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Our 63,000+ associates work across the globe at more than 15 unique businesses within life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology.  

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The Senior Payroll Analyst is responsible for independently executing and supporting end‑to‑end payroll processing across EMEA, ensuring high levels of accuracy, compliance, and timeliness. This role builds on foundational payroll knowledge and serves as a key contributor to issue resolution, process improvement, and junior team member support, with a clear progression path toward Payroll Specialist roles. 

This position reports to Payroll Manager and is part of the Corporate organization. The role is open to candidates located in Poland or Hungary and can be performed remotely from either location.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Process assigned country or regional payrolls across EMEA, control system integration, upload master data, review and validate payroll data including new hires, terminations, transfers, allowances, and deductions
• Validate and correct payroll data prior to processing. Escalate and resolve payroll discrepancies. Recommend process improvements and automation opportunities.
• Maintain and audit employee payroll records, including tax withholdings, benefits, and direct deposits. Conduct regular audits to ensure data accuracy and resolve discrepancies.
• Collaborate on payroll system upgrades, integrations, and configuration to ensure regional consistency. Support the rollout of standardized payroll workflows across the region.
• Support documentation and implementation of standardized payroll procedures. Provide input on harmonization milestones and system enhancements.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business, or minimum 3 years of related finance or payroll experience
• 1 year of experience processing payroll or working in a data driven environment
• Experience with processing assigned country or regional payrolls across EMEA while also reviewing and validating complex payroll data including new hires, terminations, transfers, benefits, allowances, and deductions
• Practical experience with payroll and HR systems (e.g., ADP, Workday, SAP, or similar) 
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and reconciliation.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Excellent level of spoken and written English. German or any other EMEA language would be an advantage.
• Effective communication skills for engaging with employees and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proven problem-solving abilities to troubleshoot payroll issues and implement solutions.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multi-country operational environment.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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