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Job Summary

The Director of Payroll ("Director") is a key member of the Finance leadership team and has shared accountability for the success of the function working in close collaboration with Human Resources. Under general supervision, the Director oversees the input and processing of the biweekly payroll for DHHA employees and those working at DHHA as Career Service (CSA) employees.

The Director oversees the work of payroll staff (administrators) team to ensure successful payroll operations, compliance training, data analysis and reporting. The Director routinely collaborates with leaders and employees at all levels of the organization as well as with Human Resources, General Accounting to ensure consistency and compliance. The Director create a team environment that enables and encourages cross training and collaboration with key stakeholders across the organization in order to ensure the employees of Denver Health are priority in all work being conducted.

The Director participates on the DHHA Retirement Board Committee as a voting member and coordinates projects that relate to payroll deductions and interfaces with the general ledger or other systems.

Essential Functions:

• Payroll Operations (40%)
  Oversees the day-to-day operations of the payroll team to ensure that payments, deductions, contributions, corrections, timecards, terminations, etc. are processed timely and accurately and that the payroll balances. This includes but is not limited to establishing the workflow ensuring and standard operating procedures, practices, and policies are maintained, and monitored to ensure the efficient operation and support employees and patient care and answering employee questions.
• Regulatory Compliance (20%)
  Establish, implement, and maintain plan to ensure that payroll procedures and outcomes adhere to relevant laws, regulations, guidelines, and specifications. Research payroll regulatory changes within the industry and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), assess the implications and report on and make recommendations for action/implementation resulting from those changes. Coordinates the requests for payment of unemployment tax. Issues W-2s and other required reports. Coordinates projects that relate to payroll deductions and interfaces with the general ledger or other systems.
• Strategy and Planning (15%)
  Collaborate with key stakeholders to establish the direction and implement short and long-term priorities for payroll, processing and compliance in alignment with the strategic objectives of DHHA. Make recommendations and drive consensus for the achievement of such initiatives.
• Data Analysis and Reporting (5%)
  Analyze data and prepare reports for all activities within payroll operations, including but not limited to completeness and accuracy of ach payroll, accumulated paid time off for employees, fluctuations and discrepancies in balances, net pay, taxes, benefits, and City of Denver payments, uncashed payroll checks and general ledger recording.
• Systems Administration and Upgrades (5%)
  Provide subject matter expertise to assist in implementing system upgrades, troubleshooting system problems and/or breakdowns. Test system changes prior to implementation, document outcomes, processes and procedures.
• Policy and Procedure (5%)
  Monitor and document all payroll practices and procedures, regularly reviewing to ensure currency. Communicate changes in policy and/or process to the team and employees across the organization.
• Employee Training (5%)
  Conduct staff training to communicate how report time worked, how the payroll system works, as well as any change in applicable payroll practice or system functionality. Updates the PULSE intranet site and policies and practices to document and communicate approved changes.
• Staff Management and Stakeholder Collaboration (5%)
  Oversee the activities of the staff which includes but is not limited to sourcing, hiring, and training new team members, creating and managing schedules, evaluating performance, and providing coaching to engage and motivate team members, identifying and applying career advancement opportunities for team members, and helping to resolve employee issues and disputes.
  
  Create a team environment that enables and encourages cross training and collaboration with key stakeholders across the organization in order to ensure the employees of Denver Health are priority in all work being conducted.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree In Finance, HR or related field Required

Work Experience:

• 7-9 years Experience in Payroll operations Required and
• 1-3 years Minimum three years of managerial experience - managing both people and processes in a highly complex organization. Required
• Experience in a large, complex organization preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Data Analysis - Extensive use of quantitative and qualitative research and statistical methods for analyzing data.
• Knowledge of payroll functions, processing procedures, and payroll systems and software.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to convey complex information regarding payroll to others who may not be technically proficient, in an understandable way.
• Ability to understand, analyze, and perform complex payroll transactions, time & attendance calculations/corrections, and tax calculations using Workday, Lawson, API, and federal/state tax guidelines.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with all Payroll and HR Information, HIPAA and Private Health Information (PHI) related to Denver Health employees, both current and former.
• Ability to continually process payrolls in cycles, and meet all required deadlines.
• Extensive knowledge of payroll regulations for Colorado.
• Attention to detail is very important.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Knowledge of Workday, Lawson, API, MHC, and PeopleFluent.
• Knowledge of Report Writing Tools such as Crystal Reporting.
• Knowledge of file transfer software.

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Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program 

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Denver Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. For more about our commitment to diversity visit: https://www.denverhealth.org/for-professionals/careers/diversity-and-inclusion

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About Denver Health

Take your career to the next level at Denver Health, where we offer a robust benefits package and endless opportunities for growth. Denver Health is a nationally-ranked, locally-trusted, premier healthcare institution located in the heart of Denver, Colorado.Twenty-five percent of all Denver residents, or approximately 150,000 individuals, receive their health care here. We are known as an integrated health care system that encompasses multidisciplinary academic specialties, a community health system, a level I adult trauma center, pediatric emergency and urgent care center home to Denver Public Health and many of the nation's leaders in medicine.Denver Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Denver Health we pride ourselves on our commitment to diversity. Equal opportunity is a fundamental principle of Denver Health. As an equal opportunity employer, Denver Health is committed to recruit, hire, promote and administer all human resource actions in a non-discriminatory manner. Denver Health is committed to providing equal opportunities in all business practices and to all persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetic information, religion, sex, pregnancy, disab...ility, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or veteran status (collectively “protected status”). Denver Health strives to maintain a work environment that is free from unlawful harassment and discrimination and will not tolerate any such conduct by employees or directed at employees within the scope of their employment. Read the full Human Resources Employee Principles and Practices policy.

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