Atlantic Health

Payroll Specialist

Atlantic Health  •  Morristown, NJ (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

  • Responsible for day-to-day payroll system support, including troubleshooting interface issues from external vendor.
  • Analyze data files for completeness and reasonableness before processing. Audit information against payroll register, collaborate with HR & IT resources to resolve system rejections for missing/incomplete data.
  • Respond timely to employee inquires received into Oracle ticket system.
  • Ensure accurate calculation of wages, tax withholding and company deductions.
  • Ensure payroll is produced in accordance with statutory reporting and filing requirements.
  • Analyze various payment files, calculate, review, verify and post a variety of complex payroll data fields such as gross pay, retirement, repayments, retroactive payments, hours, and tax information.
  • Collaborate with new hires on self-service portal issues.
  • Establish and maintain garnishment and court ordered wage cases.
  • Provide training to new hires and new timekeepers on using API (time system).
  • Troubleshoot timecard issues and assist with responding to employee and timekeeper inquiries regarding time system.
  • Respond timely with PTO / hours entered into API time system.
  • Maintain knowledge of Company PTO policy.
  • Collaborate with HR on PTO balance inquiries
  • Perform and support all internal and external audits related to payroll.
  • Investigate and resolve issues relating to payroll production.
  • Maintain all documents & tax records involved in the processing of a given pay period in a secure and confidential manner.
  • Ensure all payroll information and records are maintained in accordance with statutory requirements and interpret new legislation impacting payroll.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or commensurate experience preferred
  • 3+ years Payroll experience
  • Member of American Payroll Association with CPP or FPC preferred
  • Excellent organization and time management skills
  • Experience using API time system
  • Oracle experience a plus
  • Attention to detail and accuracy are top priority
  • Strong written and verbal skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and high stress situations
  • Ability to multi-task & be flexible to changing priorities
  • Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential matters
  • Work requires continual attention to detail in composing, typing, and proofing materials, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines
  • Knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal rules and laws

At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

  • Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
  • Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
  • Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
  • Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
  • Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
  • Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
  • Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
  • Atlantic Medical Group
  • Atlantic Visiting Nurse
  • Atlantic Mobile Health
  • Atlantic Rehabilitation

We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

  • Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For."
  • Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the “World’s Best Hospitals” in 2026.
  • Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
  • Atlantic Health scored four “A” grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
  • Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
  • Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare – 2026.
  • Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
  • Named by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
  • Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.

Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:

Team Member Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
  • Life & AD&D Insurance.
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
  • 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
  • PTO & Paid Sick Leave
  • Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
  • Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
  • Backup and On-Site Childcare
  • Well-Being Rewards
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
  • Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
  • Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance

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Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran


Atlantic Health

About Atlantic Health

Atlantic Health is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Headquartered in Morristown, NJ, we are a leading non-profit health care system, powered by a passionate workforce of 24,000 team members dedicated to building healthier communities. Atlantic Health serves more than half the state of New Jersey, including 14 counties and 7.5 million people and provides care for the full continuum of health needs across a wide array of settings, including dozens of outpatient and urgent care locations, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute, Atlantic Health Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Atlantic Visiting Nurse and Atlantic Mobile Health. Our acute care hospitals include:

• Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ

• Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ

• Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ

• Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ

• Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ

• Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ

We receive awards and recognitions for our extraordinary care and our supportive workplace culture. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For® - Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine for 16 years

• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine

• America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care: Newsweek

• America’s Greatest Workplace for Women, Gen Z and Inclusion and Diversity: Newsweek

• Best Places to Work in Healthcare – Modern Healthcare

• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare – Becker’s Healthcare

• Best Employers for Workers over 50 – AARP

• Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)

• System for Change Award from Practice Greenhealth

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Morristown, New Jersey
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
atlantichealth.org
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