What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Specialist position at Clarke County Hospital?
Payroll
· Process biweekly payroll and maintain accurate employee payroll records.
· Ensure compliance with federal and Iowa payroll tax requirements, including
withholding, reporting and unemployment filings and IPERS reporting.
· Verify accurate retirement and benefit deductions, including IPERS, retirement,
insurance, garnishments, and other required deductions to HR documentation
· Verify accurate healthcare-specific pay elements such as shift differentials, on-call
pay, callback pay, incentives, and cross-department labor allocations to HR
documentation.
· Support payroll cost allocation and reporting needed for Medicare cost reports, grant
reporting, audits and cost-based reimbursement.
· Prepare payroll journal entries, reconcile payroll-related accounts, and assist with
month-end, year-end, and audit requests.
· Monitor timekeeping records, validate approvals, maintain audit trails, and support
strong internal controls.
· Track payroll-related grant funding requirements when applicable, including time
and effort reporting and Single Audit support.
· Respond to employee payroll questions while maintaining strict confidentiality of
payroll and personal information.
· Provides AR Deduction list to Business Office after pay run for employee accounts.
· Ensure UKG system is accurate and works with UKG and HR to ensure accurate
setup and reporting.
80%
Cross Departmental Functions · Works closely with Human Resources to ensure system compliance and accuracy. · New employee setup. 10%
Basic Clarke County Hospital (CCH) Performance Criteria
· Demonstrates Clarke County Hospital Standards of Behaviors as well as adheres
to hospital policies and procedures and safety guidelines.
· Demonstrates ability to meet business needs of department with regular, reliable
attendance.
· Employee maintains current licenses and/or certifications required for the position.
· Practices and reflects knowledge of HIPAA, DIA, DNV, OSHA and other
federal/state regulatory agencies guiding healthcare.
· Completes all annual education and competency requirements within the calendar
year.
· Is knowledgeable of hospital and department compliance requirements for federally
funded healthcare programs (e.g. Medicare and Medicaid) regarding fraud, waste
and abuse. Brings any questions or concerns regarding compliance to the
immediate attention of hospital administrative staff. Takes appropriate action on
concerns reported by department staff related to compliance.