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Sr. Payroll Manager

Vaco
$130,000.00 - $150,000.00 / yr
United States, New York, New York
Jan 30, 2026
Senior Payroll Manager Location: Hybrid NYC Salary: $130,000-150,000 The Opportunity: We are seeking a strategic Senior Payroll Manager to oversee our clients payroll department and spearhead the modernization of our payroll functions. You will be responsible for ensuring that all employees are paid accurately and on time while maintaining strict compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations. The ideal candidate is a proactive leader who doesn't just "run" payroll but actively seeks to use technology to create efficiencies and improve the overall employee experience. Core Responsibilities Departmental Leadership: Recruit, train, and mentor the payroll team. You will manage the daily workflow, set performance standards, and foster a culture of accuracy and accountability. Process Optimization: Identify opportunities to modernize payroll systems. You will lead the implementation of new software or procedures to automate manual tasks and reduce errors. Compliance & Auditing: Serve as the subject matter expert on wage and hour laws. You will coordinate all payroll-related audits, ensuring all documentation is accurate, organized, and compliant. Full-Cycle Oversight: Supervise the processing of all payroll transactions, including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and specialized deductions. Reporting & Analysis: Maintain secure databases for compensation, bonuses, and worker's compensation. You will provide high-level reports to leadership regarding payroll trends and variances. Required Skills & Qualifications Experience: 5-10 years of progressive payroll experience, with at least 3 years in a supervisory or management capacity. Technical Mastery: High proficiency with ADP (Workforce Now/RFN) or similar enterprise-level payroll platforms. Advanced Excel skills are essential. Compliance Expert: Strong working knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll laws, as well as experience managing internal and external audits. Leadership Style: A "hands-on" manager who can balance high-level strategy with a sharp eye for detail. Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, HR, or a related field. Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com . Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. 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Pay Transparency Notice Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to: the individual's skill sets, experience and training; licensure and certification requirements; office location and other geographic considerations; other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.