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Newport Healthcare

Adolescent residential and outpatient mental healthcare

Payroll Director

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026Deadline 10/5/27
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's
Nashville, TN, USA
In PersonPosition is in-office in Nashville.
AccountingPayroll Accounting

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field is strongly preferred.
  • Certified Payroll Professional certification is strongly preferred.
  • A minimum of seven years of supervisory or management experience is required.
  • A minimum of ten years of payroll experience in a multi-state, multi-site environment is required.
  • At least two years of experience managing payroll for a company with more than 2,500 employees is required.
  • Advanced knowledge of payroll, human resources information systems, and timekeeping systems is required; UKG is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of business processes using new and existing technologies.
  • Direct a team and provide leadership and mentoring to staff to establish and maintain an effective and motivated work environment.
  • Partner with human resources leadership on system requirements, process analysis and optimization, solution design, system configuration, and data modeling.
  • Provide leadership, direction, and human resources system expertise, and champion issue resolution and solution delivery.
  • Direct payroll projects and staff to achieve human resources department goals and objectives requiring systems and technology support.
  • Ensure advanced controls and audits are in place for data integrity and compliance with federal, state, and corporate regulations.
  • Maintain confidentiality of work-related issues, records, and company information.
  • Lead continuous-improvement projects throughout the year to align payroll strategies with overall business objectives, working cross-functionally with supervisors, managers, and other stakeholders.
  • Communicate with Accounting, Finance, Operations, Human Resources, and other departments to review cross-departmental impacts and reconcile data sharing.
  • Perform, delegate, and actively manage all activities necessary to process multi-state and multi-site payroll according to the company's pay schedule.
  • Act as project manager for payroll activities related to acquisitions, including integrating newly acquired businesses and employees, setting up new employees for accurate tax reporting, and reconciling taxes as required by asset acquisitions.
  • Oversee quarterly reconciliation and calendar year-end payroll processing, including supplemental payrolls, W-2s, other tax forms, and other government-required documentation.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • UKG experience is strongly preferred.

About the company

Newport Healthcare operates a network of adolescent and young adult mental-health programs through Newport Academy, offering residential and outpatient care across the United States. It combines evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, and EMDR with experiential activities like equine therapy, art, and yoga, delivered along a continuum that includes residential treatment, Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and therapeutic day schools. Care is provided on a fee-for-service basis and coordinated with major insurers to support families. The goal is to address root causes of high-risk behaviors and co-occurring disorders, empower teens, restore families, and promote lasting mental wellness.

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Headquarters

Nashville, Tennessee

Founded

2008

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What believers are saying

  • August 19, 2026 podcast Shift Happens broadens brand reach and family engagement.
  • July 1, 2026 Frontiers in Psychology study strengthens Newport's clinical credibility.
  • December 16, 2025 Virginia appellate victory protects group homes and supports expansion.

What critics are saying

  • October 1, 2025 closures shuttered nine residential facilities and Irvine headquarters.
  • February 24, 2026 WARN notices cut 46 jobs in Sunol and Pleasanton.
  • Payer scrutiny and zoning fights can force more exits and threaten the residential model.

What makes Newport Healthcare unique

  • NewportHealthcare spans residential, outpatient, and therapeutic day-school care nationwide.
  • Brian Setzer promoted Brent Nelson on January 29, 2026, to optimize clinical delivery.
  • May 19, 2026 outcomes data and September 9 dashboard quantify treatment results.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement