Amazon Costa Rica is looking for a strong leader that will take the ownership and drive the change in our growing Payroll Department. We’re seeking a LATAM Payroll Prep Analyst to join our Payroll Operations Team.
It is critical to Amazon’s on-going success that we provide the highest service to our employees. If you are motivated to dive into the detail and take ownership, we have the career you’re looking for!
About Amazon
Amazon strives to be earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want - low prices, vast selection, and convenience - Amazon continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce platform. We treat every day like day one: a day to bring in fresh ideas, a day to challenge convention, a day to make more good things happen for our customers. It’s that kind of entrepreneurial spirit that will drive our success now, and reinforce our reputation for great service for years to come. You could be part of it.
It’s as simple as this: Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
We are seeking a highly skilled Payroll Prep Specialist to join our team. The ideal candidate will primarily focus on efficiently handling new hire information and accurately coding payroll inputs across multiple platforms and systems that feed into the payroll process. Also this position will play a key role in propose and lead process enhancements for accuracy and efficiency always with high focus in customer obsession.
Key job responsibilities
1. Process and verify new hire information in payroll and HR systems.
2. Accurately code payroll inputs across various platforms and systems (e.g., Apdata, PeopleSoft, Payroll Central, Amazon systems).
3. Ensure data integrity and consistency across different systems used in the payroll process.
4. Perform quality checks and internal audits of entered data to ensure accuracy.
5. Resolve discrepancies and anomalies in new hire data and other payroll inputs.
6. Collaborate with HR and Recruitment teams to optimize the flow of new employee information.
7. Maintain up-to-date employee records in payroll systems.
8. Provide support in the setup and maintenance of payroll codes across various systems.
9. Lead process improvement and automation projects related to payroll data entry.
10. Stay current with best practices in payroll data management and relevant new technologies.
A day in the life
A day in the life
-Work with cross region and cross functional teams
-Invent and simplify on new ways to execute payroll processes in a efficient way to deliver excellence to our customers
-Boost your knowledge and experience with active learning by executing wide range of different process types
About the team
Our highest priority is to satisfy our customers through early and continuous delivery over processes and tools.
Trust and support, we build results around motivated individuals giving them the environment, support and trust they need to get the job done.
Value-based Prioritization our highest commitment is to deliver maximum business value
Reflect and adjust at regular intervals on how to become more effective , then tune adjust practices and continue delivering to our customers
Collaboration - We advocate team results as a shared value-creation process with teams working and interacting together to deliver the greatest value.
Continuous attention to excellence enhances agility
Daily tasks:
Input data in Payroll Systems
Analyze data and ensure accuracy as impacts new hires Day 1 experience
Prioritize daily tasks and any urgent new hire information or payroll input requests.
Entering data accurately into multiple systems and ensuring consistency across platforms.
Perform quality checks and internal audits on the morning's data entries to ensure accuracy.
Resolve any discrepancies or anomalies found during this process.
Collaborate with HR and upstream teams to optimize the flow of new employee information and address any issues with recent hires' data.
Work on maintaining employee records in payroll systems, ensuring all information is current and accurate.
Lead process improvement meeting, discussing automation projects for payroll data entry and management
If you want to bring your career to the next level we are waiting for you!
About the team
Our mission at Payroll Prep LATAM is to deliver accurate and timely payroll processing, streamline new hire documentation, and provide expert support for new hire – lifecycle information.We strive to enhance operational efficiency by leveraging technology and best practices, while fostering a culture of excellence and responsiveness. Through our dedicated efforts, we aim to support our organization’s growth and ensure a seamless experience for every employee across LATAM- 1+ years of finance experience
- 2+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience
- 2+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- Knowledge of standard software including Excel, Access, Oracle, Essbase, SQL and VBA skills
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience in corporate finance including budgeting/planning, forecasting and reporting- 2+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- Experience in TM1, Data Warehouse and SQL
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