Knoxville Hospital and Clinics strive to be your healthcare destination, building on compassion and innovation. We are committed to faithfully providing exceptional healthcare. The values we hold true are Teamwork, Innovation, Compassion, Integrity, Service, and People-Centered.
This is a Full-time position working day hours Monday through Friday.
Accountable for financial transactions. Pertinent job duties include preparing and distributing checks, finding errors made in pay transactions, and inputting data for payroll. Computer literacy, and knowledge of hospital pay policies and practices is required.
Essential Functions
- Maintains payroll information by collecting, calculating, and entering data as required.
- Reconciliation of payroll information to the General Ledger on a regular basis.
- Update changes in employee profiles in the payroll system such as pay rates, department transfers, exemptions, insurance coverage, savings/deductions.
- Develops and maintains accounting controls and processes to ensure payroll calculations are accurate.
- Determines payroll liabilities by calculating employee federal and state income and social security taxes and employer’s social security, unemployment, and workers compensation payments.
- Resolves payroll discrepancies by collection, reconciling and analyzing the payroll data.
- Provides payroll information by answering questions and requests.
- Maintains payroll operations by following policies and procedures, reporting necessary changes.
- Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping confidential information.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Prepares and submits the necessary payroll tax reporting.
- Prepares annual W-2s and any other required reporting.
- Maintains financial records by completing special projects as assigned by hospital Controller and assisting with annual audits and budgets as directed by Controller.
- Regular and predictable attendance is a required function of this position.
- Act as backup for Human Resources as needed.
- Other duties may be assigned as needed.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s in business or accounting preferred, will consider Associate accounting degree with appropriate years of experience.
- Minimum two years’ payroll experience required.
- Experience with UKG/Kronos time keeping software preferred
- Positive people skills with ability to deal with challenges in a tactful manner, must demonstrate the ability to learn quickly and follow detailed instructions.
- Must be able to work independently and utilize good judgment in making decisions.
- Must be able to maintain confidentiality concerning hospital financial and payroll issues.
- Strong skills in Microsoft Office including Excel.
- Required to complete all annual competency training.
This is a Full-time position and is eligible for benefits for medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, retirement plan with company match of up to 6%, accrued hours for vacation and sick time, paid holidays, and company benefits for employee life, employee AD&D, short term and long-term disability.
