Payroll Manager

BeiGene, Ltd. has proposed to change its name to BeOne Medicines Ltd. The new name is subject to shareholder approval and, once approved, use of the name will be phased in over 2025. There may be instances where “BeiGene” or “BeOne” are used to describe the company during this transition period. BeOne continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

The incumbent will report to the Associate Director, Payroll EMEA, and collaborate with other European HR colleagues, various 3rd party payroll providers and accounting.  This position manages the activities of the payroll function for designated countries in EMEA. This position will be in responsible for inputting, organizing, updating, changing information in our payroll systems in addition to preparing of legal requirements for taxes, audits, and other payroll related reporting.
 

This is a remote role with no direct reports which is at a manager level in BeiGene.  
 
Essential Functions of the job

•    Receives objective based assignments and determines resources to meet schedules and goals. 
•    Analyzing payroll data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and potential errors, ensuring compliance with regulations, and providing insights to improve payroll processes. 
•    Responsible for timely input of all required data, ensuring accurate, complete and timely payroll processing.
•    Keep accounts accurate during employee changes and rollovers
•    Maintain detailed records for taxes and audits (and assist if an audit arises), and assist in creation of monthly reports
•    Update and organize systems to manage payroll information
•    Manage and maintain payroll records and files
•    Set-up new employee information and accounts
•    Assist with onboarding of new employees on payroll information
•    Point of contact to addressing payroll-related inquiries
•    Assist with onboarding of new employees on payroll information
•    Strict adherence to internal company policies

Requirements:
 
•    5+ years of experience in a multinational payroll environment, having current, demonstrated experience in payroll processing from multiple countries within EMEA. 
•    Workday knowledge is a strong advantage, willingness to learn; desire to work in a fast paced, changing (currently being structured) environment, excellent communication skills combined with cultural sensitivity, excellent spoken/written English and Any other language an asset.
 
Education

Education Required:
•    Accounting/Business/Finance Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
 
Competencies:

•    Ethics - Treats people with respect; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
•    Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently.  Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time.  Follows instructions and responds to management direction.
•    Communication - Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.  Writes clearly and informatively.  Able to read and interpret written information.
•    Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.  Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Shares expertise with others.
•    Adaptability – Able to adapt to changes in the work environment.  Manages competing demands.  Changes approach or method to best fit the situation.  Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
•    Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and development areas; Pursues training and opportunities for growth; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
•    Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
•    Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
•    Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data.
•    Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
•    Project Management - Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget.
 
Computer Skills: 

•    Safeguard, TMF Horizon, Abacus, Excel, Power BI, Concur, Workday

Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Driving Excellence, Bold Ingenuity, and Collaborative Spirit, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

• Fosters Teamwork
• Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
• Self-Awareness
• Acts Inclusively
• Demonstrates Initiative
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Continuous Learning
• Embraces Change
• Results-Oriented
• Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
• Financial Excellence
• Communicates with Clarity

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. BeOne does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.