Payroll Projects Analyst, PRN - Remote

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We are always looking for people inspired to help us in our mission. If you are someone who wants to change the lives of patients, drive success for our partners and be part of a team driven to improve care, we may have your next opportunity.

Summary:
The Payroll Projects Analyst acts as the backbone support to the payroll processors. Duties include auditing, analytical research, and testing payroll via parallel testing using multiple reports out of several different systems. In addition to testing, analyzing and fixing payroll errors in real time for payroll to process timely and accurately. Implementing process and/or system improvements, provides technical systems support, coordinates use of new reporting tools, training aids, research tools, etc. This role establishes consistent training programs for all payroll functions, records, and documents all department processes (systems, pay rules, tax setups, year-end, etc.). Works with sensitive and/or confidential information.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to analyze and audit complex data using multiple reports out of multiple systems.
• Ability to perform parallel testing between different systems.
• Develops and/or approves design specification and configures payroll data.
• Audits, validates, and reconciles results of payroll and/or timekeeping system conversions, upgrades and enhancements.
• Contributes technical and analytical skills to identify opportunities to streamline and automate existing processes within the department.
• Leads and instructs payroll processing staff, field staff, and development of payroll time and attendance policies and procedures.
• Design and development of complicated ad-hoc reports to meet the needs of facilities, departments, management and regulatory agencies.
• Facilitates development and presentation of training materials designed to further knowledge of payroll systems, taxes, regulatory issues, and other payroll related practices.

Education:

• High school diploma required

Experience:

• 1-2 years of experience that includes Payroll, payroll processing, payroll taxes, running ad hoc reports and analyzing data required

Additional Experience is a plus:

• Acquisitions
• Report writing
• SAP – TUB testing
• Kronos