Manager - Global Payroll Support Services

Lead Payroll Automation Specialist

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives. Ranked #95 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list and with revenues of more than $40 billion, you'll discover endless opportunities to grow a rewarding career as part of the world leader serving science.

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We are looking for an experienced lead to support automation, integrations, system updates, mergers and acquisitions, and other payroll related projects. The ideal candidate has strong expertise in Excel (including macros, VBA), Power BI, and Power Query combined with project management and people leadership skills.

Close collaboration with the operational payroll team is critical. Possessing an evolved technical proficiency, you will identify trends and turn into actionable improvements, identify and addresses training needs of the team and track performance.

Creating a stable, standardized, consistent and professional operating environment is critical to ensuring the team meets and exceeds customer and leadership expectations.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead a team of ~ 6 project and automation specialists, providing guidance and support, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Manage payroll integration, transition, and merger projects from an automation perspective
• Oversee the development and implementation of automation solutions to streamline payroll processes
• Collaborate with payroll operations to identify automation opportunities
• Manage project timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations
• Provide mentorship, training, and development opportunities to team members to enhance their skills and career growth.
• Maintain the highest level of integrity and confidentiality of payroll data, ensuring secure and compliant payroll operations
• Conduct regular audits and reconciliations to ensure data accuracy and compliance.
• Identify and implement process improvements, demonstrating AI and other advanced tools and technologies to enhance payroll efficiency and accuracy.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between business analysts and stakeholders.
• Facilitate meetings and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations.

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What We Offer :

We offer an innovative, forward-thinking environment with outstanding career development prospects. Join us and be part of a team that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.