Payroll Associate - Time and Attendance

Job details

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

Exciting Opportunity at MSK: At Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK), the Associate, Payroll Associate - Time and Attendance plays a vital role in supporting employees across the organization by ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and responsiveness. This role combines customer service, problem-solving, and technical expertise in Workday and payroll operations to help MSK achieve its mission of ending cancer for life.

Role Overview

• Oversee all payroll correspondence (phone, email, mail) with confidentiality and professionalism.
• Provide responsive, high-quality support to MSK employees and external business partners.
• Act as liaison with Chase Bank to resolve ACH and check issues.
• Generate and review daily and biweekly Workday audit reports to ensure payroll accuracy.
• Process Verification of Employment requests and no-fault claims.
• Manage off-cycle payments, including ACH returns, lost checks, and HR/Legal requests.
• Assist in special projects, ad-hoc reporting, and department initiatives.
• Support internal and external audit preparation, including documentation for legal, IRS, and state agencies.
• Create and maintain departmental spreadsheets and metrics to track payroll process outcomes.

Key Qualifications

• Familiarity with payroll systems, preferably Workday.
• Ability to handle confidential employee information with discretion.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Experience with Payroll within a large healthcare setting is a big plus

Core Skills

• Customer-focused communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and data tracking.
• Ability to categorize and resolve payroll inquiries efficiently.
• Collaborative mindset, able to serve as backup for Payroll Analysts when needed.

Additional Information:

Reports to: Associate Director, Project Management
Schedule: Hybrid; 2x a week on-site

Location: 633 Third Avenue, NY, NY

Closing:

At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.

MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.  

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.