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Adventist Health Care
Payroll Manager, Day Shift, Payroll
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What they do
A Payroll Manager manages payroll department operations and staff at a company or organization. Ensures that employee wages, salaries, benefits and deductions are calculated correctly, and that paychecks are distributed on time. Coordinates with human resources staff with regard to staff promotions and pay grades.
$112,002 / year median in Maryland
-7% projected decline
Job Description
Support Center If you are a current Adventist HealthCare employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account. Adventist HealthCare seeks to hire an experienced Payroll Manager for our Payroll Department who will embrace our mission to extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. As a Payroll Manager, you will:
- Oversee end-to-end processing of bi-weekly payroll for 6,500+ employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with federal and various state regulations.
- Supervise, train, and develop payroll staff, managing workload distribution, performance, and professional growth.
- Serve as the primary payroll liaison between Workday (payroll/ERP) and UKG (timekeeping and scheduling), ensuring data integrity and smooth interfacing between the two systems.
- Coordinate with ADP to ensure accurate and timely tax filings, payments, and compliance reporting at the federal and state levels.
- Review and approve off-cycle payments, adjustments, and manual checks prior to processing.
- Research and resolve escalated payroll discrepancies, including tax withholding questions, retroactive pay, garnishments, and other voluntary deductions.
- Partner with HR, Benefits, Compensation, and UKG Support teams to ensure changes to employee data (new hires, terminations, transfers, leaves) are reflected accurately and on schedule for payroll.
- Maintain and enforce internal controls and standard operating procedures for the payroll function, including segregation of duties and audit readiness.
- Support system releases and testing related to Workday and UKG payroll and timekeeping functionality; identify and help implement process improvements.
- Ensure compliance with wage and hour laws (including FLSA), multi-state tax requirements, and healthcare-industry-specific pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, PTO, on-call pay).
- Respond to payroll audits (internal and external) and provide documentation and analysis as needed.
Qualifications include:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 5+ years of progressive payroll experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory or lead capacity.
- Hands-on experience processing payroll in Workday.
- Experience with timekeeping/scheduling systems such as UKG (Kronos/UKG Dimensions) and integrating time data into payroll.
- Working knowledge of payroll tax compliance and experience coordinating with a third-party tax service provider such as ADP.
- Strong understanding of federal and multi-state payroll tax regulations and wage and hour law (FLSA).
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop a team.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain payroll matters clearly to employees at all levels.
Preferred:
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation.
- Prior payroll experience in a healthcare or other complex, multi-site organization.
- Experience supporting Workday releases, testing, or configuration related to payroll.