Senior Payroll Specialist, Czech Republic & Slovakia

Job Description Summary

Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines.
Now as an independently listed company, Sandoz aims to increase its strategic focus, operate with greater agility, set clearer business objectives, enhance shareholder returns, and strengthen its culture for us, the Sandoz associates. This is an exciting time in our history, and by creating a new and ambitious path, it will deliver an outstanding opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally.
Join us as a Founder of our ‘new’ Sandoz!

Job Description

Our new team member will provide expert services for employees, managers and HR community in the area of Payroll related data and processes, and act as a subject matter expert for these services. Services provided by this role mainly refer to second level (complex) Payroll processes, such as pre- and post PY-run activities, taxation and finance related activities (reconciliation, accruals, etc).

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Support legally required processes in close collaboration with external payroll provider and authorities (e.g. tax provider)
• Support international tax assessments (supplementary tax payments and reimbursements)
• Provide support in international equity- and incentive-relevant statements and matters, ensure correct taxation and build accruals accordingly
• Initiate monthly salary payments in accurate and timely manner
• Extract reports needed for payroll and other reports upon request
• Close collaboration with FRA e.g. account reconciliation, accruals
• Act as a “point of contact” person and subject matter expert for employees, leaders and works council in Payroll related processes
• Assist in and contribute to cross country Payroll projects
• Keep Up to date in regards of legal changes
• Assess intercompany reimbursements and correct accounting for International Assignees
• Ensure correct taxation of gains, company cars, etc.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Relevant professional education, e.g. apprenticeship in business management or studies (Bachelor/Master degree in HR/Accounting/ Business or related field is preferred)
• Fluent in English, local language as optional (Czech or Slovak)
• 2-3 years professional experience in SSC environment with payroll/coordinating payroll and/or HR administration
• HRIS system (SAP or Workday) knowledge and experience preferred but not a must
• Work experience in international environment/team/global company is preferred
• Experience in other HR disciplines (e. g., Compensation & Benefits, Learning, etc.) is an advantage
• Ability to work effectively across all levels and layers of the organization and be comfortable working in a complex and rapidly changing work environment.
• Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and sound judgement, in addition to high level attention to detail, analyzing information, thoroughness, general math and reporting skills is a must

You will receive:
• Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary
• Risk Life Insurance
• 5-week holiday per year (1 week above the Labor Law requirement)
• Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus CZ in the amount of 12,000 CZK per year
• Meal vouchers in amount of 116 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company)
• Multisport Card
• Premium Health Care Program

• Public transport allowance
Why consider Sandoz?
500 million patients were touched by Sandoz generic and biosimilar medicines in 2021 and while we’re proud of this, we know there is more we could do to continue to help pioneer access to medicines for people around the world. How will we do this?
We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges aggressively and ambitiously.
Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying!
Imagine what you could do here at Sandoz!
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Sandoz is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Hiring decisions are only based on the qualification for the position, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age and disability.
Join our Sandoz Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Sandoz and our career opportunities, join the Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/sandoztalentpool
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Skills Desired

Curiosity, Data Privacy, Employee Experience, Employee Onboarding, HRIS (Human Resource Management System), Hr Operations (Hr Ops), HR Service Delivery, Human Resource Management System, Human Resources (HR), Human Resources Management, Identity And Access Management (Iam), Payroll, Sdm