Success Academy Charter Schools

Success Academy Charter Schools

Payroll Director

New York · Director

No sponsorship$150k-$180kDetected 10 hours ago
C++AccountingExcelFP&AAuditingHRISCustomer SupportLeadershipCommunicationCritical ThinkingInternal Audit

About the role

  • As the Director of Payroll, you will hold primary day-to-day responsibility for the end-to-end payroll operations of a complex, 3,000+ employee organization.
  • Operational Leadership: Execute and oversee semi-monthly and bi-weekly payroll for 3,000+ employees, ensuring 100% accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
  • Regulatory Expertise: Serve as the resident Subject Matter Expert (SME) for payroll regulations, specifically for New York State and multi-state US jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

  • Reporting directly to the Leader of Finance Operations, you will manage a dedicated team of 1-2 specialists and serve as a strategic change agent, bridging the gap between routine processing and high-level financial transformation.
  • Manage external vendor relationships, including brokers and 403(b) financial advisors.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required.
  • Active Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) designation is required.
  • Proven ability to act as a "change agent," bringing transformation experience to an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and high-volume environment.
  • Degree: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required.
  • Certification: Active Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) designation is required.
  • Change Management: Proven ability to act as a "change agent," bringing transformation experience to an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and high-volume environment.

Nice to have

  • Experience with ADP is required
  • experience with Workday is strongly preferred.
  • Software Proficiency: Experience with ADP is required

Skills

  • Advanced data manipulation skills, including multi-function formulas, pivot tables, and sophisticated data formatting.
  • Comprehensive, up-to-date understanding of Federal, State, and Local laws, including FLSA.
  • Leadership & Soft Skills
  • Technical Skills & Experience
  • Excel Mastery: Advanced data manipulation skills, including multi-function formulas, pivot tables, and sophisticated data formatting.

Compensation

  • $150,000 - $180,000 USD
  • Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.
  • Drive the issuance of annual W-2 statements and manage all internal/external audit inquiries.

Benefits

  • Access to full, premium healthcare benefits (medical, dental, and vision insurance), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and pre-tax commuter benefits.
  • This position is not bonus eligible.
  • Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.
  • We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Company info

  • We are growing fast in New York and expanding to Florida, and we would love to welcome you to our community!

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization.
  • Success Academy Charter Schools is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.
  • We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization.
  • equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Success Academy Charter Schools does not offer employment-based immigration sponsorship.

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