Payroll Program Manager

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We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture 

Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning. 

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers. 

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more. 

Ascend Learning leads the way in innovation and solution creation to improve outcomes and deliver results for students, educators, and healthcare workers in the ever-changing field of healthcare. We offer advanced resources that drive nursing success, empower front-line certified allied health workers, help physicians pass boards and stay current, and provide education management tools for medical education programs. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO  

As a Payroll HRIS Manager, your responsibilities will include the essential execution , supervision, and planning, of all payroll-related tasks. In this finance position, in addition to your payroll activities, you will also act as a technical payroll finance expert, collaborating with HR and ITS to effectively define and implement a new HRIS system. As needed you will also offer additional support to the Treasurer, which may involve administering the 401K plan and potentially handling benefits reporting and forecasting. 

WHERE YOU’LL WORK  

This position will work a hybrid schedule from our Leawood, KS office. 

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME 

• Oversee and manage all aspects of the payroll process, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local laws and best practices. 

• Prepare and maintain accurate records and reports of payroll transactions, ensuring timely and accurate processing, including salary adjustments, special payments, tax allocations, and employee deductions. 

• Collaborate with HR, benefits, and finance departments to ensure data coordination and accuracy, and manage and resolve payroll production issues. 

• Develop and manage a detailed project plan for the HRIS payroll system implementation, including timelines, milestones, and resources, while building and maintaining requirements, process flows, and technical documentation. 

• Define payroll data flows, reports, and decision support needed for Finance, and collaborate with stakeholders to identify system improvements and enhance payroll processes. 

• Oversee the administration of the company's 401(k) retirement plan, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, and provide support and service to plan participants. 

• Provide oversight to ensure accuracy and timeliness of payroll delivery and develop the Payroll Specialist to enhance their skills and contributions. 

• Benefits modeling of open enrollment plans and project financial impacts of elections and changes, and preparing benefits reports to support the Treasurer and HR Total Rewards team. 

WHAT YOU'LL NEED 

• 7+ years payroll experience in a corporate environment 

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, IT or Human Resources 

• Demonstrated expertise in payroll management and execution 

• HRIS or payroll system upgrade or implementation experience preferred 

• Regulatory compliance experience, preferred in payroll and 401K  

• Strong technical and financial acumen as well as a strong technical systems understanding 

• Proven analytical and modeling capabilities in a financial environment 

• Strong financial and Microsoft office skills, expert in Excel preferred 
• Ability to prioritize and productively work in a fast-paced environment with multiple simultaneous projects and/or requests 

BENEFITS 

• Flexible and generous paid time off  

• Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance  

• 401(k) employer matching program 

• Parental leave 

• Wellness resources 

• Charitable matching program 

• Hybrid work  

• On-site workout facilities  

• Community outreach groups 

• Tuition reimbursement 

Fostering A Sense of Belonging 

We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.  

About Ascend Learning 

As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity. 

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. 

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