# Payroll Manager

> Phoenix Home Care and Hospice · Springfield, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-22

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Leadership Positions in the Office

## Description

**Location:** On-site Springfield, MO Office (with ability to support teams across TX, MO, NM, IL, KS, IN and 30+ remote work states)   
**Department:** Employee Relations, Payroll & Benefits   
**Reports To:** Executive Director of Employee Relations, Payroll & Benefits 

### About the Role

We're seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead payroll operations for a growing, multi-state healthcare organization with more than 8,000 employees. This role oversees a team of five Payroll Specialists and is responsible for ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll while driving process improvements and supporting cross-functional teams.

### Key Responsibilities

### Leadership & Team Management

-   Lead, coach, and develop a team of five Payroll Specialists.
-   Establish workflows, training, quality standards, and accountability.
-   Partner with HR, Finance, Scheduling, Clinical Operations, and Employee Relations to support payroll operations.

### Payroll Operations

-   Oversee multi-state payroll for hourly, salaried, clinical, remote, and specialized employees.
-   Validate payroll data from UKG, seven EMRs, timekeeping, and scheduling systems.
-   Ensure compliance with wage and hour laws, overtime, shift differentials, on-call pay, bonuses, mileage, multi-rate pay, and state-specific regulations.
-   Manage payroll taxes, garnishments, benefit deductions, year-end reporting, audits, and payroll controls.

### Systems & Process Improvement

-   Serve as the payroll lead for UKG and partner with HRIS to resolve issues and improve workflows.
-   Identify and implement process improvements, automation, and efficiencies.
-   Support system upgrades and integrations between UKG and other payroll-related systems.

### Compliance & Audit

-   Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, Medicare, Medicaid, and healthcare payroll regulations.
-   Support internal and external audits by providing documentation and implementing corrective actions.
-   Partner with Employee Relations on complex payroll matters.

### Reporting & Stakeholder Support

-   Provide payroll reports and data to leadership, Finance, and regulatory agencies.
-   Support reimbursement, cost reporting, and compliance initiatives.

### Qualifications

-   Bachelor's degree preferred in Accounting, Finance, Business, HR, or related field.
-   5+ years of payroll experience with 3+ years in a leadership role.
-   Multi-state, high-volume payroll experience required; healthcare experience preferred.
-   Strong knowledge of UKG or similar payroll systems (ADP, Workday, Viventium a plus).
-   Knowledge of payroll taxes, wage and hour laws, garnishments, audits, and compliance.
-   Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, and macros.
-   Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

### What We Offer

-   Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits
-   Medical, dental, vision, and retirement plans
-   Generous PTO and paid holidays
-   Supportive, mission-driven culture
-   Opportunity to lead payroll operations for a growing healthcare organization

## Apply

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