Payroll Director

LifePoint Health • Brentwood, TN

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Lifepoint Business Services (LBS) team, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier ®.
More about our team
The LBS Payroll team oversees payroll operations for facilities across the Lifepoint network, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and consistency. We operate in a collaborative, solutions-focused environment that values process improvement, operational excellence, and strong partnership with facility stakeholders and cross-functional teams such as People Services and Finance.

Requirements

• Applicants should have a bachelor's degree, required, preferably in a business-related field.
• Strong background in payroll operations, leadership and regulatory compliance.
• 9+ years of payroll experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of payroll regulations, policies, and audit compliance.
• Experience leading teams, driving process improvement, and managing complex payroll functions.
• Advanced communication and relationship management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directs all aspects of payroll processing operations to ensure accurate and timely payments
• Oversees Lifepoint Business Services payroll functions and ensures consistent application of payroll practices, policies, and procedures
• Ensures compliance with audit standards, regulatory requirements, DOL/Treasury rules, and company policies
• Provides direction and support to local PSDs on payroll-related issues and escalates concerns as needed
• Partners with People Services to manage policies and procedures impacting employment management, benefits, and payroll
• Designs short- and long-term strategies to improve payroll operations, drive efficiency, and enhance internal controls
• Oversees system upgrades, process enhancements, and payroll-related projects
• Maintains strong communication and customer service with facilities and internal stakeholders
• Supports finance-related reporting and audit requests
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees