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Payroll Manager (LATAM)

Employer
AbbVie
Location
North Chicago, IL
Start date
Aug 5, 2024
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Discipline
Administration, Finance
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
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Job Details


Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,YouTubeandLinkedIn.


Job Description

This role has the following five major areas of responsibility:

Operations:

  • Overall responsibility for managing and operating the End-to-End (E2E) payroll process for countries in the Area. Including:
    • Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing and results
    • Ensure effective and efficient payroll processes based on payroll operating model, including compliance with payroll governance SOPs/DTPs
    • Drives and ensures compliance with payroll operating model and SOPs/DTPs
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls
  • Plan, manage and control periodic/quarterly/semi-annual/annual payroll requirements
  • Identify, track and resolve operational issues and improvement opportunities within the Area. Escalate major issues to the Regional payroll leader.
  • Lead as AbbVie subject matter expert on local payroll requirements and related tax matters. Liaise with payroll provider and other local resources as needed to address questions/issues in this area.
  • Create a Business Continuity Plan for the area of responsibility

Vendor Management

  • Control payroll provider operations to ensure efficient and effective payroll processes
  • Control vendor accountability, including SLAs and Payroll Dashboard Metrics, timeliness of all operational responses and resolutions, and escalation processes.
  • Control of all CRs raised in Latin America, both by own team as well as the vendor.

Projects and Process Improvements

  • Proactively identify and prioritize operational improvement opportunities. Review with Regional Manager and other stakeholders.
  • Lead the implementation and deliver target results for projects impacting the Area
  • Be a valued partner on projects impactingpayroll, providing advice in terms of administrative efficiency and tax implications

Stakeholder Management

Stakeholder relationships to manage include:

  • Payroll Business Process Outsourcer (BPO) across all countries in the area
  • Affiliate & Area BHR Directors & Finance Directors
  • Corporate HR Total Rewards
  • AbbVie Corporate Finance (Treasury, Tax, AFS)
  • Internal & External Audit; External Tax Authorities
  • Payroll IT support team

Organization Management

  • Manage Payroll team supporting the 13 LATAM countries
  • Build and lead the Payroll team.
  • Develop succession planning within the area organization
  • Establish and achieve/exceed operating goals and operational metrics for the team and each team member.
  • Design and implement organization to ensure effective back-up/support of payroll analysts to eliminate support gaps in the event of vacation/leave/turnover

Other

  • Coordinates and aligns with Regional and Affiliate leaders on short-term and long-term vision for payroll operations and organization
  • Participate in and drive strategic initiatives identified by Global Payroll Leaders and AbbVie corporate.
  • The position reports to AbbVie Regional Payroll Manager
  • The position has 6 direct reports

Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Finance / Accounting or related field required.
  • 8+ years of payroll operational experience and experience leading payroll or shared services teams required. Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or equivalent preferred.
  • Working knowledge of Workday and experience integrating with 3rd party applications.
  • Vendor management experience.
  • Strong customer orientation and interpersonal skills. A work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills, in English
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment, as well as to get results through collaboration and coordination with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external.
  • Good analytical and process diagnostic skills and the ability to get into the details, while also seeing and understanding the big picture. Strong spreadsheet and database skills. Continuous improvement orientation.
  • Strong project management and implementation skills, including leading large cross-functional projects. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and requests.
  • Strong people management skills.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

  • 25% travel required, including international travel

  • This role follows a hybrid schedule requiring 3 days in-office per week

  • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture.

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

  • This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

  • This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentiveprograms

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVies policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visithttps://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html

Company

AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Stock Symbol: ABBV

Stock Exchange: NYSE

Company info
Website
Phone
1-800-255-5162
Location
1 North Waukegan Road
North Chicago
Illinois
60064
US

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