At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!
As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.
At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!
Your Role: Payroll Specialist
As a Payroll Specialist, you will be part of the EBS Guadalajara team to deliver input services for defined country payrolls. In this role, you'll be responsible for ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing, collaborating with key stakeholders, and providing payroll services via the EBS.
Your Responsibilities:
Payroll Data Preparation and Processing: Prepare data for third-party payroll partners, collaborating with HRBPs and ensuring adherence to SOX controls and country-specific regulations. Escalate any deviations from local or international regulations.
Process Management and Execution: Manage daily payroll processes (data entry, corrections, uploads, reversals/reissues), ensuring adherence to established timelines and procedures for all internal and external parties involved.
Payroll Reconciliation and Verification: Review, analyze, and reconcile time/payroll data, verifying timekeeping records and addressing discrepancies with managers/employees. Calculate and execute off-cycle/supplementary payrolls and retroactive salary data.
Reporting and Documentation: Prepare benefits-related reports, create accounting documentation for GL posting of payroll transactions, develop ad-hoc financial/operational reports, and maintain appropriate records.
Query Resolution and Compliance: Resolve employee/manager queries within defined SLAs, maintaining confidentiality and professionalism. Comply with all company policies (local and global), including legal, privacy, and HSE guidelines.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
Education: Bachelor’s Degree (minimum) in HR, Finance, IT or related field.
Required Experience: minimum 1 year experience in managing payroll from other countries besides Mexico (COL y/o BR). Working with payroll stakeholders like ADP, Manpower, etc.
English is a must, proficient level. Excel knowledge.
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
Experience in LATAM payroll
Experience using Workday
Additional Information:
Travel: 0% to 10%
Location: Andares, Zapopan.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
Elanco Benefits and Perks:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:
Sueldo a partir de $22,500 MXN nominal mensual
Bono corporativo
Vales de despensa
Vales de restaurante
Fondo de ahorro
33 días de aguinaldo
SGMM
Seguro de vida
PTU
Prima de vacaciones del 80%
Días libres adicionales (8 días)
Plan de pensiones
Descuentos por convenio (laboratorio médico, seguro de coche, productos Elanco
Viernes cortos
Modelo home office
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
Elanco may use automated tools, including AI, to support parts of our recruitment process, such as reviewing applications against job‑related criteria and/or transferrable skills. These tools help ensure a consistent, structured evaluation, but they do not make hiring decisions. All decisions involve a human reviewer. For more information on how we handle personal data, please see our Elanco Workforce Privacy Notice.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, IT or related field
- Minimum 1 year experience managing payroll for countries outside Mexico (e.g., Colombia or Brazil)
- Experience working with payroll providers/stakeholders such as ADP or Manpower
- Proficient English
- Excel knowledge
- Experience in LATAM payroll
- Experience using Workday
Elanco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Elanco and has not been reviewed or approved by Elanco.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off options are broad, including PTO, flexible leave, and the ability to purchase additional vacation. These provisions are highlighted as supportive of work-life balance.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision alongside company-paid life, disability, and wellness support. Pet insurance and assistance programs reinforce a comprehensive wellbeing offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a U.S. 401(k) and, for some employees, access to a defined benefit pension. These programs add meaningful long-term value to total rewards.
Elanco Insights
What We Do
At Elanco, we work to improve the health of animals through innovative products and services for pets and farm animals around the world. As a global animal health company, we provide solutions that empower our customers to advance a vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Since 1954, Elanco has committed to empowering veterinarians, farmers, and all those who care for animals with the tools they need to help animals live healthy lives. Healthier animals are the key to making our lives better - This is the fundamental belief uniting all global Elanco employees. That’s why we are committed to the idea that our business can be a unique force for good for all in society. Through our Elanco Healthy Purpose™ framework of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments, we focus on delivering sustainable solutions to advance the well-being of animals, people and the planet. This program also enables our employees around the world to take paid time off to make an impact as a volunteer, offering their time or talent to give back to our customers, causes and communities. #ElancoHealthyPurpose #WeAreElanco
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