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Payroll Specialist (26572)

Northern Rivers Family Services

Albany, NYFull-time$27–30/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$27–30/hr
Location
Albany, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Payroll Specialist processes bi-weekly payroll and expense reimbursements, maintains payroll files and systems, manages deductions, and prepares payroll-related general ledger entries, reconciliations, and reports. The role reports to the Finance Manager and is onsite. Three to four years of related experience is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Payroll ProcessingExpense ReimbursementsPayroll SystemsPayroll DeductionsGeneral Ledger ReconciliationPayroll ReportingTimecard ProcessingBenefits ReconciliationJournal EntriesQuarterly 941 ReportingLeave Balance TrackingStaff Training

Qualifications

3+ Years Related Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Salary Range $27.00 - $30.00 Hourly

Position Type Full Time

Travel Percentage None

Description

As a Payroll Specialist, you will process bi-weekly payroll and expense reimbursements, maintaining payroll files and systems, managing payroll deductions, preparing general ledger entries and reconciling accounts, and processing payroll reports. You will report to the Finance Manager and you will work onsite.

Responsibilities:

  • Process employee timecards, which includes verifying hours and proper coding and preparing for upload into the payroll batch including processing of employee reimbursement requests.

  • Maintain payroll web-based system, which includes entering data, processing data, processing checks, and reports.

  • Process all benefit reports which includes health insurance, taxes, disability insurances, garnishments, and retirement contributions for payment including reconciling benefits to the payroll register.

  • Audit general ledger payroll accounts and prepare any journal entries applicable to payroll.

  • Process and verify quarterly and annual reports, including quarterly 941 reports.

  • Keep accurate files on all employee payroll changes as provided by the HR Department.

  • Maintain accurate account of employees’ leave balances and distribute reports.

  • Maintain an accurate recording system for all payroll records.

  • Bi-weekly reporting of overtime and FTE data to management.

  • Train staff on processes and procedures related to payroll.

  • Coordinate with program staff and managers for optimal payroll system reporting usage.

Requirements and Education:

  • At least three to four years of related experience preferred

Benefits

  • Health care package: medical, dental, and vision

  • Tuition reimbursement

  • Paid time off

  • Holiday Pay

  • 401 (K) plan

  • Life Insurance

  • Loan repayment assistance

  • Free training/CEU opportunities

About Northern Rivers

At Northern Rivers Family of Services, we work together to make a difference in our client's lives. Northern Rivers empowers children, adults, and families to change their lives and build stronger communities.

Northern Rivers Family of Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire great people from a variety of backgrounds, not because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger! All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. We cherish the unique contributions of our diverse staff and are building a culture where everyone has the opportunity to do meaningful work.

How this job compares

Set against the 602 open Payroll Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$27–30/hr
  • US median$27–32/hr159 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $28.50/hr, is 5% below the US median midpoint ($30/hr) — in the middle half of Payroll Specialist hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 42 open Payroll Specialist jobs in New York and 602 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Payroll Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (422 postings).
Education
34 of the 602 open Payroll Specialist jobs (6%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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