Payroll Analyst II

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Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Position Summary:

This position is part of the EMEA Payroll team, based in Budapest. The team is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of several payrolls across the EMEA region. The role will support the successful delivery of payroll for Switzerland entities, with the opportunity to work on payrolls for other countries over time.

Working with systems like Workday and ADP GlobalView, you'll handle complex payroll calculations, tax requirements, and statutory regulations while providing support for employee inquiries. Your attention to detail and analytical skills will be essential in maintaining accuracy and compliance across all payroll operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collate and calculate payroll inputs, where appropriate.
• Follow established processes to prevent control or compliance breaches.
• Work with the appointed payroll vendor to ensure employee, third-party and statutory payments are processed accurately and on time.
• Deliver payroll reports to internal and external customers on schedule.
• Work with the payroll vendor to ensure tax year-end reports are delivered on time and in accordance with local legislation.
• Provide first-line support for payroll- and tax-related queries.
• Maintain payroll manuals and related instructions.
• Assist and support internal and external audit teams.
• Work with colleagues across the business to ensure smooth end-to-end payroll processing.
• Identify and introduce process improvements within assigned countries and beyond.
• Participate in business and functional projects as required.
• Carry out other duties as needed to deliver a high-quality payroll service to colleagues.

Qualifications:

• At least two years of payroll experience, with technical knowledge of end-to-end payroll processing.
• Fluent English is required; German language skills are a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate with people at all levels of the organisation.
• Experience working in a shared services or payroll environment is preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel, including PivotTables and lookup functions.
• Ability to provide an excellent customer experience and manage payroll queries effectively.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to complete payrolls within required timelines.
• Accuracy, attention to detail and strong numeracy skills.
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements.
• Experience with ADP GlobalView is a plus.