Payroll Specialist

Job Title: Payroll Specialist (Audit Focus)

Location: Brooklyn, NY (Onsite)

Duration: 06/08/2026 – 09/05/2026

Schedule: Monday–Friday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Hours: 37.5/week

🎯 Role Summary

A hospital-based Payroll Specialist responsible for payroll processing, auditing, and compliance. This role supports accurate payroll operations while ensuring adherence to internal policies and government regulations.

🔑 Key Responsibilities

• Audit financial and operational processes (billing, AR/AP, payroll, and clinical areas)
• Review and manage KRONOS/UKG timecards with department timekeepers
• Process biweekly payroll accurately and in compliance with regulations
• Reconcile payroll reports and perform post-payroll audits
• Handle employee deductions, tax forms, garnishments, and direct deposits
• Collaborate with HR to maintain payroll systems and employee data
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries and resolve issues
• Ensure adherence to hospital policies and procedures

🧩 Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of audit experience
• Hands-on experience with UKG (Kronos) payroll systems (MANDATORY)
• Strong understanding of payroll processing and compliance
• Ability to handle payroll-related queries and discrepancies

⭐ Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Infor/Lawson or similar payroll systems
• Knowledge of collective bargaining agreements (union environments)
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, or related field

Pride Global and its affiliates offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Pride Global and its affiliates are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Pride Global and its affiliates are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation