Director of Payroll / Healthcare
Career Land Center•Brentwood, TN
•Hybrid
About The Position
A healthcare organization is seeking a Director of Payroll to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for enterprise payroll functions. This hybrid leadership position supports a complex multi-state environment and partners with HR, HRIS, and IT teams to maintain payroll systems, improve processes, and ensure accurate and compliant payroll operations.
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive payroll leadership within a large, complex organization.
- Hands-on experience with Oracle Payroll (Oracle Fusion Payroll / Oracle Payroll Cloud) and supporting Oracle post-go-live activities including quarterly testing, enhancement requests, troubleshooting, payroll validation, and system optimization.
- Strong payroll operations background with demonstrated experience leading payroll teams.
- Experience serving as the payroll business lead or subject matter expert partnering with HRIS/IT.
- Multi-state payroll leadership in an enterprise environment.
Nice To Haves
- Oracle implementation experience.
- Shared Services environment experience.
- Payroll process improvement and automation experience.
- Payroll accounting and GL reconciliation experience.
- Healthcare industry experience (strongly preferred).
Responsibilities
- Provide executive-level leadership and direction for payroll operations within a large, complex organization.
- Lead payroll teams and oversee daily payroll activities to ensure accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency.
- Serve as the payroll business lead and subject matter expert while partnering with HRIS and IT teams.
- Support Oracle Payroll systems through post-go-live activities, including testing, system validation, troubleshooting, enhancements, and optimization.
- Ensure payroll compliance across multiple states and maintain strong operational controls.
- Identify opportunities for payroll process improvement, automation, and workflow optimization.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support payroll-related initiatives and business objectives.
- Promote consistent payroll practices, accuracy, and service excellence across the organization.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Paid time off and holiday pay.
- Professional development and continuing education support.
- Relocation assistance may be available for eligible candidates.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
