Senior Payroll Manager

Job Description

Job Title : Senior Payroll Manager

Location : Flushing, Queens, NY (3 days / week in office)

About the Role :

Our client, a leading home health care provider serving the Five Boroughs, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties with over 15,000 home health aides , is seeking a Senior Payroll Manager to join their finance team.

This role has been created to strengthen payroll compliance and tax processes , particularly given the complexity of a large hourly workforce. The Senior Payroll Manager will oversee the payroll team , ensuring accurate payroll operations, compliance with NY Wage Parity laws, payroll tax regulations, reconciliations, audits, and related compliance matters.

This is not a hands-on payroll processing role —it’s a leadership position focused on compliance oversight, decision-making, and guidance .

Key Responsibilities :

• Oversee the payroll team responsible for processing payroll for over 15,000 employees.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations, including NY Wage Parity laws.
• Handle payroll tax issues, reconciliations, audits, and notice management.
• Validate payroll-related credits or refunds from IRS or state / local authorities to avoid liability.
• Serve as the subject-matter expert for payroll compliance and tax matters.
• Provide guidance and support to the payroll team and cross-functional stakeholders.

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