Senior Payroll Specialist (f/m/d)

Be part of something altogether life-changing!

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40+ countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.

Forming part of the Biotechnology segment at Danaher, we bring together dedicated technical expertise and talent to develop the next generation of life-changing therapeutics.

The EMEA Payroll Specialist for Cytiva is responsible for the end-to-end processing of Swiss payrolls, ensuring timely and accurate payrolls in line with Swiss legislation and company policy. You’ll be responsible for maintaining precise payroll records, reconciling reports, submitting statutory declarations, and supporting compliance and internal audits.
If you’re a detail-oriented professional with experience in Swiss payroll, strong French and English language skills, and a taste for problem-solving, we want to hear from you!

This position is part of the European Payroll department an d will be located in our office Grens, Switzerland with opportunity for remote work.

At Cytiva, our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

What you will do:

• Deliver accurate and timely payroll every pay cycle; monitor vendor KPI and hold monthly review with payroll vendor, together with the payroll manager

• Report any control issues on a timely basis to process owners

• Strive for operational excellence: lookout for ideas to increase performance, maintain a customer service focus to resolve queries from associates, other HR functions and control partners as well as external parties such as local tax authority, payroll vendors, etc.

• Define and document payroll related policies, practices and reporting

• Support vendor transitions, consolidation or services

Who you are:

• 3+ yrs Experience in Swiss Payroll processing

• Experience in end-to-end payroll processing, policy reviews, including analyzing processes and controls, planning improvements, leading changes, payroll migration and managing priorities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; excellent command of French read/write/speak; good command of English read/write/speak

• Result oriented, high on initiative with a need to deliver on time; willing to learn and assist others

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel internationally – 15% of the role

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Payroll transitions and implementation

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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