Sr. Analyst, Payroll and Timekeeping

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

·  Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
·  Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
·  An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
·  Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
·  A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
·  A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL location in the CHR Corporate Human Resources division.   This is an onsite position.

The Workday Sr. System Analyst will be a member of Abbott HRTS group supporting global payroll and timekeeping team. This position will provide subject matter expertise in workshops/meetings for problem definition, as-is and to-be process modeling, problem solving, and opportunity analysis, while providing the necessary solutions. This position will also be responsible for providing input on project planning and administration, developing and documenting business requirements, and delivering and testing implementation solutions. The incumbent must have an in-depth knowledge of Workday's various technologies, Implementation methodology, and will combine those skills to deliver successful deployments in Workday system.

Core Job Responsibilities

·  Build, Test, and Deploy solutions in Workday system to support payroll(US payroll) and Timekeeping.
·  Understand customer’s requirements and participate with project team on the most appropriate approach and desired outcomes.
·  Coordinate assigned deliverable schedules to ensure customer’s timelines are met.  Provide guidance to customers or service partners.
·  Providing insight and recommendations to the architects on the project to help solidify final solutions
·  Collaborate with Architects within their workstream to ensure the solutions identified are complete and accurate for moving forward with implementation.
·  Understand and document the HR business requirements and translate requirements into system designs
·  Create, maintain, and execute UAT scripts including regression testing the new functionality before deployment
·  Work with Security and Compliance to ensure the compliance check list is being followed.
·  Responsible for ensuring projects remain on time and if there are delays, they are vetted through their leadership.
·  Partner with functional leads for troubleshooting issues and resolve the issues in a timely manner.
·  Ability to prioritize and work on multiple requests
·  Actively participate in the Workday Community, training, and regional user groups to ensure awareness of current trends and innovation.
·  Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
·  Apply and execute standard information systems theories, concepts, and techniques and assist in the development of standards and procedures.  Investigate alternatives, which use existing applications, and make recommendations. 
·  Conduct tests; develop preliminary findings for review by management.  Conducts training. 
·  Manages projects according to milestones and within budget constraints.  Identifies and implements process improvements.  

Required Qualifications

·  Bachelor’s Degree required. Degree in Business or computer science.
·  Minimum Experience/Training Required: 3-5 years of experience
·  Experience with Cloud-based HR Systems, preferably Workday

Preferred Qualifications

·  Experience with Workday modules – Payroll, Time Tracking and Absence
·  Experience with US Payroll
·  Workday certification/training is a plus.
·  Excellent communication skills.

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

     

The base pay for this position is
$72,700.00 – $145,300.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

IT Services & Solutions Delivery

     

DIVISION:

CHR Corporate Human Resources

        

LOCATION:

United States > Abbott Park : AP06B

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

No

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

     
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     
EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

     
EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf