Senior Payroll & Benefits Specialist, US

Location: United States of America; hybrid schedule with 3 days in the office in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Charlotte, or Tampa

Salary: $85,000–$95,000 base salary per year plus discretionary bonus

Company

hirify.global is hiring for a payroll and benefits operations role supporting a multi-state US workforce.

What you will do

• Own the complete semi-monthly payroll cycle, including data collection, processing, reconciliation, approvals, and final submission.
• Process hires, terminations, compensation changes, bonuses, commissions, garnishments, direct deposit updates, and retroactive adjustments.
• Administer medical, dental, vision, 401(k), commuter, and other employee benefit programs.
• Coordinate with Finance, People, benefit brokers, carriers, third-party administrators, and external vendors.
• Maintain payroll calendars, controls, audit documentation, employee records, reports, process documentation, and standard operating procedures.
• Support compliance monitoring, audits, year-end processing, employee inquiries, and continuous process improvement.

Requirements

• 4+ years of full-cycle payroll experience in a multi-state US environment
• Strong knowledge of US payroll regulations, tax requirements, benefits administration, and compliance standards.
• Hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now.
• Advanced Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Experience handling confidential employee information and sensitive data.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, analytical problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in a high-growth or multi-location organization.
• Exposure to payroll audits, year-end processing, compliance reviews, HRIS integrations, payroll automation, or process improvement.
• Professional payroll certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with three days per week in the office.
• Individual contributor role with independent ownership of payroll and benefits operations.
• Discretionary bonus in addition to the base salary.
• Focus on accurate, responsive, and confidential employee support.