Datavant is a data logistics company for healthcare whose products and solutions enable organizations to move and connect data securely. We are a data logistics company for healthcare whose products and solutions enable organizations to move and connect data securely. Datavant has a network of networks consisting of thousands of organizations, more than 70,000 hospitals and clinics, 70% of the 100 largest health systems, and an ecosystem of 500+ real-world data partners.

By joining Datavant today, you’re stepping onto a highly collaborative, remote-first team that is passionate about creating transformative change in healthcare. We hire for three traits: we want people who are smart, nice, and get things done. We invest in our people and believe in hiring for high-potential and humble individuals who can rapidly grow their responsibilities as the company scales. Datavant is a distributed, remote-first team, and we empower Datavanters to shape their working environment in a way that suits their needs.

The Payroll Specialist will ensure accurate processing and recording of company’s payroll, provide timely and accurate financial information, and participate in daily auditing and exception review. The Payroll Specialist is responsible for performing daily payroll operations and processing multi-state payroll for 8500+ employees in a fast paced and high volume environment.

You will:

• Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely
• Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports
• Understand proper taxation of employer paid benefits
• Understand Employee and Employer taxes
• Develop ad hoc financial and operational reporting as needed
• Update and reconcile monthly bank statements for Accounting
• Perform/Process Taxable Wage Audits – pay period, bank reconciliations, union dues, adjustments/amendments
• Timecard edits & calculations based on state OT laws
• Research and respond to associate payroll inquiries in a professional and prompt manner
• Audit payroll exceptions
• Process stop payments and direct deposit reversals
• Backup for other members of payroll team
• Daily Manual Check processing
• Paid Time Off Accrual Plan setups/audits/testing etc.
• Work with Manager & Payroll vendor to improve payroll process and test improvements in test environment
• Other tasks and projects as assigned by management

What you will bring to the table: 

• College degree or minimum 2-3 years of payroll processing multi-state payroll and data entry experience
• Experience with UltiPro Time and Attendance (UTA) HRIS preferred
• Experience with Employee &; Employer Taxes and Quarterly/Annual Returns
• Must be a self-starter, detail oriented, very organized and strong teamwork skills
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Must be flexible, dependable
• Must have excellent communication and customer service skills

Bonus points if:

• W2 & W2c Auditing and Processing
• Quarterly and Annual Tax Filing experience
• Garnishment Processing

We are committed to building a diverse team of Datavanters who are all responsible for stewarding a high-performance culture in which all Datavanters belong and thrive. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Our compensation philosophy is to be externally competitive, internally fair, and not win or lose on compensation. Salary ranges for this position are developed with the support of benchmarks and industry best practices. 

We’re building a high-growth, high-autonomy culture. We rely less on job titles and more on cultivating an environment where anyone can contribute, the best ideas win, and personal growth is driven by expanding impact. The range posted is for a given job title, which can include multiple levels. Individual rates for the same job title may differ based on their level, responsibilities, skills, and experience for a specific job. The estimated salary range for this role is  $45,000-$61,000.

At the end of this application, you will find a set of voluntary demographic questions. If you choose to respond, your responses will beanonymous and used to help us identify areas of improvement in our recruitment process. (We can only see aggregate responses, not individual responses. In fact, we aren’t even able to see if you’ve responded or not.) Responding is your choice and it will not be used in any way in our hiring process.