CNO Financial Group is hiring a Manager Payroll Services & Leave to oversee the payroll function, including payroll tax and payroll accounting, in accordance with industry standards, regulatory agencies, and company objectives and policies. This position is also responsible for leading 4 team members to ensure pay is processed on time, accurately, and in compliance with government regulations, handling customer questions and complaints, and managing payroll and leave administration vendors.

As a Manager Payroll Services & Leave, your responsibilities will include:

• Directs and monitors processing of payroll and time recording to ensure accuracy and timeliness of payrolls, account postings, balancing, and reconciliations.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage and hour laws and best practices.
• Develops and mentors team members in the performance of their duties, establishing work priorities, cross training, building capabilities and in achieving management objectives.
• Supervises entry of additional earnings, deductions, and benefit adjustments including, but not limited to: retro pay calculations, bonus entry, tuition reimbursement, garnishments, 401(k) plan, deferred compensation plan, and equity transactions; audits information entered into the system for processing.
• Reviews all tax returns and regulatory correspondence to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Establishes, maintains and monitors key controls to ensure accuracy of financial statements and validity, accuracy, and timeliness of controls. Facilitates audits by providing records and documentation to auditors.
• Performs General Ledger integration and other related account reconciliations.
• Drives continuous process improvement and automation. Identifies, recommends and implements updates to payroll systems, policies and practices. Reviews and tests all systems changes having an impact on department or payroll/ time-recording processing.
• Manages third party vendor relationships with payroll and leave administration providers, driving for consistency and quality in service delivery.

The Manager Payroll Services & Leave position is well-suited for you if you have:

• Extensive knowledge of the payroll function, including preparation, balancing, internal control, and payroll taxes.
• Proficiency with Workday Payroll and Absence & Time Tracking modules.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Ability to work in deadline driven, highly regulated environment
• Excellent oral and written communications skills; experience tailoring messages to individuals at all levels within the organization including individual contributors, managers and executive leaders.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, business or related discipline OR 8 years of relevant work experience as an equivalent.
• At least 7 years of payroll related work experience, including at least 3 years in a supervisory or management capacity.
• 3 years of Workday experience, including module expertise in Payroll, Time and Attendance and Absence Management.

What will set you apart:

• Master’s degree is a plus.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) is preferred.
• Experience working with and overseeing a third party LoA and/or payroll vendor

CNO embraces flexibility. Associates who live within a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Birmingham, Carmel, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee) have access to come into that Office up to 2 days/week, and are encouraged to come into the office at least twice per month. You may be asked to travel to corporate office periodically.

Associates who live outside of a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Birmingham, Carmel, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee) may perform this role full-time work from home (WFH) from any US based location, as long as you are willing to work central or eastern time zone hours. Work cannot be performed from outside of the United States.

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) secures the future of middle-income America. CNO provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services, and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands, including Bankers Life, Colonial Penn, Optavise and Washington National. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we help protect their health, income and retirement needs with 3.2 million policies and $34 billion in total assets. Our 3,400 associates, 4,300 exclusive agents and 4,000 independent partner agents guide individuals, families and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions.

We are financially strong and well positioned for continued growth, and we are grounded in our core values of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I); Integrity, Customer Focus, Excellence, and Teamwork. We have offices in more than 260 communities in the U.S., including our headquarters in Carmel, Indiana, and corporate offices in Birmingham, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee.

At CNO Financial Group, we’re always looking forward—to the security and stability we help create for our insurance brands’ customers, and the growth we create within our own company. We're looking for ambitious people who want to do more. We'll provide you with opportunities to grow your skills through challenging professional experiences.

If you're looking for a culture that encourages development, helps you reach your potential, and rewards you for your contribution, then CNO Financial Group is right for you. For more information, visit CNOinc.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.