German Speaking Payroll Specialist

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

GROUP/DIVISION SUMMARY

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $30 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 80,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position sits within the EMEA payroll team based in Budapest. The team is responsible for the end to end delivery of several payrolls across our EMEA region. This role is to ensure the successful delivery of the payroll for EMEA entities/Countries with the opportunity to work on other country payrolls over time.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 2 years Payroll Experience and Technical knowledge of end to end payroll processing
• Fluent English and at least Intermediate German language knowledge
• Excellent communication skills both verbal & written with the ability to communicate with individuals at all levels within the organisation
• Experience of working within a Shared Service/Payroll environment would be preferable
• Strong MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) Skills, specifically enhanced excel skills (including Pivot Tables & Look Up)
• Ability to provide an excellent customer experience to ensure all payroll queries are managed effectively
• Strong organisational skills to ensure the timely completion of the payrolls, within required time scales
• Accuracy, attention to detail and numeracy skills are essential
  Ability to identify and implement process improvement
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• Collation & Calculation of payroll input where appropriate
• Working within our defined processes to ensure no control or compliance breaches
• Work with the appointed payroll vendor to ensure all payments are successfully managed in a timely manner (employee, third party and statutory)
• Ensure timely delivery of all payroll reports to internal and external customers
• Work with payroll vendor to ensure tax year end reports are delivered in accordance with country legislation and on time
• Providing first line support for all payroll and tax related queries
• Maintain payroll manuals and related payroll instructions
• Assist and support internal and external audit teams
• Work with colleagues from around the business to ensure smooth end 2 end payroll processing
• Introduce process improvements within assigned countries and beyond
• Participate in business/functional projects as required
• Any other duties as required to ensure the delivery of a first class payroll service to our colleagues