Senior Payroll Specialist

Job overview

The Senior Payroll Specialist role is based in New York, NY, and reports to the Payroll Manager in PPFA’s Finance Department. The annual salary range is $75,000–$80,000. Planned Parenthood Federation of America supports affiliates providing sexual and reproductive health care and education. The specialist ensures accurate, compliant payroll processing through technical reviews, reconciliations, regulatory research, and execution of biweekly payroll runs. The role also supports audits, system improvements, and internal teams handling complex payroll questions.

What you'll do

• Review payroll data for tax and operational variances
• execute final biweekly payroll runs
• monitor terminations for final-pay compliance
• support UKG enhancements and integrations
• research regulatory changes
• prepare audit data and reconciliations
• support year-end payroll and tax activities
• review quarterly tax packets
• respond to unemployment claims
• advise internal teams on complex payroll matters.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

payroll

senior payroll specialist

payroll compliance

multi-state taxation

union payroll

ukg

payroll reconciliation

audit support

new york ny

planned parenthood

$75k–$80k/year

cpp required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires CPP certification and 4–5 years of comprehensive payroll experience, including complex multi-state or union payroll; 3+ years as a UKG or similar system power user.

About the employer

Planned Parenthood Federation of America is hiring for this role. Industry: Human Rights Organizations. Sector: 81.