PAYROLL TECHNICIAN

Phoenix Home Care; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

Retirement plan

PTO and holidays

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Phoenix Home Care is hiring a Payroll Technician to support our Springfield, MO payroll operations and satellite teams across multiple states. You will review timesheets, verify hours in UKG/ADP/Workday, and resolve discrepancies to ensure on-time, accurate payroll processing.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, collaboration with supervisors and clinical teams, and keeping payroll documentation confidential while meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of payroll, timekeeping, accounting, bookkeeping, or related experience preferred.
• Healthcare payroll or EMR experience is a plus.
• Working knowledge of overtime, shift differentials, and payroll/timekeeping practices.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines while maintaining confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Review and reconcile employee timesheets and payroll data.
• Verify hours across UKG, ADP, Workday and timekeeping platforms.
• Research and correct missing punches, duplicate entries, and incorrect hours.
• Review overtime, shift differentials, bonuses, mileage, and multi-rate pay.
• Collaborate with employees, supervisors, schedulers, and clinical teams to resolve payroll issues.
• Assist with payroll adjustments, corrections, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Maintain accurate payroll documentation and confidential employee information.
• Monitor payroll deadlines and pending approvals.
• Identify recurring issues and help improve payroll processes.

Skills

Payroll processing

Timekeeping

Excel

Payroll systems

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree preferred

Tools

UKG

ADP

Workday

Job description

Payroll Technician

Location: On-site Springfield, MO Office (supporting teams across TX, MO, NM, IL, KS, IN, and 30+ remote-work states)
Department: Payroll
Reports To: Payroll Manager

Make Every Paycheck Count

More than 8,000 caregivers, nurses, and team members count on our payroll team to make sure they’re paid accurately and on time.

We’re looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Technician to join our Springfield team and support payroll operations across multiple states. You’ll review timesheets, identify discrepancies, resolve timekeeping issues, and help ensure payroll is accurate and ready to process by each deadline.

If you enjoy working with numbers, solving problems, and catching the details others might miss, this could be a great fit.

What You’ll Do

• Review and reconcile employee timesheets and payroll data.
• Verify hours across UKG, EMR systems, schedules, and timekeeping platforms.
• Research and correct missing punches, duplicate entries, incorrect hours, and other discrepancies.
• Review overtime, shift differentials, bonuses, mileage, and multi-rate pay.
• Work with employees, supervisors, schedulers, and clinical teams to resolve payroll issues.
• Assist with payroll adjustments, corrections, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Maintain accurate payroll documentation and confidential employee information.
• Monitor payroll deadlines and outstanding approvals.
• Identify recurring issues and help improve payroll processes.

What We’re Looking For

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree preferred.
• 2+ years of payroll, timekeeping, accounting, bookkeeping, or related experience preferred.
• Healthcare payroll or EMR experience is a plus.
• Experience with UKG, ADP, Workday, or similar systems preferred.
• Working knowledge of overtime, shift differentials, and payroll/timekeeping practices.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet recurring deadlines.
• Ability to handle confidential information appropriately.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement plan.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.
• Supportive, mission-driven team environment.
• The opportunity to help ensure thousands of healthcare professionals are paid accurately and on time.

This is an on-site position in our Springfield, Missouri office supporting payroll operations across multiple states.