• Job Description

  Req#: R0110301

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  Job Description

  "Be part of a team inspired daily by our passion and pursuit of life-changing treatments for patients.”

  — Sanjay Patel, SVP & Global Head of TBS

  We are trusted partners driving next-generation capabilities who deliver simplified and innovative solutions for Takeda and patients.

  Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as our Senior Payroll Specialist in Zürich.

  Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

  Key Accountabilities:

  • Ensure payroll inputs are consolidated and processed in accordance with local requirements
  • Ensure all equity transactions are captured and processed within the pay periods schedule
  • Facilitate and participate in payroll-related meetings and presentations
  • Support Compensation & Benefit related activities
  • Provide timely and accurate reporting to internal and external agencies, e.g. Payroll COE, local authorities, 3rd party vendors etc.
  • Work with other TBS / HR functions to ensure consistent and accurate flow of information
  • Work with external providers regarding specific payroll treatment for employees e.g. expatriate, international assignments & equity as guided by the Payroll COE
  • Assist in regular audits
  • Ensure a consistent focus and involvement in driving efficiencies and process improvements
  • Working on tax reconciliations
  • Responding to employee requests

  Key Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

  • Minimum 5 years of proven experience in Swiss payroll, ideally in an international environment
  • Knowledge of Swiss payroll accounting, social security and income tax law
  • Strong MS-Office skills, SAP, and Workday experience a key advantage
  • Fluent English skills
  • Flexible mindset with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and balance a variety of priorities and tasks in a dynamic environment

  Desirable

  • Payroll certification desirable
  • HR operations or shared services environment or HR Functional experience preferred (i.e. HRIS, Compensation, Benefits, Staffing, HR Service Center)
  • German skills

  What Takeda can offer you

  At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D- driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

  At our heart are dedicated colleagues. We offer interested people numerous opportunities and strongly believe in, and promote, diversity, equity and inclusion. As a company we offer roles based on merit, welcoming candidates of any gender, age, religious belief, race or ethnic origin or disability.

  Our team is growing and for this we need bright minds with creativity and flexibility – what talent do you have?

  Empowering Our People to Shine

  Discover more at takedajobs.com

  Locations

  Zurich, Switzerland

  Worker Type

  Employee

  Worker Sub-Type

  Regular

  Time Type

  Full time

• About the company

  Hope and empathy. These two words are not often associated with pharmaceutical companies. But here at Takeda, our people are motivated to serve patients with integrity, respect, and empathy. Driven by our mission, we seek to bring hope of better health and a brighter future to those we impact. To do this, we focus on our chosen core therapeutic areas: Oncology Gastroenterology Neuroscience Develop life-saving vaccines No matter the region, business unit, function, or team, everyone at Takeda matters. Every one of our employees is a vital contributor to our bold, inspiring mission.

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