Payroll Partner
About the role
The Payroll Partner provides strategic and operational leadership for LifeSource's end-to-end payroll ecosystem, specializing in healthcare payroll environments. This role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant processing of all payroll cycles, including biweekly, special, and supplemental payrolls, while addressing the complexities of multi-state regulations, varied shift schedules, differentials, on-call pay, and other healthcare-specific pay practices.
Responsibilities
Partner with the People & Culture Director to develop and execute payroll strategy, priorities, and key initiatives, including policy interpretation and governance decisions.
Oversee end-to-end payroll system processes, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll for all hourly and salaried employees, including multi-state payrolls.
Oversee and hold accountability for bi-weekly payroll execution, including final audit, approval, and validation of payroll and timekeeping data.
Serve as the primary point of contact for payroll-related questions, providing clear, timely, and confidential support to employees and leaders.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws, tax regulations, and organizational policies.
Process payroll changes such as new hires, terminations, pay changes, bonuses, retro pay, garnishments, and tax changes.
Define, govern, and oversee payroll and timekeeping system configuration, including time codes, accrual logic, and regulatory updates, ensuring alignment with compliance and business needs.
Manage payroll and timekeeping HRIS/UKG configuration, including time codes, accruals, State and Federal Regulation updates and ongoing maintenance.
Support payroll, timekeeping, and benefits system testing, upgrades, and training for end user experience.
Analyze payroll data and system performance to identify process improvements, troubleshoot complex payroll issues, and ensure alignment with evolving tax, garnishment, and reporting requirements.
Partner with People & Culture, Finance, and external vendors to resolve payroll issues and support all audits.
In collaboration with the HRIS Payment Services ensure to complete Quarterly and Year end filing requirements in accordance with State and Federal law.
Identify and implement opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls, and employee self-service tools.
Review payroll results, and system data to maintain integrity across HR, timekeeping, and payroll platforms.
Collaborate with People & Culture, Legal, IT, Finance, and Tax to support compliance, employee data accuracy, audits, and payroll system effectiveness.
Serve as the organization’s advisor on payroll compliance, risk mitigation, and payroll-related policy interpretation.
Works with IT, HRIS, and other key stakeholders to optimize systems configuration.
Requirements
Requires a combination of education and experience equivalent to 7+ years in payroll, accounting, or related area.
Minimum of 5 years of payroll processing experience.
CPP, FPC, or equivalent certification preferred.
Experience with cloud-based payroll systems, timekeeping (HRIS/UKG) required.
Demonstrated experience making discretionary decisions in complex or ambiguous regulatory environments.
Extensive knowledge of multi-state payroll tax compliance.
Strong working knowledge of Excel, Word, and other Microsoft Office applications.
Experience in healthcare industry and HR support roles is preferred.
Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively; highly organized, detail-oriented, and analytical.
Strong communication skills with the ability to build rapport across diverse groups.
Demonstrated integrity and strict adherence to confidentiality.
Qualifications
Requires a combination of education and experience equivalent to 7+ years in payroll, accounting, or related area.
Minimum of 5 years of payroll processing experience.
CPP, FPC, or equivalent certification preferred.
Experience with cloud-based payroll systems, timekeeping (HRIS/UKG) required.
Demonstrated experience making discretionary decisions in complex or ambiguous regulatory environments.
Extensive knowledge of multi-state payroll tax compliance.
Strong working knowledge of Excel, Word, and other Microsoft Office applications.
Experience in healthcare industry and HR support roles is preferred.
Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively; highly organized, detail-oriented, and analytical.
Strong communication skills with the ability to build rapport across diverse groups.
Demonstrated integrity and strict adherence to confidentiality.
Skills
Strategic and operational leadership in payroll environments.
Expertise in healthcare payroll environments.
Comprehensive knowledge of multi-state payroll tax compliance.
Strong proficiency in Excel, Word, and other Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to make discretionary decisions in complex or ambiguous regulatory environments.
Collaborative and independent problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Highly organized and detail-oriented approach to work.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Strong understanding of payroll systems and processes.
Knowledge of healthcare industry and HR support roles.
Benefits
Comprehensive on-boarding, ongoing personal and career development, traditional benefits such as health, vision, dental, and life insurance, generous PTO, and 401k matching. Non-traditional benefits include tuition reimbursement, resiliency coaching, and HSA employer contributions.
Pay
$80k-98k, depending on relevant professional experience.
Schedule
This is a full-time position. Hybrid on-site in Minneapolis, MN.