Payroll Analyst

A healthcare organization is seeking an experienced Payroll Analyst to manage, process, and analyze payroll operations with a strong focus on accuracy, compliance, and timely execution. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented payroll professional with hands-on ADP experience and a solid understanding of payroll taxes, labor laws, and healthcare payroll environments.

The Payroll Analyst is responsible for ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. This role supports payroll execution, reporting, audits, and issue resolution, and works closely with HR and Accounting teams to resolve discrepancies and improve payroll processes.

• Collect, verify, and audit employee timekeeping data
  

• Calculate payroll, including regular hours, overtime, leaves, bonuses, and commissions
  

• Process payroll through ADP, including reporting and issue resolution
  

• Manage payroll taxes, statutory deductions, and withholdings
  

• Initiate timely payroll payments via direct deposit or other approved payment methods
  

• Maintain and update payroll records, including pay rate changes and employee status updates
  

• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee inquiries
  

• Prepare and submit payroll reports to management
  

• Stay current on changes to payroll tax laws, labor regulations, and statutory requirements
  

• Coordinate closely with Human Resources and Accounting teams to ensure payroll accuracy and compliance
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, or a related field
  

• 3–5+ years of payroll processing experience
  

• Hands-on experience using ADP for payroll execution, reporting, and troubleshooting
  

• Strong understanding of payroll taxes, statutory deductions, and labor laws
  

• Experience supporting payroll operations in a healthcare environment (strongly preferred)
  

• Advanced Excel skills for payroll data management and reporting
  

• High attention to detail and confidentiality
  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  

• Excellent numerical accuracy and data validation abilities
  

• Strong organizational and time-management skills
  

• Effective communication skills for working with employees, leadership, and external agencies
  

• Ability to manage large volumes of payroll data accurately and efficiently
  

• Fully onsite role based in Jamaica, NY
  

• Fast-paced healthcare setting with strict compliance and accuracy requirements