Senior Payroll Administrator

About the role

A well-established healthcare organization in the Hudson Valley is seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Administrator to join its Finance team. This is a highly visible role offering the opportunity to serve as a key payroll subject matter expert within a large, complex organization.

The Senior Payroll Administrator will serve as a key operational partner to payroll leadership, supporting high-volume payroll operations while ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of payroll data. This is a hands-on role with a strong focus on payroll auditing, reconciliation, system troubleshooting, quality assurance, and process improvement. The Senior Payroll Administrator will work extensively within Workday Payroll and UKG/Kronos and collaborate with Human Resources, Finance, management, and employees across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Supporting high-volume payroll processing and operations
• Auditing payroll calculations and reconciling payroll results
• Balancing timekeeping data and resolving discrepancies
• Utilizing Workday Payroll to research and troubleshoot complex payroll issues
• Working with UKG/Kronos timekeeping systems
• Supporting union payroll administration
• Validating payroll integrations and ensuring data accuracy
• Ensuring compliance with payroll tax, wage and hour, and other regulatory requirements
• Supporting payroll quality assurance and continuous process improvement initiatives
• Partnering across HR, Finance, and operational teams to resolve payroll issues

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience
• 3+ years of Workday Payroll experience required
• Experience with UKG/Kronos timekeeping systems
• Experience processing high-volume payroll in healthcare or another complex environment
• Strong payroll auditing, reconciliation, and troubleshooting experience
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax regulations, wage and hour laws, and payroll compliance
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, formulas, and data analysis
• Healthcare and/or union payroll experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; Associate degree with equivalent experience considered
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) preferred

Pay

$80,000–$89,000 annually, based on experience and qualifications.