Entry Level Finance Jobs
New grad finance jobs welcome recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where a strong internship record or hands-on coursework can matter more than a long resume. Most openings are across Technology & Software, Education, and Banking & Financial Services, with employers like Madison Energy Infrastructure, PwC, and Infosys hiring at this level now.
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Marketing Statement
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States. We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city’s five boroughs. Our large health system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care centers, post-acute care/long-term care, rehabilitation programs, Home Care, and Correctional Health Services. Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers. At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Duties & Responsibilities
SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: This position oversees a company’s entire payroll function, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant salary payments, tax filings, and benefits deductions. Key duties include managing payroll staff, maintaining HRIS/timekeeping systems, auditing data, ensuring compliance with federal/state laws, and generating financial reports.
- Payroll Processing & Accuracy: Oversee end-to-end payroll processing, including calculations, deductions, garnishments, and direct deposits.
- Specialized Processing: Handle off-cycle payroll, including bonuses, commissions, stock options, deferred compensation, relocation, and executive pay.
- Auditing & Analysis: Reconcile payroll adjustments, resolve errors, and perform audits to ensure accuracy before and after payment distribution.
- Reporting: Prepare specialized reports on payroll liabilities and tax compliance for management or tax authorities.
- Communication: Act as a liaison with HR and finance to address complex, non-routine pay inquiries from employees.
- Compliance & Reporting: Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations; handle tax filings (e.g., W-2s, 941s), audits, and reporting.
- Systems Management: Implement, maintain, and upgrade payroll software, time-and-labor systems, and HRIS.
- Team Leadership: Supervise, train, and evaluate payroll staff.
- Internal Controls & Audit: Maintain strict confidentiality, balance accounts, and reconcile general ledger entries.
- Policy & Process Improvement: Update policies, document SOPs, and improve workflow efficiency.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline with an emphasis on accounting and financial systems; and two (2) years of responsible-level experience in fiscal management or administration with an emphasis on financial systems, management information and controls, one (1) year of which must have been in a responsible administrative or managerial capacity; or
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in disciplines, as listed in “1” above; and three (3) years of experience, as described in “1” above, one (1) year of which must have been in a responsible administrative or managerial capacity.
Department Preferences
- CPP Preferred
- 2+ years of experience in Payroll
- Management Experience Preferred
- Proficiency in Excel
- Deep understanding of tax regulations, wage and hour laws
- High attention to detail, strong leadership, analytical and communication skills
How To Apply
If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply for Job" button.
Marketing Statement
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States. We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city’s five boroughs. Our large health system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care centers, post-acute care/long-term care, rehabilitation programs, Home Care, and Correctional Health Services. Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers. At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Duties & Responsibilities
SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: This position oversees a company’s entire payroll function, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant salary payments, tax filings, and benefits deductions. Key duties include managing payroll staff, maintaining HRIS/timekeeping systems, auditing data, ensuring compliance with federal/state laws, and generating financial reports.
- Payroll Processing & Accuracy: Oversee end-to-end payroll processing, including calculations, deductions, garnishments, and direct deposits.
- Specialized Processing: Handle off-cycle payroll, including bonuses, commissions, stock options, deferred compensation, relocation, and executive pay.
- Auditing & Analysis: Reconcile payroll adjustments, resolve errors, and perform audits to ensure accuracy before and after payment distribution.
- Reporting: Prepare specialized reports on payroll liabilities and tax compliance for management or tax authorities.
- Communication: Act as a liaison with HR and finance to address complex, non-routine pay inquiries from employees.
- Compliance & Reporting: Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations; handle tax filings (e.g., W-2s, 941s), audits, and reporting.
- Systems Management: Implement, maintain, and upgrade payroll software, time-and-labor systems, and HRIS.
- Team Leadership: Supervise, train, and evaluate payroll staff.
- Internal Controls & Audit: Maintain strict confidentiality, balance accounts, and reconcile general ledger entries.
- Policy & Process Improvement: Update policies, document SOPs, and improve workflow efficiency.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline with an emphasis on accounting and financial systems; and two (2) years of responsible-level experience in fiscal management or administration with an emphasis on financial systems, management information and controls, one (1) year of which must have been in a responsible administrative or managerial capacity; or
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in disciplines, as listed in “1” above; and three (3) years of experience, as described in “1” above, one (1) year of which must have been in a responsible administrative or managerial capacity.
Department Preferences
- CPP Preferred
- 2+ years of experience in Payroll
- Management Experience Preferred
- Proficiency in Excel
- Deep understanding of tax regulations, wage and hour laws
- High attention to detail, strong leadership, analytical and communication skills
How To Apply
If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply for Job" button.
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Entry Level Finance Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level finance job?
Start by building a foundation employers can see: relevant coursework, a finance internship, a certification like the Bloomberg Market Concepts, or a personal portfolio showing you can read financial statements or model basic scenarios. Tailor your resume to each role, highlight any exposure to Excel or financial software, and apply to positions that explicitly list zero to two years of experience as acceptable.
Which companies hire entry level finances?
Companies hiring entry level finances right now include Madison Energy Infrastructure, PwC, and Infosys, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Hiring at this level covers large financial institutions, regional banks, corporate finance departments, accounting firms, and fintech startups that regularly bring on junior analysts and associates fresh out of school.
Are there remote entry level finance jobs?
Yes, though many entry level finance roles still favor in-person or hybrid arrangements. About 31% of entry level finance openings are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, so fully remote options exist but on-site positions remain common, particularly at banks, credit unions, and corporate finance teams that prefer new hires to learn in a structured office environment.
Are these new grad finance jobs?
Yes, the listings here include new grad, recent graduate, and junior finance roles. A posting is new-grad friendly when it welcomes zero to two years of experience, accepts internships or co-ops in place of full-time history, or explicitly invites candidates who are newly graduated. If a role lists a degree as the primary qualification rather than years on the job, it typically fits the new grad category.
Which industries hire the most entry level finances?
Entry level finance roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Education, and Banking & Financial Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they run large finance functions that regularly need analysts, coordinators, and associates to handle reporting, budgeting, and financial operations as part of structured entry level pipelines.