Director, People (Payroll)

18 hours, 13 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
HR and Recruiting
WelbeHealth

WelbeHealth

WelbeHealth is a full-service healthcare company that offers personalized support to help seniors age well at home and in their community. Their Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) provides comprehensive services at no cost, including ...

Family Services
251-1K
Founded 2015
$31M raised

Description

  • Lead payroll operations for a multi-entity, multi-state organization, including accurate and timely processing of payroll, taxes, deductions, garnishments, and off-cycle payments.
  • Develop and execute payroll strategy, policies, controls, and scalable operational processes to support organizational growth.
  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations, wage and hour laws, and reporting requirements.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert for payroll operations, compliance, audits, and payroll systems.
  • Lead payroll systems initiatives, including implementation support, process redesign, integrations, testing, vendor management, and operational optimization.
  • Partner cross-functionally with HR technology, Finance, Accounting, Benefits, Legal, and external service providers.
  • Oversee payroll audits, reconciliations, quarter-end and year-end processes, including W-2 review and approval.
  • Establish and maintain payroll controls, reporting, documentation, and governance practices to reduce risk and support audit readiness.
  • Support payroll modernization and enterprise transformation efforts across the organization.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field required.
  • CPP certification is strongly preferred.
  • Minimum of 7 years of progressive payroll experience in complex, multi-state organizations.
  • Minimum of 3 years leading payroll teams at a manager, senior manager, or director level.
  • Demonstrated experience leading or significantly contributing to a Workday implementation.
  • Strong knowledge of Workday HCM and related modules, including payroll, benefits, time tracking, absence, recruiting, talent and performance, learning, and engagement tools.
  • Experience in the healthcare industry is strongly preferred.
  • Deep knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations and wage and hour compliance requirements, including California labor laws.
  • Experience supporting payroll operations in a high-growth, multi-entity environment.
  • Experience leading payroll process transformation, systems implementations, integrations, or operational modernization initiatives.
  • Strong experience with payroll systems configuration, testing, process mapping, and vendor management.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • 17 days of personal time off, 12 observed holidays, and 6 sick days.
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match.
  • Base salary plus bonus.
  • Competitive total rewards package.
  • Additional benefits offered by WelbeHealth.
  • Compensation range of $159,939.07 to $211,119.57 USD.

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