Biogen

About This Role:

As a Senior Payroll Specialist within our Global Business Services team, you will be at the forefront of managing payroll processes for Poland and select EMEA countries. This pivotal role involves precise execution of payroll activities, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulations. You will adeptly troubleshoot systems when necessary and maintain efficient communication with our internal customers and stakeholders. Your work will encompass both routine and complex payroll tasks, with a focus on accuracy and timeliness. By ensuring compliant transactions and prompt payments, your contributions will significantly enhance our business operations and employee satisfaction. Positioned within the broader organizational structure, you will play a critical role in our global payroll strategy.

What You’ll Do:

• Process regular/off-cycle payroll for the assigned country; collect payroll inputs (time and attendance entries, employee status changes, benefit deductions, etc.), calculate payroll and ensure timely payment to the employees. Ensure all transactions are processed in compliance with internal policies and procedures as well as government agency regulations, taxes are paid, and applicable documents filed in a timely manner.
• Provide support to other team members when needed (back up), learn from/teach other team members about payroll process, support payroll related projects.
• Work on keeping process documentation up to date, suggest and support implementation of process improvements, promote knowledge base usage, support systems optimization.
• Provide best in class support to the employees and stakeholders; timely resolve tickets/requests, follow up and escalate if needed, make sure regular communication is provided.

Please note: Additional duties may be assigned as needed. Responsibilities outlined above may be modified at any time to reflect evolving business requirements.

This role requires a candidate to be a holder of work permit & residency in Poland.

Who You Are:

You are detail-oriented and thrive in a dynamic environment where accuracy and compliance are paramount. Your ability to communicate effectively allows you to build strong relationships with stakeholders. You possess a proactive mindset, always seeking opportunities for process improvement and optimization. Learning and teaching come naturally to you, as you enjoy contributing to a collaborative team environment. Your dedication to providing excellent support is evident in your responsiveness and problem-solving capabilities.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field.
• Certifications such as Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) is desirable.
• Minimum 3-year expertise in payroll, preferably in advanced GBS/SSC/BPO organization.
• Experience in Poland payroll is a must, experience on other EMEA markets is a plus.
• Excel and English proficiency are a must.

About Biogen Poland

Our Warsaw office is a complex hub for local, regional and global roles. Regardless our role and reporting line we’re driven every day by our unique purpose, working passionately to change the lives of patients affected by rare and devastating diseases. This is what gives us pride, inspires us and gives us fuel to push the boundaries of innovation. We represent over 30 nationalities and celebrate the strength that comes from differences in backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. This commitment to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace earned us a Great Place to Work Certificate and Best Places to Work Awards consecutively since 2021 in Poland and Europe. If our mission resonates with your heart and career aspirations, we’re inviting you to join our team.

About Global Business Services (GBS)

The Global Business Services (GBS) team transforms Biogen’s business processes, scaling global operations and fueling commercial growth and innovation. GBS adds value by delivering business solutions and support services through a global delivery model, operational transparency, and best practices. Aiming to be a world-class organization, GBS excels in people, solutions, execution, and partnerships, championing a continuous improvement culture recognized across Biogen. We form a great team of individuals with drive for innovation but also team players collaborating in the spirit of respect. And if you want to take your professional development in your own hands, this is a place for you. We give you a lot of opportunities for growth on a business and social ground.

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Job Level: Professional

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.