Payroll Specialist
Bristol Myers Squibb
August 31, 2026
Remote friendly (Tampa, FL)
United States
Human Resources
Role Description
- Process assigned weekly and monthly payroll cycles accurately and within established internal and vendor cutoff deadlines.
- Complete required trial review and sign-off steps (Day 1 and Day 2 processing) for each assigned pay cycle.
- Apply general knowledge of payroll and related end-to-end processes.
- Analyze data to perform master data entries into the payroll system.
- Communicate effectively with the payroll provider to complete payroll activities and resolve situations timely.
- Coordinate with other departments to resolve discrepancies or missing data ahead of cutoff.
- Complete cross-training on additional payroll cycles over time, progressing toward serving as a qualified backup processor.
- Escalate complex payroll items (e.g., legal settlements and overpayment recoveries) to the appropriate team member.
- Maintain strict confidentiality of employee compensation and personal data.
- Proactively maintain technical knowledge in assigned payroll area(s).
Role Requirements
- Minimum 1–3 years of payroll-relevant business experience, including payroll experience.
- Fluent in Excel (VLOOKUP and pivot tables).
- Understanding of Payroll Tax, Compliance Regulations, and Labor Standards (plus).
- Experience with ADP systems (including SAP GlobalView) and time & attendance systems (preferably UKG) (plus).
- Knowledge of Puerto Rico/Canada and multi-state payroll (plus).
- Ability to work independently and under tight deadlines.
- Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) (plus).
- Bilingual Spanish/English (plus).
- High School Diploma Required.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit plans may include wellbeing support, retirement/financial protection benefits, and insurance (medical, dental, vision, life, disability).
- U.S. exempt employees: Flexible Time Off (FTO) and 11 paid company holidays.
- Non-exempt/RayzeBio/PR employees: 160 hours paid vacation (new hires, manager approval), 11 paid company holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
How to Apply
- Apply via BMS careers; U.S.-based job seekers can review benefits at https://careers.bms.com/benefits.
- Process assigned weekly and monthly payroll cycles accurately and within established internal and vendor cutoff deadlines.
- Complete required trial review and sign-off steps (Day 1 and Day 2 processing) for each assigned pay cycle.
- Apply general knowledge of payroll and related end-to-end processes.
- Analyze data to perform master data entries into the payroll system.
- Communicate effectively with the payroll provider to complete payroll activities and resolve situations timely.
- Coordinate with other departments to resolve discrepancies or missing data ahead of cutoff.
- Complete cross-training on additional payroll cycles over time, progressing toward serving as a qualified backup processor.
- Escalate complex payroll items (e.g., legal settlements and overpayment recoveries) to the appropriate team member.
- Maintain strict confidentiality of employee compensation and personal data.
- Proactively maintain technical knowledge in assigned payroll area(s).
Role Requirements
- Minimum 1–3 years of payroll-relevant business experience, including payroll experience.
- Fluent in Excel (VLOOKUP and pivot tables).
- Understanding of Payroll Tax, Compliance Regulations, and Labor Standards (plus).
- Experience with ADP systems (including SAP GlobalView) and time & attendance systems (preferably UKG) (plus).
- Knowledge of Puerto Rico/Canada and multi-state payroll (plus).
- Ability to work independently and under tight deadlines.
- Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) (plus).
- Bilingual Spanish/English (plus).
- High School Diploma Required.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit plans may include wellbeing support, retirement/financial protection benefits, and insurance (medical, dental, vision, life, disability).
- U.S. exempt employees: Flexible Time Off (FTO) and 11 paid company holidays.
- Non-exempt/RayzeBio/PR employees: 160 hours paid vacation (new hires, manager approval), 11 paid company holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
How to Apply
- Apply via BMS careers; U.S.-based job seekers can review benefits at https://careers.bms.com/benefits.