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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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Execute and oversee semi-monthly and bi-weekly payroll for 3,000+ employees, ensuring 100% accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Serve as the resident Subject Matter Expert (SME) for payroll regulations, specifically for New York State and multi-state US jurisdictions.
• Maintain deep technical knowledge of withholdings, including complex payroll taxes, medical elections, 403(b) contributions, garnishments, and diverse benefit deductions.
• Lead the maintenance and optimization of integrations between the HRIS and payroll processing systems.
• Drive the issuance of annual W-2 statements and manage all internal/external audit inquiries.
• Act as a critical business partner to Benefits, HR, FP&A, and Accounting.
• Manage external vendor relationships, including brokers and 403(b) financial advisors.
• Proactively identify opportunities to automate, optimize, and audit the payroll lifecycle to increase compliance, streamline workflows, and reduce manual overhead.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive payroll experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or leadership capacity.
• Experience with ADP is required; experience with Workday is strongly preferred.
• 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.
• Proven ability to act as a "change agent," bringing transformation experience to an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and high-volume environment.
• Refined emotional intelligence with the ability to influence stakeholders, deliver exceptional internal customer service, and negotiate buy-in across departments.
• A hands-on problem solver who can easily balance granular detail with big-picture process improvement.

Skills

• ADP
• Workday
• Advanced Excel
• Payroll regulations
• Federal, State, and Local laws
• FLSA
• Change Management
• Communication
• Emotional Intelligence
• Critical Thinking

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 8+ years of progressive payroll experience
• 2+ years in a supervisory or leadership capacity

Education Level

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) designation

Salary/Compensations

• $150,000—$180,000 USD

Benefits

• 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) annually
• Paid Holidays
• 3% employer match on 403(b) retirement plan
• Full, premium healthcare benefits (medical, dental, and vision insurance)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Opportunities for professional growth

About the Company

• Success Academy Charter Schools is a high-energy, fast-paced network of dual-mission public charter schools dedicated to closing the achievement gap and providing a world-class education to all children.
• We hold ourselves to incredibly high standards, and our central network office operates with the same relentless pursuit of excellence as our classrooms.
• We are growing fast in New York and expanding to Florida.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.
• We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
• We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to flourish in a multicultural world.