Sr Payroll Technology Services Analyst

at  Dignity Health

Overview
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Responsibilities

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education and Experience
Minimum of 5-7 years of payroll and workforce management experience from a technical background required. Minimum 3-5 years of supervisory experience with demonstrated ability to develop and mentor staff at varying levels and manage projects / initiatives to support large payroll operations. Requires a Bachelor degree or equivalent work experience

REQUIRED MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND TRAINING SKILLS REQUIRED INCLUDE:

Expert hands-on knowledge of ERP Payroll like Infor (Lawson) ERP Systems
Integration knowledge of Workforce Management Tools like UKG/Kronos, Symplr (API) Time and attendance system.
Expert hands-on knowledge of Workforce Management Analytics tools like UKG/Kronos Analytics, Symplr (API) Business Analytics/Outcomes Analytics
Advanced Microsoft Excel with usage of add-ins.
Pay Range
$30.55 - $44.30 /hou

JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE

The Sr Payroll Technology Services Analyst position will be responsible for execution and maintenance of Payroll systems, tools, and applications that support CommonSpirit Payroll business functions. Manage Payroll systems functionality, including integration with other systems that receive/utilize payroll data. Business systems include, but are not limited to, Lawson ERP, Kronos, API scheduling and timekeeping systems, productivity, labor analytics, and other payroll software and tools. Provide guidance and management for payroll application enhancements, upgrades, testing, implementation, integration, training, and production support. Provide payroll teams with operational data in order to meet operational goals. Manage and support systems and tools needed to enable organizational-wide adoption of payroll best practices, process improvements, and system efficiencies. Partner closely with Payroll Operations and Human Resources leadership to identify opportunities for system improvement and optimization. Manage system-related processes to ensure payroll transactions are in compliance with labor and employment-related tax regulations and reporting. Implement and manage artificial intelligence as needed to eliminate redundancies and create value-added work for Payroll. Partner with internal stakeholders and vendors to prioritize issues and escalate to Lawson’s Global Support Center or IT support as necessary.
This position will frequently work on multiple projects, in a project team member capacity, and will need to possess and apply strong understanding of a project’s natural life cycle and project management methodologies. While working on cross functional projects, the analyst will be responsible for identifying upstream and downstream impacts to Payroll Production Support.

ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage system-related activities that support a large-scale Payroll operations and service center for CommonSpirit.
• Implement new and existing systems and tools required to support strategic payroll initiatives.
• Manage application upgrades, production support, product enhancements, and software implementations for CommonSpirit Payroll, including system integrations with other functional areas. Business systems to be supported include, but are not limited to, Lawson ERP, Kronos and API scheduling and timekeeping systems, Productivity, labor analytics, and other payroll software and tools
• Manage and support systems and tools needed to enable organizational-wide adoption of payroll best practices, process improvements, and system enhancements to increase efficiencies and reduce costs for CommonSpirit.
• Provide the Payroll Service Center with operational data, reports, and KPIs in order to meet operational goals.
• Partner with Payroll Operations and Human Resources leadership to identify opportunities for system improvement and optimization.
• Manage system-related processes to ensure payroll transactions are in compliance with labor and employment-related tax regulations and reporting.
• Identify and implement automations and artificial intelligence solutions as needed to eliminate redundancies and create value-added work for payroll.
• Resolve day-to-day production issues in Lawson and other payroll applications, and partner with internal stakeholders and vendors to prioritize issues and escalate to Lawson’s Global Support Center or IT support as necessary.
• Keep current on emerging technologies for payroll, time & attendance, and staffing & scheduling, and make recommendations as appropriate.
• Partner with functional and technical leaders to achieve the following: (a) aligned and standardized vision of how payroll applications will be used, (b) definition of how payroll best practices and processes can be implemented to optimize the use of payroll applications, (3) determination of higher quality reporting and analysis using Lawson or other functional department software and (4) integration of payroll systems and tools in a standard, highly optimized manner to ensure financial controls and data integrity, and required operational functionality is available to functional users.
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