Sr. Payroll Manager

Join a team that values your ambition and empowers your growth

At Corient, we help high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families to enjoy a full life, while enabling them to preserve their wealth for future generations, and provide for the people, causes and communities they care about. We focus on exceeding expectations, simplifying lives, and establishing legacies that last for generations. We are always looking for talented and motivated individuals to join our team. If you want to work for a company that values your contributions and supports your growth, we would like to meet you.

This role is hybrid (4 days/week in the office)  (New York, Miami or Chicago)

Key Accountabilities:

• Manages and provides oversight for a Global Payroll function across CI Financial and Corient, providing coaching to support employee development, growth and performance.
• Manages a team of two payroll experts and outsourced vendors for Payroll across the US, Canada, Caribbean and Hong Kong.
• Provide expert oversight of payroll operations to ensure accurate, compliant, and timely pay delivery while proactively mitigating financial and regulatory risks.
• Supervises the completion of US and Canadian semi-monthly payroll for salaried and hourly employees within Workday and ADP.
• Provides oversight of payroll outsourced services and payroll vendor management for global regions including the Caribbean and Hong Kong.
• Leads and supports execution of payroll audits working acting as single point of contact across HR, Compliance, third party auditors to meet requirements.
• Manages payroll year end, working with compensation and systems teams to ensure accurate and timely payments, year end tax documents and compliance activities.
• Manages team to assist internal stakeholders in completing required internal and/or regulatory compliance tasks for payroll, including working with Finance to balance payroll accounts to the GL.
• Acts as the payroll lead for Mergers and acquisitions and Divestitures (MA &D), working with the MA&D teams, Finance and compensation teams to payroll onboard/offboard companies and ensure payouts are done in a timely manner.
• Identifies and executes on opportunities to realize efficiencies in payroll delivery, including identifying vendors globally that can provide economies of scale.
• Provides payroll consulting and subject matter expertise on complex matters requiring extensive knowledge of payroll policies, procedures and federal & provincial/state legislation(s).

• Champions continuous improvements by leading regular audits to identify process gaps and implementing scalable solutions for long-term operational excellence.
• Facilitates internal, external and outside government tax agencies working collaboratively to respond and correct issues.
• Enforces compliance with evolving employment legislation, payroll regulations, internal policies, and global data privacy standards.

Physical Requirements

• This position requires the physical capabilities to work in an office environment, which may include prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Corient seeks to make reasonable accommodations that enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties when possible.

• This position may require the ability to lift up to 15 pounds.

• This position is required to work onsite 4 days per week.

U.S. Eligibility Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.

• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States. For U.S. employment opportunities, Corient hires U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Exceptions to these requirements will be determined based on shortage of qualified candidates with a particular skill. Corient will require proof of work authorization.

• Corient participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

• Must be willing to execute Corient’s Employee Agreement or Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement, which require, among other things, post-employment obligations relating to non-solicitation, confidentiality, and non-disclosure.

What You Can Expect from Us

Our dedication to the Employee Experience at Corient is aimed at supporting, empowering, and inspiring our talented team through:

• 401(k) Plan with Employer Matching 

• Four Medical Plan options that is generously subsidized by Corient

• Employer paid Dental, Vision & Life and AD&D Insurance 

• Employer paid Short-term & Long-term Disability  

• Paid Maternity & Parental Leave 

• Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Accounts

• Dependent Care FSA 

• Commuter & Transit FSA 

• Corporate Discount Program - Perkspot 

• Training Reimbursement  

• Paid Professional Designations  

• Giving back to the community - Volunteer days

Corient is one of the fastest-growing wealth management platforms in the United States. We have over 40 offices located across the country that serve more than 15,000 clients and manage over $220 billion in client assets. We combine a boutique’s personal service, creativity and objective advice with the extensive resources and vast intellectual capital of an innovative industry leader to create a profoundly different wealth management experience for our clients.

Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All candidates will be recruited and, if applicable, selected and employed without regard to sex, race, religion, marital status, veteran status, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, creed, ancestry, disability, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by law.

This position description is intended to provide a general overview of the expectations and responsibilities of this position and may not include all tasks that may be assigned. As the nature of business demands change, so may the functions of this position. Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned with or without notice.

Corient refers to the separate but affiliated entities under common control of Corient Holdings Inc. Client assets include all assets of Corient Holdings Inc., including majority- and minority-owned businesses.