Payroll Financial Operations Analyst

Abbott; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 61,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Education benefit

Job summary

Abbott Park, IL-based Payroll Financial Operations Analyst role within CHR Corporate Human Resources. Onsite, you’ll ensure accurate funding, general ledger, and reporting, working with the financial operations team in a fast-paced environment. Requires detail orientation, ability to manage multiple priorities, and knowledge of U.S. payroll laws.

Base pay ranges $61,300 to $122,700 with full benefits including health, retirement, and tuition programs. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 2+ years of payroll experience, preferably in a large corporate environment.
• Knowledge of U.S. payroll laws and regulations (FLSA, IRS, state tax rules).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, etc.).
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and process general ledger balancing accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
• Manage and support vendor payments.
• Receive and process audit and reporting request timely and accurately.
• Process and manage stop payment requests, ensuring proper approvals, documentation, and system updates.
• Administer weekly benefit and tax funding, ensuring required amounts are calculated, funded, and recorded accurately.

Skills

Payroll experience

Payroll laws

Excel

Attention to detail

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION: Working at Abbott

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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.


• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.


• 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 within the CHR Corporate Human Resources division.

This is an onsite position.

The Payroll Financial Operations Analyst is responsible for working with the financial operations team to ensure accurate, timely funding, general ledger and reporting.

The position requires strong attention to detail, self-motivation, and consistency in a fast-paced, onsite environment.

What You'll Work On:

• Prepare and process general ledger balancing accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.


• Manage and support vendor payments


• Receive and process audit and reporting request timely and accurately


• Process and manage stop payment requests, ensuring proper approvals, documentation, and system updates.


• Administer weekly benefit and tax funding, ensuring required amounts are calculated, funded, and recorded accurately.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.


• 2+ years of payroll experience, preferably in a large corporate environment.


• Knowledge of U.S. payroll laws and regulations (FLSA, IRS, state tax rules).


• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, etc.).


• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.


• Strong communication and customer service skills.


• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) or FPC certification.


• Experience with multi-state payroll and union/non-union environments.


• Familiarity with payroll reporting and analytics tools.

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

The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 - $122,700.00

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

JOB FAMILY: Accounting & Reporting

DIVISION: CHR Corporate Human Resources

LOCATION: United States > Abbott Park : AP06B

WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: Yes, 5 % of the Time

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

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential - because better health allows people and communities to achieve more.

With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions - across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life.

Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people.

They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.

We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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