Benefits & Payroll Senior Manager - Self-Funded Health Plans

Serenity Healthcare; Lehi (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Serenity Healthcare is seeking an experienced Payroll & Benefits Senior Manager to lead payroll, benefits, and HR operations across multiple states from Lehi, UT. The role combines strategic oversight with hands-on execution, emphasizing self-funded health plan management and internal collaboration among HR staff.

You will drive benefits administration, renewals, and compliance while providing payroll oversight and backup processing as needed.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience in benefits, payroll, and HR operations.
• Strong experience administering and managing self-funded employee health plans.
• Demonstrated knowledge of benefits administration, plan design, renewals, and vendor/broker relationships.
• Working knowledge of payroll operations with the ability to serve as a hands-on backup when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead the administration and ongoing management of Serenity Healthcare's employee benefit programs, with a strong emphasis on our self-funded health plan.
• Serve as the internal subject-matter expert for benefits administration.
• Partner with benefits brokers, carriers, third-party administrators, and other vendors.
• Review plan performance, utilization, costs, claims trends, and opportunities to improve plan effectiveness.
• Manage annual benefits renewals and open enrollment.
• Ensure accurate employee enrollment, eligibility, deductions, and benefit changes.
• Help employees and leaders resolve complex benefits questions and escalations.
• Ensure benefit programs remain compliant with applicable federal and state requirements.
• Provide leadership and oversight for payroll operations.
• Serve as a knowledgeable backup for payroll processing when needed.
• Ensure payroll processes are accurate, timely, and well controlled.
• Support resolution of payroll discrepancies, deductions, tax issues, and other escalated payroll matters.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls, and efficiency.
• Lead and develop the team responsible for payroll, benefits, and HR administration.
• Establish clear expectations, ownership, and accountability across the team.
• Build efficient processes and ensure work is completed accurately and consistently.
• Coach team members and provide support on complex or escalated situations.
• Create appropriate cross-training and backup coverage across payroll, benefits, and HR functions.

Skills

Benefits administration

Payroll operations

HR operations

Self-funded health plans

Team leadership

Employment law

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Finance, or related

Job description

Serenity Healthcare is seeking an experienced Payroll & Benefits Senior Manager to lead payroll, benefits, and HR operations across multiple states from Lehi, UT. The role combines strategic oversight with hands-on execution, emphasizing self-funded health plan management and internal collaboration among HR staff.

You will drive benefits administration, renewals, and compliance while providing payroll oversight and backup processing as needed.