Global Payroll Senior Associate at Elanco in greenfield, Indiana

Job Description:

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Overview:

The Global Payroll Senior Associate will be responsible for the ongoing administration of the company’s payroll processes for US, UK and Canada including processing payroll actions on time and per schedule established with our external payroll partners, and adhering to all necessary SOX controls. The Global Payroll Associate will also serve as an escalation point and provide timely resolution to employee inquiries.

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Process Workday country payrolls in coordination with third party payroll vendors




• Respond and timely address employee inquiries in coordination with the Elanco Service Center with high quality customer service.




• In coordination with HR strategic team, translate HR business process requirements into Workday system configuration while maintaining a focus on supervisor and employee self-service and process efficiency.           




• Participate in testing efforts for system updates, and make recommendations to improve system and process efficiency.




• Support other corporate functions such as IT, accounting and legal to ensure compliance within GAAP and SOX compliance.




• Support other corporate functions such as accounting and finance and benefits in reconciling payroll data to outgoing disbursements.




• Work with internal IT partners and external integration partners and vendors to resolve system related issues.




• Resolve escalated system issues with high quality customer service.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree




• Minimum 5 years’ experience managing payroll systems and procedures




• Minimum 5 years’ experience processing multi-state payrolls.




• Minimum 2 years’ experience processing international payrolls




• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Elanco does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Working knowledge of cloud computing systems and payroll principles




• Heavy experience with payroll accounting




• Advanced knowledge of financial concepts; propensity and comfort working with large data sets typically within Microsoft Excel




• Experience in HR process design and execution




• Strong expertise in reporting and analytics, including advance proficiency in Microsoft Excel




• Proven ability to manage multiple projects at once




• Verbal, written and interpersonal skills required to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization




• Demonstrated business/process ownership




• Established IT skills




• Effective oral and written communication skills




• Recognized ability to work with confidential / sensitive information

Location: Greenfield, IN. Will consider US Teleworker

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status