AbbVie Posted October 21, 2026

Payroll Analyst

Heredia, Heredia Province Full-time
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About this opportunity

Company Description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at  www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on  LinkedIn,   Facebook ,  Instagram ,  X  and  YouTube.

Job Description

This position will be responsible for processing and correcting payroll transactions for specific countries as assigned (generally smaller, less complex countries or assisting with larger, more complex countries), supporting pre-payroll activities, year-end payroll activities, reviewing and verifying files generated internally or by global payroll vendors (GPV), enforcing key payroll deadlines, as well as answering employee/manager queries.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Partnering with internal stakeholders and/or with Global Payroll Vendor (GPV) to process payroll and resolve payroll transactions, including providing payroll inputs.

Review and validate payroll files (eg. Payroll Reconciliation File, Bank File) and reports generated internally or by the GPV for processing.

Support pre-payroll activities (eg. finalize data entry, review master data file quality, and confirm time/payroll data completeness).

Support monthly, quarterly and year-end payroll processing activities (eg. develop and provide payroll calendar, review statutory reports and notify AbbVie employees of availability of tax information, if applicable).

Respond to internal AbbVie stakeholders (Tax, Treasury, Finance and BHR, Compliance) regarding questions or issues they have raised around payroll data and/or payroll reports.

Answer employee/manager queries or assist GPV with other queries.

Maintain thorough audit trail and organized system. Support in audit requests providing the reports and proof of evidence as requested.

Ensure compliance with local labor laws and company policies.

Support role for global, regional and country specific projects.

Some travel may be required.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s in finance, Administration or Accounting.

Written and oral communication skills, in local language and English. At least B2.

Preferably with education in labor laws applicable to payroll.

Minimum 2 years of payroll operational experience working on Payroll and Time and Attendance Systems, such as ADP, Kronos, UKG, Workday and experience integrating with 3rd party applications, for Administrative and hourly employees.

Strong customer orientation and a work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations.

Strong customer orientation.

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.

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and requests.

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit  https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html

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Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Other / Corporate Functions
Therapeutic area
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Location
Heredia, Heredia Province
Employment type
Full-time

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