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Payroll Manager/Accountant

Universal Health Services
life insurance, paid time off, long term disability, tuition reimbursement, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Feb 24, 2026
Responsibilities

Payroll Manager/Accountant

Peachford Hospital is a 246-bed private psychiatric hospital located in Dunwoody. We have a 50+ year tradition of providing excellence in behavioral healthcare. Our 500+ employees are dedicated to providing the best care our patients deserve. We have a Payroll Manager/Accountant position opening soon in our finance group and are searching for qualified applicants for this career opportunity role.

Payroll Manager/Accountant

The main responsibility for this position is to perform accurate and timely completion of bi-weekly payroll for the hospital and separate billing facility including processing payroll tasks, preparation of funding, payroll reconciliations and review.

  • You will be responsible for processing time card interfaces (UKG), calculating wages, deductions, and other payroll related components including factoring in overtime, bonus payments, and any other relevant adjustments and upload into the payroll system (Lawson/WorkDay).
  • You will generate bi-weekly pay checks and direct deposits for employees as well as address employee and facility queries regarding salaries and taxes in a timely manner. You will review and process manual off cycle check requests, verify stop pays, voids, direct deposit reversals, and payroll adjustments. The role communicates with employees and other departments, such as HR, finance, and corporate payroll managers, to coordinate payroll functions and support payroll projects.
  • The individual in this role is also responsible for developing and maintaining detailed spreadsheets and graphs that reflect up-to-date payroll metrics, which assist in determining staffing needs and balancing workload distribution. Advanced knowledge and use of Excel spreadsheets is essential to producing accurate payroll analytics and visual reporting.
  • While the main responsibility of this position is Payroll, the position also works in our accounting office to perform staff accountant duties such as bank reconciliations, cash posting as well as assisting with month, quarter and year end close.

What Is It Like to Work at Peachford?

Our patients bring with them many different clinical challenges and high acuity illnesses that require specific and individualized care. We balance our busy work environment with a strong commitment to teamwork and a sense of humor that makes Peachford a challenging, yet fun place to work.

While taking care of our patients, we also strive to take care of each other.Our Staff are empowered to perform their duties using their own personal style, while meeting our standards of excellence. If you like a challenge and the satisfaction of working with other professionals, Peachford is the right place for you.


Qualifications

What Does Peachford Require for this Role?

To be successful, the candidate should have a minimum of three years of payroll processing experience and possess the ability to read, analyze, and interpret payroll reports, technical procedures, and governmental regulations. Strong communication skills are necessary to effectively present information and respond to inquiries from all levels of management, individual employees, and external agencies. A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or other business related discipline is also required.

Wait!There's More....

Peachford Hospital offers full time employees a comprehensive benefits package including:

  • Health, Dental and Vision Plans
  • 23-days of Paid Time Off
  • 401k Retirement Plan with company match
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Short Term and Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • Stock Purchase Plan

What Happens Next?

After you submit your resume, a member of our recruiting team will review your qualifications and experience and may reach out to you schedule you for an onsite interview.

Universal Health Services (UHS):Healthcare Delivered with Compassion

Peachford Hospital is a member of the Universal Health Services (UHS) family.At UHS, we're looking for exceptional people who share our vision and values, who share our focus on hard work, enthusiasm, teamwork, loyalty, trust and cooperation. We've embraced these traits and built a team of employees who consistently work to achieve the highest level of service excellence. People are our most valuable resource at UHS as we are committed to providing high quality acute care and behavioral health services to residents of the communities we serve. We are equally committed to offering our employees unlimited opportunity in an environment that encourages professional development.

Here is what we believe:

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates with matching skillset and experience with the best possible career at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail etc. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by contacting us at:https://uhs.alertline.com.

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