Payroll & Time Analyst

About the Department
At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.
In NC, we operate three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains. Our Product Supply Aseptic Manufacturing (PS AM) facility in Clayton, NC is a 457,000 square foot aseptic "fill and finish" site that is responsible for producing innovative, injectable diabetes and obesity treatments. At PS AM, you'll join a global network of manufacturing professionals who are passionate about what they do.
What we offer you:

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
• All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance - effective day one
• Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
• Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Tuition Assistance
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Employee Referral Awards

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential? Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.
The Position
Provide technical & analytical support to the Payroll and Time function for site lines of business (LOBs). Lead full scope of Payroll & Time processing in an efficient, accurate & reliable manner. Act as escalation point to resolve issues and ensure compliance with local, state & federal laws. Interact with all levels of internal & external customers and provide cross-functional support via shared services model to site LOBs. Provide support to other required initiatives as required.
Relationships
Reports to Director.
Essential Functions

• Process, monitor & maintenance of payroll data ensuring compliance with all applicable federal & state laws
• Address complex tax issues & respond to appropriate agency and/or stakeholder
• Responsible for payroll and time systems, to include systems maintenance to provide accurate reporting and multi-state payroll set up, compliance & processing
• Identify and support execution of process improvement initiatives
• Prepare various special pay calculations; payroll & time upload/reports; complex reports to support & comply with government requirements; and payroll input & reconciliation for company government grants & incentives reporting
• Responsible for employee garnishments, fringes &payments
• Serve as back-up to full scope of payroll & time across North America and as liaison to internal & external financial auditors
• Conduct training on HR systems/payroll practices, as required
• Prepare & coordinate payroll transactions to General Ledger
• Responsible for expatriate pay calculations and monitors net pay calculations each pay period
• Ensures proper programming of payroll and time system(s) for special calculations & compliance, engaging ADP to create change requests & thorough testing of solutions
• Ensures timely follow through on payroll and time inquiries
• Supports Rewards & Recognition Team to ensure timely 401(k) and HSA funding
• Support cross-functional team within P&O & other departments, as required
• Provide support & assistance to Finance Team & other general accounting functions, to include seamless year-end & year-begin process
• Ensure accurate 401(k) & benefit data as it relates to payroll by performing regular data audits, to include annual audit data preparation, including but not limited to the following :performing 401(k) External Audit, Internal Quarterly 401(k) audits to reconcile with vendor data, Internal GIA and External minimal controls audit & Worker's Comp Payroll Audit
• Identify & manage payroll quality control standards
• Prepare materials & participate in new hire orientation as requested
• Responsible for absenteeism/absence reporting
• May support aspects of Mobility
• Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements
Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Ability to travel up to 10% of the time. (% can change on a case-by-case basis based on the role.)
Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university required
• May consider an Associate's Degree from an accredited university with a minimum of five(5) years of Payroll Processing experience required
• May consider a High School Diploma or equivalent with a minimum of seven (7) years of Payroll Processing experience required
• Minimum of three (3) years of Payroll Processing experience required
• Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC)/Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) preferred
• Automatic Data Processing (ADP) systems (Workforce Now preferred) required
• ADP eTime system required
• SAP/HR system a plus
• ADP Reporting (Workforce Now) preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel required
• Prior experience in HR environment a plus preferred
• Multi-state payroll experience preferred
• Basic proficiency in MS Office applications required
• Strong verbal & written communication skills required
• Highly motivated & energetic required
• High degree of accuracy & attention to detail required

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we're life changing.
Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.
If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.