Job Description

Ensure the most efficient means are employed to produce an accurate timely payroll, as well as providing up to date guidance on potential impact to management and employees.
Key Responsibilities:

• Independently seek, develop, and propose improvements to efficiently process high-volume bi-monthly payroll cycle including overseeing system upgrades, releases, patches, enhancements, and new versions
• Developing spreadsheets for independent determination of payroll requirements, (e.g., LOAs, retroactive termination payments, anticipated severance payments, that cannot be handled by the system; this includes ongoing reviews of compensation payments prior to system entry
• Time Management System (TMS): Identifying business solution improvements; establish vendor requirements to ensure the delivery of solutions
• Develop and analyze queries and ad hoc reports to meet data request specifications from internal and external sources, as well as determining most efficient and effective software for report production
• Determine need for and provide guidance to employees to ensure their understanding of a variety of payroll implications, e.g., multi-state taxation, relocation, LOA
• Represent Edwards to third-party vendors to ensure services provided meet company standards
• Lead portions of projects including developing and delivering training, communication, and ensuring adoption by users
• Responsible in proper filing and archiving of data/documents
• Other incidental duties

Education and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in in Human Resources, Accounting, Computer Systems, or related field , 4 years years experience of previous related experience in Payroll analysis Required
Additional Skills:

• Proven expertise in MS Office Suite and payroll related systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills
• Proven success adhering to and leading project schedules and managing moderate sections of projects
• Demonstrated problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of payroll analysis
• Advanced understanding of payroll principals, practice and standards
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite and Payroll related systems
• Good negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Good leadership skills
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across the organization to influence change
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Ability to assess risks, analyze situations and determine next course of action
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion
• Must be able to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams and representing the organization on specific projects
• Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control

About Edwards Lifesciences
Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. Driven by a passion to help patients, the company collaborates with the world's leading clinicians and researchers to address unmet healthcare needs, working to improve patient outcomes and enhance lives. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Edwards Lifesciences has extensive operations in North America, Europe, Japan, Latin America and Asia and currently employs over 13,000 individuals worldwide.
For us, helping patients is not a slogan - it's our life's work. From developing devices that replace or repair a diseased heart valve to creating new technologies that monitor vital signs in the critical care setting, we focus on helping patients regain and improve the quality of their life.
COVID Vaccination Requirement
Edwards is committed to complying with the requirements and guidance from our government authorities and to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them around the world. As such, all Healthcare Interacting positions require COVID-19 vaccination, which includes anyone who directly interfaces with patients and those who interact with healthcare providers as part of their role. If hired, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or have a valid religious or medical exemption from being vaccinated. This vaccination requirement does not apply in countries where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination. In countries where vaccines are less available, or other requirements exist, we may institute alternate measures that optimize patient safety and healthcare provider safety, which may include regular COVID testing or specific masking requirements.
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