plus.
• Exceptional attention to detail analytical skills and ability to meet deadlines.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary:$63000 $90000 base salary
• Fully Remote(must be local to Washington DC or New York City NY)
• 37.5-hour workweek
• Overtime eligible position
• Comprehensive benefits package

If you are an experienced payroll professional with multi-state tax expertise and advanced UKG experience we encourage you to apply.