Payroll Specialist

We are looking for a Payroll Specialist to support payroll operations for a luxury retail organization in New York, New York. This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can manage payroll activities for large groups of hourly employees across multiple states. The person in this role will work closely with a small payroll team, helping ensure timely and accurate pay processing while maintaining strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities:

• Process end-to-end payroll for hourly retail employees across assigned regions, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company standards.
• Review employee time records, identify discrepancies, and follow up with appropriate partners to resolve payroll issues before final submission.
• Support multi-state payroll administration for a workforce of more than 500 employees.
• Use ADP Workforce Now to maintain payroll data, process earnings and deductions, and assist with regular payroll cycles.
• Partner with the payroll team to help meet deadlines and maintain smooth day-to-day payroll operations.
• Prepare and validate payroll-related reports using advanced Excel functions and formulas.
• Investigate payroll variances and help correct errors related to pay, hours worked, or employee records.
• Hands-on experience managing full-cycle payroll processing.
• Background supporting multi-state payroll in a high-volume environment.
• Proficiency with ADP Workforce Now.
• Experience processing payroll for employee populations exceeding 500 workers.
• Strong ability to review and reconcile employee timesheets accurately.
• Advanced Excel skills, including the use of formulas for analysis and reporting.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to handle payroll information with confidentiality.