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The Payroll, Time & Benefits Team focuses on payroll, benefits and absence management support and provides customer service and advisory support to employees, People & Culture and business partners ensuring end-to-end process completion in line with customer focused principles to ensure the Roche People Practices work for the business.

The Opportunity
As a Payroll, Time & Benefits Senior Specialist, you support in driving simplification and harmonization of payroll time & benefits (PTB) processes and practices in EMEA region, participate in the transformation for to-be processes in PTB area, support global/regional alignment on process definition, quality standards and data ownership and the application of global aligned approach of PTB operating model in the region. You are also responsible for payroll, time, benefits data maintenance and administrative activities in a timely and accurate manner following defined scope, contributing to the continuous improvement of the People Support Solutions delivery. This is coupled with strong customer focus, communication skills and solution orientation.

• Payroll & Benefits Administration: Manage payroll data, reconcile payroll, and administer flexible benefits, allowances, health insurance, and life insurance plans.
  
• Customer Service: Act as a contact point for payroll vendor and inquiries, providing timely responses and escalating requests as necessary.
  
• Policy Interpretation: Understand and apply People & Culture policies for EMEA payroll administration.
  
• Data & Process Management: Monitor and reconcile payroll data flows, manage mass upload files, and ensure accurate data integration.
  
• Issue Resolution: Proactively identify and troubleshoot payroll issues, determining root causes and solutions.
  
• Documentation & Continuous Improvement: Update SWIs and SOPs, participate in process improvement initiatives, and partially lead project initiatives.
  
• Compliance & Controls: Execute ICFR controls, analyze payroll audits for accuracy, and ensure compliance with local regulations.
  

Who you are

• 5+ years of end-to-end payroll services experience in a shared service center, supporting multiple countries.
  
• High learning agility with the ability to provide remote support for payroll, time, and benefits administration.
  
• Excellent attention to detail, advanced Excel skills, and strong analytical ability.
  
• Proven ability to deliver in a matrix organization and handle multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment.
  
• Strong English communication skills (written and spoken); knowledge of additional languages (e.g., Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian) and SAP HR/Payroll module is a plus.
  

In exchange we provide you with:

• Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & training, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career.
  
• Excellent benefits & flexibility: competitive salary and cafeteria package, annual bonus, Private Medical Services, Employee Assistance Program, All You Can Move Sportpass, coaching / mentoring opportunity, buddy program, team buildings, holiday party. We also ensure flexibility, to help you find your balance: home office is a common practice (2 office day/week on average, and we provide fully remote working conditions within Hungary). We create the opportunity for freedom in working, where your corporate and private life coexist in harmony.
  
• A global diverse community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.
  

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At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

The Roche Services & Solutions as well as People Support Solutions organisations located in Budapest provide end-to-end business solutions for Finance, Procurement, IT, Communications, People & Culture (Human Resources) and beyond to our Roche colleagues across the EMEA region. Today Roche employs altogether around 2000 employees in Hungary.