Payroll Analyst - Remote

Option Care; Springfield (IL); Remote; USD 57,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Option Care Health is seeking a payroll specialist to develop audits, analyze processes, and streamline daily payroll operations. You will serve as a subject matter expert, guiding the payroll team and ensuring accuracy and compliance.

Responsibilities include bi-weekly payroll processing, answering payroll questions from the field, maintaining confidentiality, and partnering with HR and finance to improve efficiencies while meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED and experience in payroll processing with multiple entities.
• 3+ years of payroll experience; 5,000+ employees total population may be required.
• Knowledge of payroll principles, taxes, garnishments and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Perform internal audits of Payroll, HR-OPS and Benefits.
• Work with vendors to ensure tasks are completed accurately and timely.
• Analyze complex payroll matters and authorize policy exceptions within limits.
• Develop new procedures and coordinate policy updates within payroll system.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and drive process improvements.

Skills

Payroll principles

Customer service

Verbal & written communication

Vendor management

Time management

Microsoft Office

Education

Associates degree

FPC or CPP Certification

Job description

Extraordinary Careers. Endless Possibilities. With the nation’s largest home infusion provider, there is no limit to the growth of your career. Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States. With over 8,000 team members including 5,000 clinicians, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is re-imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and team members. Join a company that is taking action to develop an inclusive, respectful, engaging and rewarding culture for all team members. At Option Care Health your voice is heard, your work is valued, and you’re empowered to grow. Cultivating a team with a variety of talents, backgrounds and perspectives makes us stronger, innovative, and more impactful. Our organization requires extraordinary people to provide extraordinary care, so we are investing in a culture that attracts, hires and retains the best and brightest talent in healthcare.

Job Description Summary

Develops, analyzes and makes recommendations for creating audits and streamlining efforts for daily payroll operations. Serves as subject matter expert, provides guidance and sound judgment to payroll team regarding payroll process changes. Responsible for providing excellent customer service by answering payroll questions from the field and meeting all deadlines. Refers to company policies and other tools to research and ensure the questions are answered correctly and timely. Assists in bi-weekly payroll processing and special projects as needed. Expected to maintain confidentiality of all material handled.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities (listed in order of importance and/or time spent)

• Perform internal audits of various areas including, but not limited to Payroll, HR-OPS and Benefits.
• Works with vendors to ensure requested tasks are completed accurately and timely. Escalates appropriately when needed.
• Analyze and respond to complex matters requiring comprehensive knowledge of payroll policies and procedures; authorises exceptions to the policy within defined limits.
• Participate in the development of new procedures and policies related to payroll operations; coordinate approved changes within payroll system; updates impacted policy/procedure manuals.
• Conduct root-cause analysis as needed.
• Spearhead process improvement projects/streamlining initiatives to create efficiencies throughout the department.
• Research and advise co-workers and management concerning complex issues regarding Payroll, Benefits and HR.
• Research and interpret a variety of complex technical information in response to inquiries.
• Accomplish goals with minimal supervision and escalates issues to management.
• Depends on oneself to complete objectives and determining when escalation of issues is necessary.
• Provides excellent customer service to all internal and external parties by answering accurately and timely.
• Refers to appropriate company polices and State/Federal guidelines to ensure compliance and creditability.
• Focuses on building trusted business partnerships with counterparts and key stakeholders.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? (i.e. hiring, recommending/approving promotions and pay increases, scheduling, performance reviews, discipline, etc.)No

Basic Education and/or Experience Requirements

High School Diploma/GED

At least 3 year of experience in processing payroll containing multiple entities and over 5,000 employees. Or, a combination of relevant experience in Benefits or HRIS and Payroll with the minimum of 5 years total (with employee population over 5,000) may be acceptable.

Basic Qualifications

• Working knowledge of payroll principles, practices, regulations and procedures including, but not limited to tax, garnishment and compliance.
• Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Experience communicating both verbally (on phone, one-on-one, etc.) and in writing (emails, letters, etc.) to various audiences (work group, team, company management, etc.).
• Prior experience with outside vendors.
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Office 2003 or later: Word (for example: creating and modifying text styles, numbering and sorting lists, working with sections and columns, formatting tables, and using templates and using diagrams and drawing tools), Excel (for example: vlook-up, formulas, pivot tables, graphs and charts, formatting text and borders of cells, working with workbooks and worksheets, using range names, referencing cells, sorting, and auto filtering, etc.) and PowerPoint (for example: creating presentations, adding and removing slides, entering and formatting text, applying design templates, modifying masters, inserting graphics and objects, creating handouts).
• Experience developing ways of accomplishing goals with minimal supervision, depending on oneself to complete objectives and determining when escalation of issues is necessary.

Travel Requirements: (if required) N/A

Preferred Qualifications & Interests (PQIs)

Associates degree FPC or CPP Certification

This job description is to be used as a guide for accomplishing Company and department objectives, and only covers the primary functions and responsibilities of the position. It is in no way to be construed as an all-encompassing list of duties.

Due to state pay transparency laws, the full range for the position is below:

Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Pay Range is $57,187.58-$95,312.63

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Paid Time off
• Bonding Time Off
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• HSA Company Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• myFlexPay
• Family Support
• Mental Health Services
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Award/Recognition Programs

Option Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, making employment available without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.

For over 40 years, Option Care Health has provided adult and pediatric patients with an alternative to hospital infusion therapy. With more than 2,900 clinical experts, Option Care Health is able to provide high-quality infusion services for nearly all patients with acute and chronic conditions across the United States, resulting in high quality outcomes at a significantly reduced cost. Option Care Health has more than 70 infusion pharmacies and 100 alternate treatment sites. We are guided by our purpose to provide extraordinary care that changes lives through a comprehensive approach to care along every step of the infusion therapy process including: intake coordination, insurance authorization, resources for financial assistance, education and customized treatments.