Payroll Financial Operations Analyst

Abbott Laboratories; Illinois; On-site; USD 61,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Career development

Job summary

Abbott Park, IL, onsite, is seeking a Payroll Financial Operations Analyst to ensure accurate funding, general ledger entries, and reporting within the Corporate Human Resources division. The role requires attention to detail, motivation, and consistency in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include GL balancing, vendor payments, audits, stop payments, and weekly benefit/tax funding, with a strong emphasis on compliance and timeliness.

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 knowledge

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication

Independent work

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Excel

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

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.
• 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.

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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.