Interim Payroll Specialist

Compensation

$40.00 – 50.00 commensurate with experience

Benefits & Growth

  • Immediate start with exposure to high-growth, multi-entity business operations
  • Direct experience with rapid-change environment and new system implementations
  • Career-accelerating engagement supporting renowned, multifaceted brand

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

  • Mission-critical role preventing operational disruption in a high-visibility company
  • Involvement in complex, multi-system payroll architecture during a major transformation phase
  • Executive and cross-functional visibility across Finance, HR, and Operations

Key Responsibilities of the Payroll Specialist

  • Ensure seamless, error-free processing of multi-company payroll using Rippling, Gusto, and Deel for 1,000+ employees/contractors
  • Rapidly stabilize payroll operations during leadership transition; document and adapt to current-state SOPs
  • Navigate payroll complexities across separate pay frequencies (weekly, biweekly, bimonthly) and entities
  • Onboard new employees into payroll systems and resolve unique payroll scenarios (garnishments, international)
  • Drive continuity as the primary payroll owner through Workday implementation and concurrent business scaling

Preferred Skills/Experience

  • Recent payroll processing experience using Rippling for high-volume, multi-entity organizations
  • Direct ownership of payroll execution for large employee and contractor populations (700+ FTE, 1,000+ total payees)
  • Proven ability to operate under tight deadlines in fast-paced, dynamic environments with minimal guidance

Location & Schedule

  • New York, NY (SoHo) – Hybrid preferred; flexibility for remote possible depending on system fit. 9am – 5pm with overtime as needed

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