Senior Payroll Specialist

• Process and correct payroll transactions, ensuring accuracy and adherence to key payroll deadlines.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and the GPV to process payroll and resolve transaction errors.
• Review, validate, and approve payroll files and reports, including payroll reconciliation and bank files.
• Support pre-payroll activities, including finalizing data entry, reviewing master-data quality, and confirming the completeness of time and payroll inputs.
• Resolve input and processing errors with third-party vendors and internal AbbVie stakeholders, including bank errors in partnership with Treasury.
• Support year-end payroll activities, including payroll calendars, year-end tax-report reviews, and employee communications on tax information.
• Respond to payroll-related questions from Tax, Treasury, Finance, BHR, employees, and managers, and support internal and external audits.
• Lead smaller global, regional, and country-specific projects and contribute to global project teams.
• Provide indirect leadership and functional guidance to contractors across the affiliate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Finance or Accounting.
• 8+ years of payroll operations experience within inhouse or corporate preferably MNC's.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of Workday and experience integrating with third-party applications.
• Strong customer focus and a demonstrated commitment to exceeding expectations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment while collaborating effectively with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and process diagnostic skills, with the ability to balance attention to detail with a broad business perspective.
• Proficiency in spreadsheets and databases, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.

Additional Information

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