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Cochlear Americas Contract Payroll Specialist in Lone Tree, Colorado
Change people's lives and love what you do! Cochlear is the most recognized brand in hearing health care.
Contract People & Culture Payroll Specialist
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This is a contract position scheduled to run for 4 months with potential to extend based on business needs. Up to 40 hours per week with a hybrid schedule during regular business hours.
Change people's lives and love what you do! Cochlear is helping people hear, and be heard, all over the world and is the most recognized brand in hearing health care.
About the role
In order to help Cochlear continue to grow and service our customers, we are recruiting for a contract People & Culture Payroll Specialist in our Americas head office based in Lone Tree, CO. Cochlear is helping people hear, and be heard, all over the world. Come be a part of our amazing mission! If you have payroll and benefits experience working within a team atmosphere, this is a fantastic opportunity to join the People and Culture, Service and Experience team at the global leader in implantable hearin
The initial contract for this position is scheduled to run for 4 months with potential to extend further based on business needs.
To be successful in this role the People & Culture Payroll Specialist will collabo
rate with their Service and Experience peers, Executive Business Partners, and Centers of Expertise (COE) to deliver payroll and benefits administration services to our Americas region. This will involve the timely and accurate payroll processing, the administration of benefits as determined by the Total Reward COE in line with all Cochlear and external body policy and process obligations.
Additionally, this role will ensure all input to the People & Culture systems are compliant to local statutory payroll requirements. This role will be a point of escalation for all complex payroll queries and problem resolution. This role will have a matrix reporting line to the Director, P&C Service & Experience (Americas).
Key Responsibilities
Management of the overall end to end payroll processes. Administration and communication of employee benefit programs including annual enrollment. Ensure compliance with statutory requirements regarding payments and administration of benefits. Payroll vendor relationship management support and system maintenance.
Key Requirements
To add value to Cochlear in this role you'll be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience in your application and at interview:
Bachelors or Equivalent Work Experience 5-7+ Years of Experience within Payroll, Benefits Administration and Human Resources Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) preferred Previous experience managing Human Resources Information Systems (Oracle and ADP are ideal)
Salary
Target Salary Range: $33.00 - $35.00 per hour. Compensation offered to candidate may vary based on work experience, education and/or skill level. This role is not eligible for benefits.
Who are we?
Human needs have always been our inspiration, ever since Professor Graeme Clark set out to create the first multi-channel cochlear implant because he saw his father struggle with hearing loss. We always start with people in mind - thinking about their needs. Cochlear pioneered and is the global leader in the research and development, manufacture and marketing of implantable hearing solutions. Cochlear's global headquarters is located in Sydney, Australia where we design and manufacture the leading cochlear implant devices in the world. A success story in the commercialization of R&D, Cochlear has more than 60% share of the global market, employs more than 4,500 people worldwide, operates directly in over 30 countries and sells in over 100 countries. We have provided more than 600,000 implantable devices, helping people of all ages to hear and connect with life's opportunities.
Physical & Mental Demands
The physical and mental dem nds described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the individual is regularly required to be in a stationary (seated/standing) position; utilize business technology for work product delivery, communicate orally and in writing with others internal or external to the organization, utilize problem solving/critical thinking skills to discern and convey information. The individual is regularly required to utilize comprehension, critical