Payroll Manager

Job Summary

Location: Methodist Corporate Office
Address: 825 S 169th St. - Omaha, NE

Responsibilities

• Oversee the payroll functions, providing strategic direction to the department and managing a team.
• Lead and manage the end-to-end payroll process ensuring accurate and timely payment of employee salaries, wages, bonuses, and deductions.
• Ensure payroll compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. Produce and maintain accurate payroll records and reports, including tax filings, benefit deductions, garnishments, and other statutory deductions.
• Manage scheduling and ensure payroll synchronization with employee shift data.
• Regularly audit payroll data to ensure accuracy, address discrepancies, and ensure that employee records are up-to-date in both systems.
• Partner with HR and Finance departments to resolve payroll-related issues. Provide guidance and support to employees regarding payroll inquiries and discrepancies.
• Oversee the preparation of accurate and timely payroll tax filings (federal, state, and local), and ensure the company’s compliance with all applicable tax laws.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of payroll processing.
• Ensure accurate employee data entry into payroll systems and work with employees and HR to update any changes to compensation, benefits, or tax withholding as needed.
• Train and mentor payroll team members, ensuring a high level of knowledge and proficiency in payroll best practices and system usage.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of payroll experience required. Payroll experience in healthcare and physician compensation calculations and related components preferred.
• Skills: Expertise with payroll processing platforms. Background that includes Workday and Qgenda are preferred but not required. Proficiency in advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, indexes. Strong understanding of payroll processes, systems, and tools. Excellent attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy in all tasks. Ability to troubleshoot and resolve payroll-related issues quickly and efficiently. Excellent organizational and time-management skills. Strong communication skills to effectively work with employees and cross-functional teams. High level of discretion and confidentiality when handling sensitive information.

Physical Requirements

• Weight Demands: Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force.
• Physical Activity: Occasionally Performed (1%-33%): Balancing, Climbing, Carrying, Crawling, Distinguishing colors, Kneeling, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Reaching, Standing, Stooping/bending, Twisting, Walking. Frequently Performed (34%-66%): Hearing, Repetitive Motions, Seeing/Visual, Speaking/talking. Constantly Performed (67%-100%): Grasping, Keyboarding/typing, Sitting.

About the Role

Nebraska Methodist Health System offers competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued. Our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.