Lindblad Expeditions

Payroll Manager

New York, NY

Sponsorship not specified$110k-$130kDetected 13 days ago

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About the role

The Payroll Manager is responsible for leading Lindblad Expeditions' payroll function, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing while continuously improving payroll operations, controls, and employee experience.
This position follows a hybrid work schedule, with an expectation of working onsite in our New York City office three days per week and remotely two days per week.

Lead the end-to-end payroll function, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll processing for all U.S. payrolls.
Review, validate, and approve payroll inputs, calculations, reconciliations, and audit reports prior to payroll processing.
Partner with HR, IT, and Finance to support payroll system enhancements, testing, implementations, integrations, and upgrades.
Develop, maintain, and enhance payroll policies, procedures, documentation, and internal controls to support a scalable payroll function.
Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation, responding to inquiries, and maintaining compliance with SOX and other internal control requirements.
Perform other payroll, accounting, and Finance-related responsibilities as assigned.
This role serves as the day-to-day owner of payroll operations and is expected to proactively identify issues, drive resolutions, implement process improvements, and partner closely with Accounting, HR, IT, and external providers.
We are committed to building a community of different genders, races, ages, sexual orientations, chosen identities, and countries of origin where every person brings their whole self to work and whose skills, talents, and abilities are valued.

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
6+ years of progressive payroll experience, including experience leading payroll operations.
Strong understanding of multi-state payroll processing, payroll taxes, wage and hour requirements, and payroll accounting.
Experience managing payroll within an integrated HRIS/payroll environment (Rippling, ADP, Dayforce, UKG, or similar).
Demonstrated experience leading payroll process improvements and implementing operational efficiencies.
Strong analytical and reconciliation skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, and reconciliation reporting.
Experience supporting public company internal controls and SOX compliance preferred.
Must be available to work onsite at least 3 days per week in our New York City-area office.

Salaries will be based on the applicant's location, level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills.

STATEMENT Lindblad Expeditions determines the pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data.
We evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company.
Our posted salary range is based on national data and may be refined for a candidate's region/town/cost of living.
An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will receive higher pay.

Travel benefits for employees and their family
Health insurance including Medical, Dental, Vision
Long-Term Disability, Life & AD&D Insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) to be used for out-of-pocket medical and dependent care
Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit
1 Floating Holiday Options
Up to 15 days of vacation (pro-rated per anniversary year)
Parental Leave

Lindblad Expeditions is a true pioneer in Expedition Travel.
From taking the first citizen explorers to Antarctica in 1966, opening the Galapagos and Easter Island to tourism in 1967, leading the first tourist expedition through the Northwest Passage in 1984, and launching our innovative partnership with National Geographic in 2004, we're now taking almost 30,000 guests a year to some of the world's most remote and pristine locations on our fleet of 20 ships, and are committed to ensuring our guests experience the "Exhilaration of Discovery".

EMPLOYER STATEMENT At Lindblad Expeditions, we simply could not do our work without the diverse kaleidoscope of humanity that creates and delivers our remarkable offerings across the planet.
As a Company that respects and celebrates the inherent diversity in the places we explore, we recognize the need to mirror that same diversity and all the interconnected perspectives within our organization.
We believe we can explore further and in a more meaningful way by actively creating a more diverse and inclusive organization where everyone feels they belong.
Lindblad Expeditions is an equal opportunity employer.

From taking the first citizen explorers to Antarctica in 1966, opening the Galapagos and Easter Island to tourism in 1967, leading the first tourist expedition through the Northwest Passage in 1984, and launch

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