Payroll Specialist

Headquartered in Franklin, Tenn., Parallon is a leading provider of healthcare business and operational services. Parallon partners with hospitals and healthcare systems to improve their business performance through best practices in a broad portfolio of services, including revenue cycle, group purchasing (via HealthTrust), supply chain, technology, workforce management and consulting.

• Accurate and timely payroll processing
• Understanding of Kronos time and attendance software, and Lawson payroll functionality
• Facilitates strong customer service relationships with external/internal personnel and peers
• Provides timely feedback to Manager or Team Lead, ensuring timely issue escalation
• Adheres to Payroll Service Center internal control processes; including payroll balancing procedures
• Assists facility personnel/applicable accounting staff in research and resolution of payroll transactions as applicable
• Adheres to company Policies and Procedures
• Participates in applicable training programs
• Provides feedback and makes recommendations for changes to applicable forms/tools and processes
• Stays abreast of multi-state regulatory requirements and company policies
• Performs responsibilities to help ensure department benchmarks and goals are met or exceeded
• Maintains confidentiality with all payroll information
• Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement”
• Other duties as assigned by the Manager

Qualifications

• Organization - proactively prioritizes assigned responsibilities and works efficiently
• Communication - communicates clearly and concisely with peers, leadership and customers
• Customer orientation - establishes and maintains long-term customer relationships, building trust and respect by consistently meeting and exceeding expectations
• Policies & Procedures - articulates knowledge and understanding of organizational policies, procedures and systems; including an understanding of internal controls within a consolidated payroll processing environment
• PC skills - demonstrates proficiency in the Kronos Time & Attendance system, Lawson payroll system, Microsoft Office applications and others as required; ability to quickly learn new PC skills

Education

• Advanced education not required, but considered a plus
• High School diploma or GED required

Experience

• Previous payroll processing experience preferred; healthcare experience considered a plus

Certificate/License

• Certified Payroll Professional considered a plus