Senior Payroll Leader — Healthcare, UKG Expert

Jobot; Oak Harbor (WA); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive compensation

Public retirement pension plan

Generous paid time off and holidays

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Employer-paid life and disability 보험

Résumé du poste

Jobot is seeking a Payroll Manager in Washington to lead all payroll operations with a strong focus on accuracy, compliance, and process improvement. You will partner with Finance, HR, and IT to maintain internal controls and ensure timely payroll processing for all employees.

This leadership role requires 5+ years of payroll experience, UKG expertise, and experience in a union environment, with a focus on delivering a comprehensive benefits-aware payroll program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience, including payroll processing and payroll accounting.
• Experience working in a union environment.
• Prior supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
• Healthcare payroll experience is a plus.
• Experience with UKG or a comparable enterprise payroll system is strongly preferred.

Responsabilités

• Manage end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing for all employees.
• Process and review payroll transactions including regular wages, overtime, shift differentials, stipends, and other compensation.
• Prepare payroll tax filings and ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local payroll regulations.
• Reconcile payroll activity to the general ledger and maintain accurate payroll records.
• Serve as the primary administrator and subject matter expert for the payroll system (UKG experience highly preferred).
• Partner with IT to support payroll system upgrades, testing, troubleshooting, and data integrity.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop payroll team members, including hiring, training, performance management, and workload distribution.
• Partner with Human Resources to ensure accurate employee data, benefit deductions, and payroll integrations.
• Audit benefit file integrations and resolve discrepancies related to payroll and HRIS data.
• Oversee payroll deductions and reconciliation for employer-sponsored benefit programs, including HSA, FSA, disability, life insurance, and other benefit plans.
• Ensure compliance with applicable state reporting requirements and payroll-related regulatory filings.
• Establish and maintain payroll controls, policies, and procedures that support compliance and operational efficiency.
• Manage retroactive payroll adjustments and ensure accurate correction processing.
• Interpret and apply collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) as they relate to payroll administration.
• Serve as backup for payroll processing to ensure business continuity.
• Prepare reports and documentation to support internal and external audits.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, reporting, controls, and system functionality.
• Coordinate year-end payroll activities, including W-2 processing, system updates, and annual payroll maintenance.

Connaissances

Payroll management

Regulatory compliance

Internal controls

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field

Outils

UKG payroll system

Description du poste

Jobot is seeking a Payroll Manager in Washington to lead all payroll operations with a strong focus on accuracy, compliance, and process improvement. You will partner with Finance, HR, and IT to maintain internal controls and ensure timely payroll processing for all employees.

This leadership role requires 5+ years of payroll experience, UKG expertise, and experience in a union environment, with a focus on delivering a comprehensive benefits-aware payroll program.