Payroll Operations Manager

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Careers.

With one of the nation's largest, most innovative long-term care pharmacy services providers, there is no limit to the growth of your career.

Our unique business model combines the personal touch of locally operated pharmacies with the robust support of our Atlanta-based corporate team, ensuring best-in-class pharmacy care for our customers.

Why Guardian Pharmacy? We're reimagining medication management and transforming care.

Who We Are and What We're About:

Our core focus is delivering customized medication management solutions to support healthcare organizations serving seniors and individuals with complex care needs. With our comprehensive suite of tech-enabled pharmacy services and a dedicated team of professionals committed to enriching the lives of those we serve, we are redefining how pharmacy care is delivered.

We offer an opportunity to learn and grow your career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment. If you are looking for a challenging, team-oriented environment in which you can put your expertise to work, then this is the place for you.

The Payroll Operations Manager plays a critical role in supporting a rapidly growing organization by leading accurate, compliant, and scalable payroll operations across a complex, multi-state workforce. This role is ideal for an experienced payroll professional who thrives in dynamic environments and is motivated by building best-in-class payroll, timekeeping, and compliance processes that can grow with the business.

As the organization continues to expand through organic growth and acquisitions, this position offers meaningful opportunities for professional development, increased scope, and leadership advancement. The Payroll Operations Manager serves as a key partner to Treasury, Accounting, HR, and Operations, ensuring payroll excellence while delivering a high level of service, accuracy, and regulatory compliance for employees across the organization.

• Administer all garnishments and levies in compliance with federal and state regulations, in partnership with OSV.
• Monitor new garnishment orders through first payroll to ensure accurate setup.
• Process bi-weekly payroll for all employees accurately and on time.
• Research and resolve employee payroll inquiries.
• Maintain accurate worker costing allocations and state-mandated SUI reporting.
• Manage payroll inbox requests in Workday to meet payroll deadlines.
• Partner with Treasury to ensure accurate and timely payroll funding.
• Collaborate with Accounting on GL questions, new earnings/deductions, and payroll research.
• Manage leave of absence pay processing, including PTO, STD, salaried and hourly pr orations.
• Oversee Timekeeping and Scheduling in Workday, assisting managers with corrections and approvals.
• Stay current on federal, state, and local legislative changes impacting payroll and pay practices.
• Work collaboratively with a co-manager to execute bi-weekly payroll processes.

• Research and resolve employee time-off inquiries.
• Maintain service dates for vacation accruals and adjust balances as needed.
• Ensure accurate transition of plans and balances for employees transferring locations or plans.

• Own payroll, time, and absence audits and reporting requirements.
• Ensure timely and accurate DOL reporting across all states.
• Provide payroll reporting to Operations, Accounting, and Treasury.
• Support ad hoc reporting and data analysis to troubleshoot payroll, tax, time, and absence issues.
• Provide reporting support for audits including 401(k), benefits, and workers' compensation.

• Serve as primary liaison with OSV for payroll, garnishments, treasury, and fulfillment.
• Hold vendors accountable to SLAs and service expectations.
• Troubleshoot timeclock and software issues in partnership with pharmacy leadership and vendors.
• Review and process vendor invoicing as applicable.

• Research and set up payroll taxes for new states and localities in Workday, OSV, and tax entities.
• Coordina…