Payroll Manager - Behavioral Health 901

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.

Full Time | 8:00am-4:30pm | Monday-Friday

Wage range $130,999 - $157,637. Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Payroll Manager is responsible for the coordination and processing of the payroll for all Telecare facilities. The Payroll Manager duties includes ensuring that individual employee time is gathered, processed, and transmitted accurately, completing of payroll reports and monitoring the payroll function. In addition, the Payroll Manager supervises payroll staff.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

* Demonstrates the Telecare mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with the internal and external stakeholders

* Plans, organizes, directs, and controls the payroll services

* Makes use of management practices that include empowerment of staff, the provision of clear and concise expectations regarding duties assigned to employees, frequent feedback focusing on both positive and problematic aspects of work performance, and other management practices that are consistent with Continuous Quality Improvement

* Promotes and maintains harmonious and effective relationships and communications within the department and with other departments and facilities

* Assists in the formulation of Corporate fiscal policies and procedures and regularly monitors compliance by the programs

* Collaborates with Corporate and program administrative staff in strategic planning activities

* Reviews and analyses corporate and program fiscal policies and procedures related to payroll and makes recommendations for revisions and methods to increase efficiency and effectiveness

* Establishes staffing requirements and assignments

* Establishes and maintains the job specifications and descriptions for assigned staff

* Orients and trains new and existing staff

* Provides direction and policy interpretation to Regional and Program staff on payroll matters

* Ensures that financial policies and procedures related to payroll are being followed at the programs

* Coordinates the efforts of the Payroll Department with other departments; promotes the cost-effective use of personnel, supplies and equipment

* Coordinates the payroll, including:

o Supervising and coordinating the payroll function to ensure that appropriate control procedures have been established and are followed

o Ensuring that time and attendance records accurately reflect time worked

o Preparing and processing all Telecare program payrolls

o Reviewing the accuracy of all employee payroll information

o Ensuring the time worked is accurately paid in accordance with each program's pay policies and/or bargaining unit agreements

o Ensuring that appropriate voluntary and involuntary payroll deductions are made, and payments are made to the appropriate agencies

* Accurately maintains records associated with the payroll, which includes:

o Maintaining accurate records and controlling appropriate payment of paid days of leave, vacation, sick, and holiday pay in accordance with each program's pay policies and/or bargaining unit agreements

o Maintaining the confidentiality of all payroll records and information

o Preparing and filing appropriate payroll and tax reports

* Actively participates in union contract review and modification during contract negotiations and throughout the term of the contract(s)

* Research new State tax laws and work to setup accounts in new states where we engage work from home employees

* Effectively manage reporting systems in both Ultipro and Kronos environments, including creating and maintaining custom reports for use throughout the organization

* Actively participates in meeting payroll customer needs and adapting to changing payroll customer needs at all times

* Participates and encourages participation from staff in activities, including professional and trade organizations

Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted and/or changed at the discretion of management.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

* Ten (10) years of related experience, four (4) of which were spent in a supervisory capacity

* The ability to read, write, and speak English

* The ability to function independently, to work effectively with a wide variety of individuals, and to maintain confidentiality of materials and information

* A high degree of computer literacy and experience with a payroll system in a networked environment

* Possession of analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate effectively

* A working knowledge of wage and hour law

* Applicant must be fingerprinted, sign under penalty of perjury that there has been no conviction of any crime, other than minor traffic offenses, and receive clearance from the Department of Justice

* Must be at least 18 years of age

* All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification. If the position requires driving, valid driver's license, a motor vehicle clearance and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. Additional regulatory, contractual or local requirements may apply

Preferred:

* Certification as a CPP

* A bachelor's degree with at least one (1) year of accounting units

SKILLS

* Strong management skills and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with minimum supervision are necessary

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, bend, reach and lift and carry items weighing 25 pounds or less as well as to frequently sit and to do simple grasping occasionally. The position requires manual deviation, repetition and dexterity.

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability

If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.