Junior Payroll and AP Specialist; Legal Industry

We are a full-service growing midsize commercial law firm with offices in several states, headquartered in mid-town Manhattan.

We have an exciting opportunity with the newly created role of Junior Payroll and AP Specialist, where you can contribute in a meaningful way to the Firm's success. The prospective candidate will work very closely with the HR Director, the CFO and the Accounting/Admin team. The Firm is using ADP Workforce as its payroll processing service.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following but are not limited to:

• Work closely with the HR Director and the CFO to ensure that the Firm's bi-weekly payrolls are processed accurately
• Become proficient with the payroll system and processes to assist hourly employees with timecards
• Work closely with the benefits and 401K brokers to ensure accurate deductions. Review period-over-period payroll changes, and audit benefits invoices to ensure compliance and accuracy
• Work closely with the CFO to reconcile payroll accounts and resolve discrepancies
• Answer employee questions about paychecks and handle issues, as required
• Assist with onboarding/offboarding payroll setup
• Assist with the year-end W-2 reviews and other year-end compliance reporting
• Manage employee reimbursement processes
• Partner with the AP team to assist with certain daily AP functions
• Serve as a back-up for AP processing
• Work closely with everyone on the Administrative and Management teams, and assist with various other requests and projects, as may be required
• 5 days in the office is mandatory (mid-town Manhattan)
• Bachelor's degree is preferred but not required