Hiring: Payroll Operations Specialist Company: Niural AI Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 07:41:51 Target Skills & Keywords : C++, Rails About the job Experience: •2 years of payroll operations experience, preferably in a PEO, payroll provider, or multi-client payroll environment. •At least 2 years of payroll operations experience, preferably in a PEO, payroll provider, or multi-client payroll environment. Required Skills: •Process and support payrolls for PEO and payroll clients in accordance with established deadlines. •Review and audit payroll data for accuracy, including hours, earnings, deductions, taxes, benefit deductions, reimbursements, adjustments, and employer costs. •Review payroll previews, variance reports, payroll registers, deduction reports, and related payroll outputs before finalization. •Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies related to pay, taxes, deductions, benefits, reimbursements, retroactive changes, and adjustments. •Support off-cycle payrolls, manual adjustments, corrections, and special payroll requests. •Communicate with clients by email as needed to clarify payroll items, request missing information, or provide payroll-related follow-up. •Partner with Customer Success on client-reported payroll issues by researching root cause and providing accurate findings. •Partner cross-functionally with Benefits to ensure benefit deductions and payroll impacts are accurately reflected. Qualifications: •You’ll thrive in this role if: •You are highly detail-oriented and enjoy making sure payroll is accurate. •You have strong payroll processing knowledge and understand the importance of payroll deadlines. •You are comfortable reviewing payroll data, identifying discrepancies, and researching root causes. •You can manage multiple payroll cycles and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. •You communicate clearly and professionally with internal teams and clients by email when needed. •You prefer payroll operations, execution, and issue resolution over owning client relationships or leading recurring client meetings. •You are proactive, organized, and comfortable following structured processes. •In-depth knowledge of payroll processing, payroll taxes, deductions, benefit deductions, wage compliance, and payroll adjustments. •Demonstrated capacity to investigate payroll discrepancies and provide clear documentation and findings. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!