Payroll Analyst, Astra Zeneca

Job description
At AstraZeneca, we 're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and teamwork. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development no matter where you start with us!

In HR People Services Sweden we now have a fixed term opportunity for an experienced Payroll Analyst to be part of our change journey, transforming our payroll services to create a sustainable way of working delivering high quality payroll to our business. 

You will be a part of the People Services team and join the group of Payroll & Time professionals located at our vibrant sites in Södertälje and Gothenburg or at our growing site in Warsaw. A diverse team of experts who value creative thinking and good coffee in between meetings. People Services Sweden is part of the global AstraZeneca HR function and responsible for a successful and efficient HR service delivery. The HR services are delivered through a mixed model with both inhouse, outsourced and offshore teams. 
The role is for the remainder of 2022 and you can be based in either Södertälje, Gothenburg or Warsaw.

Responsibilities
You will work with our payroll provider to ensure we have a high accuracy in Payroll and you will be accountable for updating data in our payroll system SAP, perform financial controls and manage monthly reports, taxes and payments to non-employees. You will work pro-actively in finding and fixing potential errors in time for Payroll run every month. You will also resolve HR queries and issues relating to payroll and time and be in contact with our employees directly to explain payroll calculations and respond to their queries. 
The job is highly collaborative, with internal partners both locally in Sweden and at our regional service centers. You will work closely with the Payroll team and our Senior Payroll & Time Specialist with a focus during 2022 to improve our processes and ways of working.

You will, amongst other operational tasks:
• Assist in performing daily payroll department operations
• Update data in our payroll system SAP
• Debt management
• Compilation of holiday debt report and Year-end Reconciliation
• Salary payment to the bank
• Assist with the preparation of payroll data, reports, and new-hire employee information.
• Respond to employee inquiries regarding payroll issues or concerns.
• Support the team with continuous improvement and documentation of processes and detailed work instructions.

Within HR and at AstraZeneca, we continuously try to simplify and improve our ways of working. A natural part of the job is to reviews HR policies and processes, identifying areas for improvement and make recommendations for change to the process owner. If you have a “can do” attitude, strong collaboration skills and openness to constant change you will flourish in this role.

Working hours
Full-time
Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00
This is assignment lasts until the end of 2022.

Qualifications
Essential Requirements:
• Extensive Payroll/Time experience that has given robust knowledge of legislation, policies, processes, data and systems related to Payroll & Time.
• Experience working in a customer service environment, providing advice and guidance face to face, email or phone, and of having worked in a technology-driven environment.
• Strong detail orientation, analytical skills and structured.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain highly confidential information
• Skilled in data analytics and proven ability to use Microsoft Office products in general (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.) and MS Excel specifically
• Fluent spoken and written in English and Swedish

Desirable Requirements:
• Previous experience with Workday
• Knowledge in SAP payroll system

Application
Last application date is 2022-01-31. Selection and interviews are ongoing.
For more information: lidya.berhane@randstad.se

About the company
At AstraZeneca, we’re not afraid to do things differently. When we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because an opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial, finding those moments and recognizing their potential.