The Opportunity
We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Payroll Coordinator to join our Payroll team. This role is ideal for someone who has hands-on payroll experience, enjoys working with data and technology, and is eager to continue building their payroll knowledge and expertise.
Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the Payroll Coordinator will support day-to-day payroll activities, assist with payroll processing and reconciliation, and help ensure employees are paid accurately and timely. We're looking for someone who brings strong attention to detail, a problem-solving mindset, and a genuine interest in learning, developing, and taking on increasing responsibility.
What You'll Do
• Support payroll processing activities and help ensure accurate and timely payroll results.
• Review payroll data and identify discrepancies that require research or correction.
• Assist with payroll reconciliations, audits, reporting, and other payroll-related activities.
• Research and respond to employee payroll questions in a timely and professional manner.
• Partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, and other teams to resolve payroll-related issues.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and handle sensitive employee information with appropriate confidentiality.
• Use Excel to organize, analyze, reconcile, and validate payroll data.
• Leverage AI and other technology tools, where appropriate, to support productivity, research, analysis, and continuous process improvement.
• Participate in process improvements and identify opportunities to make payroll processes more accurate and efficient.
• Demonstrate curiosity and a willingness to learn new tools, technologies, and payroll processes.
• Take on additional payroll responsibilities as knowledge and experience grow.
What We're Looking For
• 2-5 years of payroll or closely related experience, with hands-on exposure to payroll processes.
• Working knowledge of payroll concepts and a desire to deepen that knowledge.
• Intermediate Excel skills, including comfort working with formulas, lookups, filters, PivotTables, and larger data sets.
• Strong interest in learning and adopting AI and emerging technologies to enhance productivity and improve ways of working.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to research issues, think critically, and follow problems through to resolution.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, particularly when working against payroll deadlines.
• Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
• Curiosity, initiative, and a willingness to continuously learn and develop.
Preferred, but Not Required
• Experience with Workday Payroll or Workday HCM.
• Experience using AI tools in a professional setting to support productivity, research, data analysis, or process improvement.
• Experience working with payroll reports, reconciliations, audits, or payroll-related data
Salary Range - $85,000-$100,000
Team
Business Finance
Working Pattern
Full time
Location
New York
Contract type
Permanent Contract
