Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Calculate and process payable hours, lump sum payments, tax withholdings and deductions for all employed staff in a timely manner; biweekly and ad hoc basis.
• Oversee electronic distributions of payroll checks; biweekly and ad hoc basis.
• Ensure timely payment processing of tax obligations, garnishments, benefit premiums, and various miscellaneous employee withholds.
• Administer electronic submissions of various payroll withholding records to and from appropriate institutions, such as retirement funds, HSA funds, FSA funds, union dues, etc.
• Trouble shoot, analyze, and correct any discrepancies or issues that arise, such as overpayment or underpayment.
• Coordinate with HR and Finance any changes in payroll, such as terminations and new hires.
• Compile summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, and non-taxable wages on an annual basis for distribution to all staff.
• Calculate payroll liabilities by determining employee federal and state taxes, insurance, employee benefit deductions, etc.
• Ensure all payroll transactions comply with tax laws and employment standards.
• Monitor and ensure data integrity from payroll/HR systems to general ledger.
• Prepare and submit timely filings, including but not limited to 941, W-2/W-3, 940, and worker's compensation insurance audit.
• Create and manage payroll policies and procedures.
• Set-up and maintain job codes, grade scales, step increases, rate increases, earning elements, deductions elements in payroll system.
• Assist employees with payroll related questions and concerns, including but not limited to navigating the payroll system, understanding their paycheck/pay stub, making changes to their tax designations, etc.
• Create, maintain, manage, and support Oracle based schedules, absences, etc. to support departmental learning and increase usage in the system.
• Ownership and super user capabilities of HCM module in cloud-based system.
• Create and maintain processes that are adaptable, consistent, repeatable, and scalable.
• Maintain organized records and files.
• Assist with completion of mandatory reports and surveys, including but not limited to Medicare Cost Report, Hospital Annual Report (HAR), 990 Return, annual audit, annual provider compensation surveys, advanced practice provider compensation surveys, all healthcare staff compensation surveys, annual 401k audit.
• Assist with other projects within the department as needed.