Job Description

Align yourself with an organization that has a reputation for excellence. Cedars Sinai was awarded the National Research Corporation’s Consumer Choice Award 19 years in a row for providing the highest-quality medical care in Los Angeles. We were also awarded the Advisory Board Company’s Workplace of the Year. This annual award recognizes hospitals and health systems nationwide that have outstanding levels of employee engagement. We offer an amazing benefits package that includes paid time off, health care and a 403(B). Join us! Discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals.

What will you be doing in this role?

The Payroll Specialist has extensive knowledge in all facets of payroll operations and time/attendance system functionality. In this hybrid role, you will possess and maintain an in-depth knowledge of specialized sections of payroll and the time/attendance system. Assignments include more advanced responsibilities using expertise in the payroll functionality. Duties may include: garnishments, tax levies, child support payment, time accrual administration and management, UKG functional support, set-up and maintenance of out-of-state employees within the payroll system. Able to perform all duties of a Payroll Representative II.

• Ensures compliance with court orders, garnishments, tax levies and child support payments. Ensures timely notification to affected employees.
• Ensures timely remittance of employee withholdings to various government agencies. Ensures timely notification to affected employees.
• Review and analyze personnel actions, making appropriate adjustments to employee time accrual balances.
• Monitors time accrual plans, analyzing anomalies and correcting balances as needed. Will transfer time accrual balances to appropriate accounts based on employee donation agreements.
• Reviews and analyzes personnel actions, generating manual checks for termination, severance agreements or pay adjustments. Generates checks for participants of executive benefit plans.
• Provides guidance/training/support to Payroll Representatives to ensure adherence to applicable regulations, policies and pay practices.
• Provides functional training and support to Kronos editors to ensure proper edits of pay rules and pay code application.
• Sets up out-of-state employees in systems to meet applicable regulations to payroll.
• Maintains current knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements and Cedars-Sinai pay practices and processes.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED required. Associate or bachelor’s degree in accounting, business or a related major preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in payroll processing with high volume experience to develop knowledge of applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to payroll.
• Experience with Concur or Oracle Expenses a plus.
• Analysis experience highly preferred.

Why work here?

Beyond outstanding employee benefits (including health, vision, dental and life and insurance) we take pride in hiring the best employees. Our accomplished and compassionate staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our dedication to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation.