Senior Regional Payroll Analyst, AMER

About the role

The Senior Regional Payroll Analyst plays a crucial role in delivering world-class payroll support and services to enhance the employee experience across the Americas region, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Argentina, and Chile.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute gross-to-net payroll processing activities for assigned Americas countries, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local payroll regulations.
• Perform detailed payroll audits, variance analysis, and reconciliation activities to ensure payroll accuracy and compliance with internal controls.
• Maintain confidentiality and protect employee payroll data in accordance with company policies and applicable privacy regulations.
• Manage LOA transaction entry and employee inquiries related to the how and why the pay was calculated. Confirm accuracy of garnishment processing and compliance with legislation.
• Develop, maintain, validate, and continuously improve standard work documentation for regional payroll processes.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives, identify process inefficiencies, and support payroll harmonization and standardization efforts across the region.
• Process equity inclusions, relocation, imputed income, and other taxable inclusions.
• Escalate payroll related issues, seek advice when faced with complex issues/problems, and propose reasonable solutions.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Tax, Benefits, Total Rewards, and OpCo stakeholders to support payroll operations and resolve complex issues.
• Ability to run standard and create ad hoc reports.
• Manage and resolve payroll inquiries submitted through ServiceNow or designated case management systems, ensuring SLA compliance and exceptional employee support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field, preferred, with a strong understanding of payroll.
• Deep knowledge of regional payroll laws and regulations.
• Minimum (5) years’ experience, including responsibility for multiple countries within the Americas region, in payroll shared service models preferably using ADP GlobalView, Celergo and eTime.
• Experience in processing payroll for multiple countries within the region.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong proficiency in MS Excel and Office tools.
• Strong communication skills and a customer-service mindset.
• Additional language skills (Spanish or Portuguese) preferred.

Benefits

Fortive Corporation offers a competitive compensation package, including a salary range of 76,700.00 - 128,100.00 in local currency, and the opportunity for bonus as part of the total compensation package. Fortive is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Fortive Corporation Overview
Fortive’s essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare. We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care. We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact. At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference. At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone. At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating. Fortive: For you, for us, for growth. We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.