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Payroll Specialist - Remote

Payroll Specialist - by performing quality checks among the team, assisting with escalations, and training aspects. This position is responsible for making independent judgement within established limits, seeking guidance from the AskHR Payroll Manager when needed, in order to provide excellent customer service by meeting designated service levels and customer satisfaction. The services provided by the AskHR team bring value to the affiliate HR departments and support their strategic and operational initiatives.

Candidates wtih UKG WorkForce experience are strongly encouraged to apply.

Why UnityPoint Health?

• Commitment to our Team – For the third consecutive year, we're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare for our commitment to our team members.
• Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
• Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
• Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a
• remarkable employment experience.
• Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

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Payroll Administration

• Serves as SME (Subject Matter Expert) for assigned affiliates within the AskHR-Payroll Team.
• Calculate adjustments for items such as wages, PTO balances and Alternate Rates,
• Performs W-4 and Direct Deposit Maintenance, coordinate other pay related entries into Lawson and Kronos for processing by payroll for assigned affiliates.
• Processing of payroll through the time and attendance system, working with timekeepers and managers to ensure accuracy.
• Train Timekeepers and Employees on Kronos Timekeeping software as requested for designated affiliates to ensure payroll compliance and responsibilities.
• Provide excellent customer service to UnityPoint Health employees.
• Pull reports and analyze data to provide ongoing guidance to the designated affiliates as their Master Timekeeper.
• Maintain documents outlining the setup of each Kronos environment.
• Clearing and concisely communicate errors and adjustments through Case Management

Administrative Support

• Independently serves as the first level of escalation for AskHR-Payroll team.
• Responsible for onboarding of new team members. Provides supplemental training to team on new policies, procedures and revisions in current laws. Will partner with AskHR-Service Center to execute necessary training.
• Daily tracking of AskHR-Payroll Enwisen case workload. Monitors and distributes Enwisen cases to the corresponding Payroll Specialist to stay within mandated SLA’s.
• Pull statistics daily and analyze for any trends to report to the Payroll Manager
• Monthly auditing of quality within the AskHR-Payroll team cases and phone calls. Analyze data and provide direct feedback to team members
• Will act as a back-up for AskHR-Payroll Manager, AskHR-Operations team members and/or Manager, HR Shared Services
• Responsible for special projects from development to implementation as assigned

Education:

• Associates Degree in Human Resources or Business or 2 years payroll experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• FPC or CPP Certification preferred

Experience:

• 3 years of payroll experience in the areas of administration, processing, analysis and/or customer service

Skills:

• MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Knowledge of Federal, State and local tax regulations
• Complex knowledge of payroll processing and software.
• Leadership and communication skills around efficiency, clarity, and diplomacy
• Strong customer service skills and a customer focus
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to communicate effectively and work with all levels of employees throughout the UnityPoint Health, its subsidiaries and affiliates.
• Infor-Lawson and Kronos experience preferred