Payroll Accounting Manager - Remote

Payroll Accounting Manager

The Payroll Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing payroll accounting functions, including the integration and reconciliation of payroll, benefits, taxes, and labor cost allocations into the Oracle Fusion General Ledger. This role ensures accurate financial posting, compliance with GAAP and SOX requirements, and effective collaboration with Payroll, HR, Finance, and IT. The Manager drives process improvements, supports audits, and provides subject matter expertise on payroll accounting integrations within Oracle Fusion. As a Payroll Accounting Manager at Community Health Systems, you'll play a vital role in supporting our purpose to help people get well and live healthier by providing safe, quality healthcare, building enduring relationships with our patients, and providing value for the people and communities we serve. Our team members enjoy a robust benefits package including health insurance, flexible scheduling, 401k and student loan repayment programs.

Essential Functions :

• Manages the end-to-end flow of HCM financial data (payroll, benefits, taxes, labor costing) into the Oracle Fusion General Ledger, ensuring accuracy and compliance with GAAP.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives to automate processes, enhance reporting, and improve cross-module performance.
• Oversees the configuration, maintenance, and optimization of Oracle Fusion integrations between HCM and Financials modules.
• Ensures timely and accurate preparation of payroll journal entries, labor distribution entries, and accruals.
• Leads reconciliation efforts between Oracle Fusion HCM Payroll and GL, resolving discrepancies and ensuring financial accuracy.
• Monitor and maintain internal controls and SOX compliance for payroll-to-GL transactions and related reporting.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes including payroll-related journal processing and reporting.
• Serve as subject matter expert on Oracle Fusion GL and HCM financial integrations during audits, compliance reviews, and system upgrades.
• Collaborate with HRIS, Payroll, Accounting, and IT teams to troubleshoot and optimize data flows and GL mappings.
• Maintain system integrity by overseeing charts of accounts usage, cost centers, and segment value updates.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

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Equal Employment Opportunity : This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to : hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.