Assistant Director of Payroll (29915)

Physician Affiliate Group of New York • New York, NY

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY), a tax-exempt organization affiliated with NYC Health + Hospitals, is adding an Assistant Director of Payroll. PAGNY is one of the largest physician groups in New York State and directly employs nearly 4,000 physicians and allied health professionals who serve seven of New York City’s public hospitals, numerous public health community-based practices, and the city’s Correctional Health Service. The Mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff. NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay. The Assistant Director of Payroll will assist in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Payroll Department, ensuring the accurate, compliant, and efficient processing of payroll across all PAGNY sites. This position supports strategic payroll initiatives, process improvements, and compliance with internal and external regulations. The role acts as a key advisor and operational leader within the Payroll team, interfacing with HR, Finance, and site operations to ensure excellence in payroll administration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Human Resources, Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 6 years' progressive payroll experience, including supervisory or team leadership responsibilities.
• Experience with union payroll requirements, labor allocations, and employee benefit accruals.
• Advanced proficiency in Paycom or other payroll/time and attendance systems required.
• Strong Excel skills (including VLOOKUPs and PivotTables); familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.
• In-depth knowledge of payroll processes from onboarding through disbursement and reporting.
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines with high attention to detail.
• A customer-service mindset and commitment to maintaining high ethical standards and confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced payroll certification, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and support the daily operations of the payroll function, including time card review, audits, earnings code management, and bi-weekly payroll processing.
• Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local payroll laws, union requirements, internal compliance, and confidentiality policies.
• Assist in the training and supervision of Payroll staff, including onboarding new employees to payroll systems such as ESS (Paycom).
• Collaborate with HR and Operations to address payroll-related inquiries, support labor allocations, manage PTO profiles and accruals, and calculate retroactive payments, adjustments, and payouts.
• Provide guidance on payroll tax laws, and ensure proper implementation of payroll tax policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Evaluate payroll operations and recommend process improvements to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and user experience.
• Support cross-departmental reconciliation of payroll data and ensure consistent and timely reporting.
• Generate and analyze payroll reports for internal stakeholders, sites, and leadership; fulfill ad hoc reporting requests.
• Serve as a key resource for resolving complex payroll issues and inquiries across all PAGNY sites.
• Maintain confidentiality of payroll records and sensitive employee information.
• Assist with system optimization initiatives in Paycom and other HRIS platforms to support scalable payroll operations.
• Participate in strategic planning with the Senior Payroll Director, CFO, and Director of Accounting to align payroll practices with organizational goals.

Benefits

• 401(k) Company Contribution (subject to IRS contribution limits): Employees are immediately vested in a 3% company contribution of base earnings. No employee match is required. After one year of service, employees receive an additional 7% company contribution of base earnings. No employee match is required.
• Generous Annual Paid Time Off (PTO): Vacation and Holiday.
• Medical, Prescription, and Dental Coverage: Top-tier plans with employee contributions significantly below market rates.
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Coverage: Equal to 3x your salary (up to a maximum of $250,000) provided at no cost to you. Additional employee-paid Voluntary Life and AD&D coverage is available for you and your family.
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• Pre-tax employee-paid contributions for commuting expenses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager