About the role

  • Vice President of Payroll overseeing enterprise payroll operations in Advocate Health. Driving strategic direction and leading payroll compliance and operations for a growing healthcare organization.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for creating and driving the strategic direction and operations of the enterprise-wide payroll function for the organization
  • Acts as a key partner and strategic advisor in delivery of our total rewards vision
  • Leads functional areas including payroll operations, payroll /time and attendance systems, payroll tax, payroll project management, mergers & acquisitions, reporting & analytics, communications and compliance, audit & controls
  • Provides strategic direction and oversees the payroll, time and attendance, and payroll compliance operating models within the context of a rapidly growing healthcare organization
  • Builds partnerships and solicits feedback from internal and external business partners to define and develop successful, scalable processes and practices
  • Partners with executive leadership to ensure all programs support the organization’s strategic objectives
  • Leads the development and oversight of key project plans to increase automation, consistency, accuracy and integrity of payroll systems and operations
  • Maximizes the effectiveness of key technologies and supports processes to drive continuous improvement and change initiatives
  • Oversees the audit of the payroll team's activities and processes to ensure compliance with all system-wide policies, state-specific employment laws and requirements and applicable federal, state and local regulations
  • Drives operational excellence including, but not limited to, development of the appropriate internal controls and compliance programs
  • Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, or Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field
  • Typically requires 15 years of experience in Payroll leadership experience at large, complex organizations (employee population 75,000+)
  • Typically requires 5 years of management experience in building, leading and growing high performance payroll teams
  • Advanced knowledge of payroll operations, payroll tax processing procedures and reporting, and payroll accounting
  • Demonstrated experience with large scale, transformational change initiatives, including working across and with various operating areas and groups that are part of a large enterprise
  • Extensive packaged application knowledge (Workday, Kronos)
  • Experience in managing through mergers and acquisitions
  • Experience managing payroll / payroll tax vendors and contracts. ADP is preferred.
  • Experience managing large & geographically dispersed teams
  • Knowledge of employment laws and regulations
  • Strong excel skills required.

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program

Job title

Vice President, Payroll

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$97,750 - $156,400 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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