About This Role 
The Associate Manager of US Payroll provides daily support and leadership in specific areas while performing payroll activities and is responsible for day-to-day preparation and production of the multi-state, biweekly payroll for approximately 5,500 employees. This position develops solutions to problems that require creativity and innovativeness under minimum direction.  The individual will have the ability to represent the department as a contact on projects internal and external on matters that may require the coordination between organizational units.   This role reports into the Sr. Manager of Financial Shared Services.

What You’ll Do 
•    Support US Payroll activities, assist with developing and maintaining a service catalog and process documentation for all US payroll activities supported in Global Business Services (GBS) Cambridge
•    Identify Continuous Improvement opportunities during day-to-day operations and present ideas to leadership
•    Perform day-to-day payroll responsibilities to ensure accuracy and timeliness of payroll processing
•    Manage Ulti Pro and Oracle time tracking activities 
•    Tier 2 support via Service Now (BiogenCONNECT) for employee inquires
•    Develop solutions to complex problems that require creativity and innovativeness while maintaining our key SOX controls with minimal direction.  
•    Ability to work with non-payroll partners on issue resolution and new requirements 
•    Act as a resource representing US payroll on cross-functional projects related to both internal and external matters, i.e. working with IT on new system requirements/changes.

Who You Are 
You are experienced in day-to-day US payroll operations.  You thrive in an independent work environment while being collaborative with cross-functional stakeholders. You have a continuous improvement mindset and enjoy solving complex problems. 

•    3-5+ years of payroll experience in in a global shared services environment 
•    2 + years as senior team member in Payroll, HR, or Finance 
•    Associate degree in finance or accounting or equivalent professional payroll training/course work
•    Knowledge of Ultimate/UKG Payroll and Oracle/OTL systems preferred
•    Experience supporting projects and continuous improvement initiatives
•    Experience managing a help desk ticketing system with metric reporting
•           Strong verbal and written communication skills
•           Ability to interact with all levels of the organization including senior leaders 
•    Proficient in MS Office, including strong Excel skills is required. Experience in Access is a plus.

Why Biogen? 
Our mission to find therapies for neurological and rare diseases is a unique focus within our industry and this shared purpose is what connects us as a team. We work together to overcome obstacles and to follow the science. We are resilient as we strive to make an impact on our patients’ lives and on changing the course of medicine. Together, we pioneer. Together, we thrive.