Primary Location:

Work from Home - KY

Address:

P.O. Box 909
Louisville, KY 40201-0909


Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

Job Profile Summary
About UofL Health:
UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description:

Position Summary and Purpose
The Payroll Specialist is responsible for performing daily payroll operations, including but not limited to time and attendance, payroll processing and pay statements. This position is also responsible for providing customer service to both internal and external customers about payroll issues. The Payroll Specialist works collaboratively with the members of the Human Resource team.

Essential Functions:
Under the direct supervision of a Payroll Team Lead, this position will provide a high level of customer service to ensure that employees and managers receive accurate, timely and appropriate information regarding payroll, and:

• Manages the timely and accurate processing of payroll and payroll related data; handles high volume transactions appropriately
• Assists with managing the time and attendance module and associated interface with the payroll system
• Maintains employee payroll records and documents, including required data for federal and state laws and guidelines
• Provides a high level of customer service to ensure that employees and managers receive accurate, timely and appropriate information regarding payroll
• Establishes and maintains clear lines of communication to enforce, interpret and explain payroll policies and procedures and resolve employee issues
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices.
• Analyzing employee data ensures accuracy
• Manage employee questions by researching, identifying, and reconciling payments and proposing corrective measures
• Participate in audits as needed

Additional Job Description:

Job Requirements

(Education, Experience, Licensure and Certification)

Education:

• High school diploma or GED/ equivalent (required)

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education (preferred) Experience:

• Three (3) or more years of experience working with organization processing payroll for 2000+ employees (required)

• Proficient with payroll software.

• Prior experience working healthcare payroll and Workday (preferred)Certification:

• Payroll related certifications including Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) (preferred)

Job Competency:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities critical to this role:

• Demonstrates initiative and displays strong problem solving and critical thinking skills– able to think through issues and identify appropriate options

• Works proactively by anticipating and planning for problems before they arise

• Demonstrates service excellence by being responsive, informing constituents of process, being pleasant to work with, educating and providing timely, accurate information

• Demonstrates organizational skills by managing time effectively, keeping tasks appropriately prioritized and changing directions as, needed, for the good of the department or organization

• Demonstrates a strong work ethic – motivated, diligent, industrious and persistent in the workplace, stays on tasks to completion, works at a fast pace to ensure optimal efficiency

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills– can build effective, strong working relationships with employees, colleagues, management and vendors through trust, communication, and credibility

Language Ability:

• Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to break down problems or tasks; scanning prior knowledge and experience to identify causes and consequences of events Computer Skills:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs • Must be familiar with electronic timekeeping systems with the ability to compute time worked

• Must have the capacity to learn other relevant systems and databases, as needed

Additional Responsibilities :

• Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times

• Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times• Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines

• Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members

• Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community

UofL Health Core Expectation:

At UofL Health, we expect all our employees to live the values of honesty, integrity and compassion and demonstrate these values in their interactions with others and as they deliver excellent patient care by:

• Honoring and caring for the dignity of all persons in mind, body, and spirit

• Ensuring the highest quality of care for those we serve

• Working together as a team to achieve our goals

• Improving continuously by listening, and asking for and responding to feedback

• Seeking new and better ways to meet the needs of those we serve

• Using our resources wisely

• Understanding how each of our roles contributes to the success of UofL Health