Payroll Specialist I

AMSURG, the Envision Healthcare solution for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), collaborates with physicians and health systems across the country to provide and promote quality patient care. We are the nationally recognized leader in the strategic and operations management of ASCs that deliver high quality, high value, same-day surgical services with a superior patient experience. Launched in 1992 as an ASC industry pioneer, AMSURG is currently partnered with nearly 2,000 specialty physicians providing outpatient surgical services in more than 250 facilities in 34 states.

Amsurg's core values drive continual advancement and ingenuity across the enterprise:

• Be Curious-embrace learning, seek out diversity of thought, listen openly, ask questions, and ask for feedback
• Instill Trust-have the hard conversation, presume good intent, honor commitments, and do the right thing for patients and each other
• Pursue Extraordinary-challenge the status quo, champion change, innovate and constantly aim higher
• Care Deeply-serve patients, partners, communities, and each other with empathy, compassion, and respect
• Embrace Teamwork-work cross-functionally, break down walls, develop others, be inclusive and unite to improve patient health
• Inspire Joy-seek fulfillment and the joy of medicine, appreciate others, celebrate wins, and promote wellness and belonging

Benefits: At Amsurg, we offer benefits at the speed of your life. Our wide range of health and welfare benefits allow you to choose the right coverage for you and your family. Qualifying employees are eligible to enroll on the 1st of the month, following 30 days of employment. Envision Healthcare offers a variety of health and welfare benefit options to help protect your health and promote your wellbeing. The benefits offered include but not limited to: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Healthcare FSA, Dependent Care FSA, Limited Healthcare FSA, FSAs for Transportation and Parking & HSAs.

Paid Time Off:

Amsurg offers paid time off, 9 observed holidays and paid family leave. You accrue Paid Time Off (PTO) each pay period and depending on your position and can earn a minimum of 20 days and up to 25 days per calendar year.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position exists to process payroll for approximately 30 AMSURG surgery centers with individual FEINs across the United States. The position will be the primary point of contact for employees and managers who have payroll related questions and concerns.

This is a remote-centric position, allowing the Payroll Specialist I position to be based primarily from home, but come into the Nashville-based office every Tuesday (Monday & Tuesday during training). Candidates must be willing to work a CST time zone Monday-Friday.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Work with the HR and Finance team in center conversions to UltiPro HR/ Payroll Web including attending training sessions and converting current data from payroll provider into the new system
• Serve as a payroll administrator with responsibility for export of payroll time across multiple locations including employee data entry, employee training, maintenance of system, payroll reporting, and communication with employees
• Responsible for the timely approval of documented changes entered through the self-service portal
• Support the input of employee data into UltiPro HRIS for Surgery Center employees
• Respond to inquiries, set-up, and ongoing research for tax issues across several states and localities
• Manage all activities related to garnishments and wage attachments for multiple states
• Other special projects as assigned
• Regular and reliable attendance is required

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

Education/Experience:

BS degree in Human Resources, Accounting or related field, or equivalent experience desired. Candidate must have a minimum of three (3) years payroll processing experience. Knowledge of applicable federal, state and local wage and hour and ERISA laws. Experience with UltiPro software desired.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals and percentages.

Language Skills:

Ability to understand, read, write and speak English. Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to successfully write business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information, respond to questions and professionally interact with managers, employees, clients, vendors and the general public.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to recognize and define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and correct errors. Ability to understand and interpret basic financial data. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in a variety of forms and deal with abstract and concrete variables.

Other Qualifications:

Must be able to handle multiple, simultaneous tasks effectively and efficiently while maintaining a professional, courteous manner. Must be able to work well with others. Strong verbal and written communication skills required. Must be detail oriented and organized. High integrity, including maintenance of confidential information. Must be able to exercise good judgment and positively influence and lead others, including handling confrontations with poise and efficiency. Based on business need, the ability to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends as approved in advance.

CORPORATE CORE VALUES

Puzzle Solving-Turning challenges into opportunities in a collaborative, agile and creative way

Excellence-On a never-ending quest to improve and exceed expectations

Ownership-Taking responsibility for our actions, relationships and partners’ success

Positive Environment-Respectful, caring, trusting and supportive of the team

Leadership-Leading by example, staying true to our values and dreams

Ethics-Committing to always doing the right thing guided by integrity and transparency

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit for extended periods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, bend, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Repetitive motion of upper body required for extended use of computer. Required specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.