Lead Payroll Coordinator

Brookdale Senior Living•Milwaukee, WI

58d

About The Position

Recognized by Newsweek in 2024 and 2025 as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity Make Lives Better Including Your Own. If you want to work in an environment where you can become your best possible self, join us! You'll earn more than a paycheck; you can find opportunities to grow your career through professional development, as well as ongoing programs catered to your overall health and wellness. Full suite of health insurance, life insurance and retirement plans are available and vary by employment status. Highly organized, the Payroll Coordinator Lead coordinates team member progress of payroll transaction completion within the payroll process timelines. The Lead is responsible for engaging and supporting payroll management and displaying intelligence and compassion to team members. With years of payroll experience the Payroll Lead is well versed in the payroll process and comfortable utilizing payroll and time keeping systems. This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. An associate should perform all duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.

Requirements

Associate's Degree or 2 years of a Bachelors program in Accounting, Business Administration or related field and a minimum of 2 years payroll or related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience
Has a working knowledge of a skill or discipline that requires basic analytic ability.
Has an overall understanding of the work environment and process.
Has working knowledge of the organization.
Ability to calculate; add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to effectively respond to questions from associates, managers, and vendors.
Standing
Requires interaction with co-workers, residents or vendors
Walking
Sitting
Use hands and fingers to handle or feel
Reach with hands and arms
Talk or hear
Ability to lift: Up to 25 pounds
Vision

Nice To Haves

PeopleSoft and Kronos experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs all duties of a Pay Coordinator as needed.
Serves as a first level contact for team members and field staff responding to inquiries and resolving escalated field issues.
Provides assistance to payroll current and new team members regarding payroll processes.
Coaches team members to ensure excellent customer service standards are followed and provided to the field.
Develops and maintains payroll processing desk level procedure and training documentation.
Provides support and individual training to team members and field staff on payroll processes and procedures.
Assists Payroll Supervisor by monitoring team schedules, ensuring adequate daily coverage.
Coordinates team members workload ensuring deadlines are met.
Performs pay period audits of selected criterion to ensure accuracy and thoroughness of teams.
Assists in the completion and submission of wage verifications.
Approves off-cycle payroll payment team member calculations, ensuring accuracy.
Assists Management identifying workflow process and procedure improvements, recommending changes as needed.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
401(k)
Associate assistance program
Employee discounts
Referral program
Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
Optional voluntary benefits including ID theft protection and pet insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid holidays
Company provided life insurance
Adoption benefit
Disability (short and long term)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Account
Optional life and dependent life insurance
Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity Insurance, and legal plan
Tuition reimbursement