Job Description

Payroll Assistant

JOB-10045632

Anticipated Start Date

January 12, 2026

Location

NY

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client provides top-ranked care, dozens of inpatient and outpatient specialties, and mental health services with a team of highly trained and caring medical professionals who are compassionate, culturally competent and patient centered. Their vision is to be a fully integrated health system that enables New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives. Many of their roles are temp-to-hire, giving our client and our candidates the opportunity to ensure they are the right fit for a full-time position, as this comes with career advancement opportunities and excellent benefits. In fact, over 30% of our candidates have converted to full-time positions at our client.

Job Summary

We are looking for individuals to join our client’s team as Payroll Assistant. You will be responsible for processing payroll for hourly and salaried employees, managing wage garnishments, and ensuring accurate benefits deductions. This role conducts payroll audits to maintain data integrity, prepares property payroll transfer reports, and provides accounting support to the leadership team.

Job Description

• Process payroll for hourly and salaried employees.
• Accurately enter and pay all wage garnishments on time.
• Verify and update benefits deductions.
• Prepare and process property payroll transfer reports.
• Conduct payroll audits to maintain accuracy and data integrity.
• Review and analyze retroactive pay calculations.
• Support year-end payroll activities, including W-2s, reconciliations, and reports.
• Assist leadership with payroll and accounting-related projects.
• Resolve payroll discrepancies and respond to employee inquiries.

Skills Required

• Minimum 2+ year of timekeeping and payroll processing experience (i.e. Garnishments, taxes and Year End activitites).
• Analytical skills related to retro calculations of pay and time required as the ability to work with multiple systems simultaneously.
• Intermediate to advance skills in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Experience with QuickBooks and PayChoice or Payroll Associates is preferred.

Education

• High school diploma or GED required, associate or bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Shift Ti me: 8am - 4pm

Pay Rate

• Up to $33.00 per hour depending on experience

HirePower Personnel, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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