Payroll and C&B Operations Lead (2-year fixed-term contract) at Syngenta Group

Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

26 Sep, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Payroll, Compensation And Benefits, Process Improvement, Automation, Change Management, HR Systems, Workday, SAP, Data Analysis, Problem Solving, Communication, Collaboration, Cultural Diversity, Vendor Management, Matrix Environment, Lean Six Sigma

Industry

Farming

Description

Company Description Syngenta Group is one of the world’s biggest agricultural technology companies, with roots going back more than 250 years. With more than 59,000 employees, operating in more than 100 countries, the company strives to transform food production through Regenerative Agriculture - a science-driven, technology-enabled approach to improve soil, deliver high productivity and high-quality food, help fight climate change and restore lost biodiversity. Syngenta Group, which is registered in Shanghai, China, and has its management headquarters in Switzerland, draws strength from its four business units: Syngenta Crop Protection, headquartered in Switzerland; Syngenta Seeds, headquartered in the United States; ADAMA®, headquartered in Israel; and Syngenta Group China. Together, these businesses provide industry-leading ways to serve customers around the world. Job Description Purpose: Part of Syngenta’s HR Operations team you will coordinate critical payroll and Comp and Ben related activities across the region, provide expert advise to in-country teams on global policies, processes and good practices and manage change requests and incidents. You will lead process improvement and automation initiatives and perform administrative processes. To be successful we believe you will have a strong payroll and HR delivery background and have recent experience in improvement and automation. You will partner with key stakeholders across the Europe region and on global projects therefore strong relationship and influencing skills is important as well as the ability to manage multiple tasks. This is an autonomous role and will suit an individual who demonstrates the skills above along with experience of working in a culturally diverse environment. We all have a critical role to play and add value. Here is how this role will help: Coordinate the annual compensation cycle across Europe Coordinate ad hoc and recurring payroll activities across Europe (disaster recovery plans, yearly calendars, bonus payments, data reconciliation, audit processes) Identify opportunities for introducing new approaches, improvement and automation in the field of payroll across Europe and potentially worldwide and coordinate implementation Coordinate payroll and compensation & benefits related change requests Provide expert advise in the field of payroll, annual compensation cycle and related processes Contribute to capability building across HR teams in the Region Act as a regional point of escalation for payroll incidents Contribute to strategic initiatives and projects Manage administration like vendor invoices, monitoring of fees, PO creation, access to payroll systems, regular access audits, DL lists, sharepoints Qualifications At Syngenta we are highly people focused – we look for professionals who are engaged, collaborative and excellent in execution. Leaders are expected to communicate effectively, develop teams and lead by example. Our industry and our function are changing rapidly so we are looking for new team members with a strong desire to develop themselves. Excellent operational or SME experience in the payroll and HR domain with a proven track record in actively being a part of implementing payroll improvements and automation through to delivery Experience working with large regional teams in a matrixed environment Experience collaborating across geographies and cultures Strong payroll and C&B operations expertise, change management experience and capabilities Experience working with payroll vendors and with an in-house payroll setting Strong technical knowledge with HR systems (Workday, SAP), integrations, automation You will have the ability to analyse information to reach an answer or conclusion, challenge status quo, effective problem solving, think end-to-end across data, technology, processes and teams High level of effective communication with ability to adapt style and language to the audience Ability to deliver administrative activities accurately and on time Lean/Six Sigma certification Additional Information Our efforts to become a really good place to work: Dynamic and international team with great atmosphere Long-term opportunities Annual bonus, pension fund Possibility of working from home Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. #LI-Hybrid

Responsibilities

Coordinate payroll and compensation activities across Europe and provide expert advice on global policies and processes. Lead process improvement and automation initiatives while managing change requests and incidents.