Payroll Specialist

Be a part of a revolutionary change!

At Philip Morris International (PMI), we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future.

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, if you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. Our success depends on people who are committed to our purpose and have an appetite for progress. 

The Payroll Specialist supports end-to-end payroll operations in a large, complex, multi-entity environment for a publicly traded global organization. This role ensures accurate and timely payroll processing across multiple pay groups and systems, performing validations, reconciliations, and compliance activities. The position partners cross-functionally to resolve issues, analyze discrepancies, and drive continuous improvements in payroll accuracy, controls, and efficiency.

Your ‘day to day’:

• Process and validate payroll transactions (hires, terminations, changes, bonuses, off-cycle payments)
• Support weekly and bi-weekly payroll cycles across multiple entities and pay groups
• Execute payroll controls, including gross-to-net reviews, variance analysis, and audits
• Perform payroll balancing, reconciliations, and data validation prior to finalization
• Research and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee inquiries
• Analyze payroll data trends and perform root cause analysis on recurring issues
• Generate reports and support payroll accounting and reconciliation activities
• Assist with payroll tax support, including inquiries, notices, and adjustments
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, IT, and external vendors on payroll operations
• Participate in system testing, enhancements, and process improvement initiatives

Who we’re looking for:

• 3–5 years of payroll experience in complex, high-volume environments (3,000+ employees)
• Experience working within a publicly traded company environment
• Hands-on experience with ADP enterprise payroll platforms
• Experience managing multi-entity payrolls with multiple pay groups and frequencies
• Experience with SuccessFactors and timekeeping systems (e.g., UKG, Kronos, or ADP WFM)
• Strong knowledge of payroll controls, reconciliations, audits, and compliance requirements; advanced Excel skills

What’s ‘nice to have’:

• Experience in a global organization
• Background in payroll system implementations, migrations, or transformations
• Exposure to SOX controls, payroll audits, or financial controls
• CPP certification or experience with tools such as ServiceNow, SharePoint, or SAP

Annual Base Salary Range: $80,000 - $100,000

What we offer

• We offer a competitive base salary, annual bonus (applicable based on level of position), great medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with a generous company match, incredible wellness benefits, commuter benefits, pet insurance, generous PTO, and much more!  
• We have implemented Smart Work, a hybrid model of working that promotes flexibility in the workplace. 
• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture where everyone’s contribution is respected; Collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: To improve the lives of millions of smokers.

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

PMI is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., and its U.S. affiliates have more than 3,000 employees.  

PMI has been an entirely separate company from Altria and Philip Morris USA since 2008. PMI’s affiliates first entered the U.S. market following the company’s acquisition of Swedish Match in late 2022. Philip Morris International and its U.S. affiliates are working to deliver a smoke-free future. Since 2008, PMI has invested $12.5 billion globally to develop, scientifically substantiate and commercialize innovative smoke-free products for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke with the goal of transitioning legal-age consumers who smoke to better alternatives. In 2022, PMI acquired Swedish Match – a leader in oral nicotine delivery – creating a global smoke-free champion led by the IQOS and ZYN brands. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized versions of PMI’s IQOS electronically heated tobacco devices and Swedish Match’s General snus as Modified Risk Tobacco Products and renewal applications for these products are presently pending before the FDA. For more information, please visit www.pmi.com/us and www.pmiscience.com.

#PMIUS