Payroll Supervisor

Verisk • Jersey City, NJ

3d • $90,000 - $110,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Verisk is seeking a Payroll Supervisor responsible for accurate, compliant, and timely delivery of multi-entity payroll operations across the Americas. The role combines operational leadership, governance oversight, and hands-on payroll expertise, and serves as an escalation point for complex payroll matters, systems configuration, audits, and stakeholder coordination.

The position is accountable for compliance, controls, payroll processing accuracy, systems integrity, and stakeholder service delivery, with a focus on complex payroll tasks and supervisory ownership. It oversees payroll governance and processing, stakeholder and vendor relationships, payroll systems and technology, and third-party payroll-related payments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience working with payroll systems such as Oracle and third-party payroll providers.
• Extensive experience supervising complex, multi-jurisdictional payrolls.
• Proven strength in compliance, audits, reconciliations, and system-based payroll environments.
• Ability to balance hands-on payroll execution with governance, controls, and stakeholder leadership.
• Comfort acting as both an operational expert and a supervisory escalation point.
• Advanced Excel and payroll analytics capabilities.
• Strong time management, project management, and prioritization skills.
• Demonstrated people leadership, coaching, and knowledge-sharing ability within payroll operations.
• Experience leading or mentoring payroll staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee payroll compliance across the Americas, ensuring adherence to local legislation, tax regulations, SOX requirements, and internal controls.
• Own and maintain Americas Payroll SOPs, aligning them with global standards, KPIs, and governance frameworks.
• Review, approve, and sign off on year-end processes, statutory filings, quarterly controls, audits, and payroll reconciliations.
• Ensure accurate tax calculation, reporting, and statutory payments, including equity-related payroll transactions.
• Maintain data security, integrity, and access controls in accordance with Finance and corporate standards.
• Oversee payroll forecasting, KPI ownership, general ledger alignment, and subledger-to-ledger reconciliations.
• Contribute to internal and external payroll audits, including platform and process walkthroughs.
• Supervise end-to-end payroll processing to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to SOPs.
• Approve off-cycle and special payments, including bonuses, severance, commissions, STI, garnishments, and non-payroll payments.
• Oversee payroll reconciliations, flux analysis, change reports, and bank statement agreements.
• Ensure correct setup and validation of new hires, terminations, salary changes, equity transactions, and time reporting.
• Provide peer review and final validation of payrolls before release.
• Serve as the escalation point for high-level payroll inquiries, complex employee issues, and sensitive payroll matters.
• Manage payroll communications, change announcements, and employee-facing updates.
• Collaborate with HR, Accounting, GL, Finance, and external payroll vendors to resolve issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee payroll ticket queues, ServiceNow workflows, and vendor service requests to ensure SLA adherence.
• Own payroll system configuration and integrity, including Oracle and vendor platform integrations.
• Ensure accurate data flow between HR, time and labor, and payroll systems.
• Lead system testing, updates, and legislative changes to ensure payroll readiness.
• Oversee timecard design, absence functionality, and system enhancements that affect payroll processing.
• Review, approve, and reconcile third-party payroll-related payments.
• Ensure supporting documentation, PO/REQ compliance, and audit readiness for external payments.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Disability benefits
• Paid Time Off program
• Competitive total rewards package, including base salary determined based on role, experience, skill set, and location

What This Job Offers

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