Payroll Specialist

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Process payroll accurately and timely, including calculating gross pay, dedutions, and net pay, and generating payroll reports.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations, including tax withholdings, reporting requirements, and wage and hour laws.
• Maintain accurate employee records, including personal information, payroll history, and benefits enrollment.
• Respond to employee inquiries regarding payroll, benefits, and related matters in a timely and professional manner.
• Collaborate with other HR team members to ensure accurate and timely processing of new hires, terminations, and employee changes.
• Assist with year-end tax filings, and state tax reports.
• Conduct payroll audits and reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Stay current on payroll regulations and best practices and implement changes as necessary.
• Provide payroll-related resources and training to employees.
• Proactively communicates and with and interprets HR policies, practices and key HR programs to employees and managers
• Data management responsibilities to include processing workflow changes in Workday, audits of data, earnings uploads and data correction workflows
• Responsible for designing and executing various sized projects in coordination with partners inside and outside of the local facility
• Maintain measurement systems and analyze data to determine the impact of HR programs.
• Learn, understand and apply rigorous quality standards, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in HR, preferably in a multi-national or complex organization, with a minimum of 3-5 years of progressive HR experience, or highly related field.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to use data to make informed decisions and drive HR strategies.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and business leaders to align HR strategies with the organization's overall objectives.
• Strong understanding of talent management, including recruitment, onboarding, development, performance management, and retention strategies.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion and professionalism.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and able to adapt to changing priorities and needs.

Education:

• Diploma in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field,

Reasonable Accommodations

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