Senior Analyst, Compliance HR Operations

Company Description

Abb Vie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about Abb Vie, please visit us at  Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, You Tube, Linked In and Tik Tok.

Purpose

As a Senior Analyst on the Compliance HR Operations team, you will be operating globally within HR Shared Services. The position partners across the HR Operations landscape, works closely with cross-functional stakeholders enterprise-wide, and engages externally with auditors to help ensure consistent and timely execution of HR processes, data governance, and internal controls.

This is a hands‑on, execution‑focused role with emphasis on HR and Payroll associated audits, compliance initiatives, internal controls, and operational improvements. This role will serve as a key contributor to this team. They will be a professional who brings a strong foundation in HR Compliance, Shared Services, SOX Controls, HRIS understanding, global payroll operations, and a heavy audit background with interest in developing broader enterprise and cross‑functional expertise over time.

• Execute on HR Compliance activity associated with audit, internal controls, employee documentation, and data validation efforts to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and quality of standards.
• Champion employee data privacy and protection requirements in relation to documentation, data handling practices, and audit evidence information, to help ensure employee data is accessed, used, and retained appropriately, escalating potential data privacy risks or gaps as appropriate.
• Maintain strong communication with management to ensure compliance considerations are aligned with operational execution, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Lead and manage internal and external audits as they relate to HR, Payroll, and Internal Control activity, including walkthroughs, documentation management, SOX Controls – managing full engagement with auditors and key stakeholders.
• Conduct reviews of internal controls to ensure adherence to established standards, communicate findings and recommendations to management, and drive execution of corrective actions as needed.
• Act as a subject matter expert on audit processes, internal controls, and SOX compliance, providing guidance and support to control owners, reviewers, and performers to ensure proper implementation and adherence across the organization.
• Help identify and assess risks or potential impact to existing controls or processes, system changes, or associated tools.
• Perform advanced analytics and reporting, consolidating data from various sources to provide actionable insights.
• Work closely with Centers of Excellence teams on change, process documentation, and procedures to support compliance, audit readiness, and efficiency.
• Work independently with performance judged by results, ensuring tight deadlines are met.
• Participate in projects and optimization initiatives – including standardization, documentation updates, and automation efforts.

Focus on enhancing the efficiency and quality of work by HR Operations shared services and vendor partners where applicable.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or related field.
• 4-6 years of experience in HR Compliance, Shared Services, HRIS, global payroll operations, or audit in a related field.
• Experience working in large, geographically dispersed organizations and engagement with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proactively manages multiple priorities and influences across departments, navigating complex, high‑pressure situations with ease.
• Proficient in data analytics, with proficiency in MS to drive data‑driven decision‑making and capability to deliver actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Experience with HRIS and Payroll systems, familiarity with ERP systems…