Pfizer

Payroll Associate

Posted 2 Days Ago

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San Jose, Escazu, Escazu

Hybrid

Mid level

Artificial Intelligence • Healthtech • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Biotech • Pharmaceutical

We’re in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives.

The Role

The Payroll Associate manages payroll activities and operations, ensuring accuracy and compliance while handling audits, stakeholder communication, and payroll changes.

Summary Generated by Built In

The Pfizer Payroll Associate is responsible for the timely and accurate execution of all payroll activities and operations for assigned payroll cycles/populations. This includes processing, validation, balancing, audit compliance, exceptions, repayments, off-cycle, post-payroll, and annual processes.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage activities associated with regular execution of assigned payrolls, including collection and validation of inputs and error resolution. Communicate payroll kick off and approval processing milestones. Validate and balance payroll, process changes to correct errors or provide updates
- Distribute required reports to stakeholders during and post-payroll
- Work with Manager to process more complex payroll changes, including sales bonuses, STD, return to work, LOA, military leave, and severance.
- Process off-cycle payroll request
- Responsible for overall collection of payroll claims / overpayments / repayments working with HR, Legal and Payroll teams
- Ensure all necessary audit processes are implemented and followed to assure Sarbanes-Oxley, external and internal audit compliance. Record pertinent RCM and validation activities in corporate systems
- Work with vendor, Digital, Finance and other teams as needed to ensure technology, integrations, GL interfaces and other system components are functional
- Respond to Tier 3 colleague inquiries as referred by the HR Service Center
- Serve as back-up for other team members as required
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Human Resources, OR related field required OR associate degree with 4 years relevant experience, OR 6 years relevant experience with high school diploma
- Experience in payroll, accounting, or human resources
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge and experience of payroll calculation and processing
- Experience with Kronos, Workday, ADP, or other common HCM, payroll and time & attendance systems
- Certified Payroll Professional, or similar professional designation
ADDITIONAL JOB DETAILS
- Must be able to work in Pfizer Costa Rica office 2-3 days per week or as needed by the business
- This role is NOT remote

Work Location Assignment: Hybrid
EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) & Employment Eligibility
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, or disability.
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The Company

HQ: New York, NY

121,990 Employees

Year Founded: 1848

What We Do

Our purpose ensures that patients remain at the center of all we do. We live our purpose by sourcing the best science in the world; partnering with others in the healthcare system to improve access to our medicines; using digital technologies to enhance our drug discovery and development, as well as patient outcomes; and leading the conversation to advocate for pro-innovation/pro-patient policies.

Why Work With Us

We are the inventors, the problem solvers, the big thinkers — those who surmount any hurdle to deliver breakthrough medicines to the people who are counting on them the most.