At Astellas, experience is coupled energised with a relentless challenger spirit.
Our global vision for Patient Centricity is to support the development of innovative health solutions through a deep understanding of the patient experience. At Astellas, Patient Centricity isn’t a buzzword - it’s a guiding principle for action. We believe all staff have a role to play in creating a patient-centric culture and integrating an awareness of the patient into our everyday working practices, regardless of our role, team or division.
We are unusual in our ability to combine the experience, expertise and resources of an established company with the agility, flexibility and tenacity of a start-up. Relentless curiosity and a hunger for discovery flows throughout our entire organisation.
We harness the latest technology and insights from big data with our research expertise to create powerful solutions that could transform the way doctors and nurses treat and care for their patients. We are accelerating product development, driving operational efficiencies and gaining a better understanding of the needs of patients and their healthcare providers.
We partner and collaborate with academic research institutes and biotechnology companies who share our passion for bringing breakthrough discoveries to patients.
The Opportunity:
As the Global Payroll Lead you will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring full compliance across multiple regions (APAC, EMEA, LATAM, US), ensuring compliance with local tax and labour laws, and driving continuous improvement in payroll operations. This role ensures timely and accurate payroll delivery, supports audits, and partners with HR, Finance, and external vendors to optimize payroll systems and processes.
The role will report into the Global HR Workforce Services Lead and will be managing circa 10 direct reports in a global environment. This position is based out of Addlestone, UK.
Hybrid Working:
At Astellas we recognise the importance of balancing your work and home life. This role offers a remote working solution so you can optimise the most productive work environment for you to succeed and deliver
Key Responsibilities:
- The role is accountable for ensuring accurate and timely delivery of the ‘accurately payroll processing and providing data and insights on the volume of activity, trends, issues, concerns, and success stories.
- Accountable for the day-to-day delivery of the payroll Outsourced vendors, managing escalations in the services across multiple regions, as well as being escalation route for more complex, sensitive payroll queries, ensuring effective resolution with minimal business impact
- Responsible for the oversight and management of the JSOX and Audit monitoring and reports as directed and needed by internal audit.
- Work closely with People Team to execute and deliver Cyclical HR Processes Merit, Bonus where it impacts payroll administration
- Payroll Approval – Reviews and approves payroll before it gets processed for payment ensuring appropriate back up is provided for every single transaction
- Promote the Continuous Improvement mind-set through acting as a Change Agent, training and encouraging continuous Improvement initiatives at all levels of the People Services organisation
Essential Knowledge & Experience:
- Experience in payroll operations within a global organisation.
- Proven experience working with outsourced payroll vendors
- Familiarity with multi-country payroll processing and statutory compliance in regions such as APAC, EMEA, LATAM, US
- Must have significant experience in a leadership role with proven team management skills.
- Advanced proficiency in both written and spoken English
Preferred Experience:
- Knowledge of payroll systems such as SAP, ADP.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Has meticulous attention to detail with a keen sense of ownership and accountability
Education:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or equivalent.
Additional information:
- This is a full time, permanent position.
- This position is based in our Addlestone office in the United Kingdom.
- This position follows our hybrid working model. Role requires a blend of home and a minimum of 1 day per quarter in our Addlestone office. Flexibility may be required in line with business needs.
What We Offer:
- A challenging and diversified job in an international setting.
- Opportunity and support for continuous development.
- Inspiring work climate.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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