Senior Manager, Payroll
CFS
New York, NY
Senior Manager, Payroll (Temp-to-Perm)
Schedule
- Hybrid on-site; three days per week in NYC office (flexible days).
$100-$110/hr commensurate with experience
Benefits & Growth
- High-visibility, strategic role supporting payroll operations for 1,200+ US employees across 13–15 locations
- Opportunity to lead process automation and system integration initiatives within a law firm recognized for transformation.
- Ability to supervise and mentor staff to ensure professional growth
- Direct interaction with senior leadership and visible business impact
Why This Opportunity Stands Out
- Immediate executive exposure with ability to shape payroll operations during a critical transition
- Hybrid on-site flexibility, extremely convenient Midtown location near Grand Central Station
- Potential to convert to permanent for top performers
- Ability to recommend best practices and leverage technology to update payroll processing software and create efficiencies within the team
Key Responsibilities of the Payroll Senior Manager
- Lead and supervise a high-performing payroll team; ensure accountability and knowledge transfer
- Oversee and streamline weekly, biweekly, and semimonthly US payroll cycles for over 1,200 employees
- Provide oversight for complex compensation structures including overtime, bonuses and special payments
- Drive process automation and optimize integrations between Workday (timekeeping/reporting) and ADP (payroll processing)
- Deliver advanced reporting and analytics to Talent Management and Finance leadership, leveraging advanced Excel functions (pivot tables, vlookups)
- Serve as hands-on subject matter expert and escalation point for all payroll compliance, benefits coordination, and system/process change
- Ensure compliance for payroll tax filings and reporting
- Collaborate with other teams such as finance, benefits and HR to ensure alignment as it relates to payroll
Must-Have Skills/Experience
- Payroll leadership experience in a large company/professional services environment (1,000+ employees/multi-location)
- Hands-on expertise with a major payroll system (ADP, or similar) and HRIS (Workday, or similar)
- Advanced Excel competency (pivot tables, vlookups)
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
- Able to manage and mentor staff in a variety of locations
- Comfortable working in a fast paced environment
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MaxSalary: USD110
MinSalary: USD100
About the Company
CFS
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.