Director, LBS Payroll

Days: M-F

Location: Hybrid

Your Experience Matters
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 Health Support Center (HSC) 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.

How You'll Contribute
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Director, LBS Payroll
who excels in this role:

• 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

Why join us
We Believe That Investing In Our Employees Is The First Step To Providing Excellent Patient Care. In Addition To Your Base Compensation, This Position Also Offers

• 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: Tuition assistance, certification support, loan assistance, and a 401(k) with company match
• Employee Well-being: Wellness programs, virtual care, mental health services, gym memberships, and employee discount programs
• Professional Development: Leadership growth opportunities and ongoing career advancement

What We're Looking For
Applicants should have a strong background in payroll operations leadership and regulatory compliance. Additional requirements include:

• Bachelor's Degree required; preferably in a business-related field
• 9+ years of payroll experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role
• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) preferred
• 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

EEOC Statement
"Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.