Payroll Services Head EMEA

About the Role:
The Payroll Service Head is responsible to lead the regional EMEA region (EUROPE + MEA) payroll function and deliver multi country outstanding payroll support and services to our +35000 associates in a context of transformation, within our P&O organization.

Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Lead and encourage the regional payroll team to ensure the right people, at the right time, get paid the right amount.
• Lead our approved global payroll transformation project to standardize and streamline our current set-up over the next 3-4 years.
• Provide inputs to the P&O Services strategy, develop plans within the focus area and ensure its implementation across specified region / business areas, while continuously driving improvement and innovation.
• Implement service level management in partnership with our regions and vendors to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Analyze and identify potential design improvements (in collaboration with P&O), providing organizational change support and appropriate communications to prepare implementation of new services and processes.
• Partner closely with various customers (finance, tax, total rewards, legal, IT and the business) to ensure payroll is processed securely as per defined procedures, guidelines, legal requirements and in compliance with local laws and regulations.
• Keep up to date on required regulatory/compliance requirements and maintain compliance across the function.
• Lead and drive resolution in any increased operational delivery risks or issue.
• Lead and influence multiple customers including expectations end-to-end are clearly defined and understood.
• Run the preparation and finalization of budget and investments plans for the area of responsibility, conduct periodic cost and efficiency analyses to support productivity objectives, assess, and initiate additional activities if require throughout the region.
• Lead all aspects of the management, training and development of P&O Services teams.
• Lead or initiate various P&O Services projects.
• Ownership of the Global Alight relationship.
 

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Key Requirements:

• You have successfully completed a business administration degree or its equivalent with a major area of concentration in business or accounting preferred.
• Professional experience in the payroll field required.
• In addition, you have profound experience in leading global teams and working in a matrixed environment.
• You are very experienced in handling vendors from negotiating contracts to continuous improvement (ADP GV, Celergo, Streamline, Alight,…).
• You have demonstrable experience in leading a Payroll Transformation project.
• You have experience with major Payroll and ERP systems required (e.g., Workday, Service Now).
• Furthermore, you can influence and collaborate at all levels of the organization including senior management.
• You are proficient in English (both written and spoken), Regional language of the SSC is plus (French, German).

You’ll receive:
Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement) ; 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 12,500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); Company car / Car Allowance; MultiSport Card. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: https://www.novartis.cz/

Benefits and rewards: 

Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: 

https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards 

Accessibility and accommodation:
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.