Manager of Payroll

General Summary:

Step into a high-impact leadership role where your payroll expertise shapes the experience of more than 50,000 Henry Ford Health employees.Due to expansion HFHS is in search of a Manager of Payroll!

As our Payroll Manager, you’ll oversee complex, multi-entity payroll operations and be the go-to expert for ADP Tax & Garnishment, PeopleSoft HR, and compliance across federal, state, and local regulations.

You’ll collaborate closely with HR, Finance, IT, and key stakeholders across the system—acting as a trusted partner who keeps operations running smoothly while supporting strategic initiatives that elevate our payroll function. If you thrive in a dynamic environment where accuracy, leadership, and continuous improvement truly matter, this role puts you right at the center of it.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

• 9 years of progressive payroll experience that includes 2-3 years of supervisory experience in lieu of a degree

• Minimum five (5) years of payroll experience, including supervisory responsibilities.

• CPP certification preferred

• Strong proficiency in PeopleSoft HR, ADP Tax and Garnishment, and UKG Pro WFM.

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex payroll operations across multiple entities.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

• Experience with payroll audits, tax filings, and garnishment processing.

• Ability to lead teams, manage multiple priorities, and drive process improvements.

• Must have experience with various financial and accounting practices and procedures

• Healthcare payroll experience. Familiarity with union contracts and multi-state payroll regulations.

• Passion for customer service and continuous improvement.

• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and with external vendors.

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Additional Information

• Organization: Corporate Services

• Department: Corp Payroll

• Shift: Day Job

• Union Code: Not Applicable

  Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.