Payroll Analyst II

Work Schedule

Flex Shifts 40 hrs/wk

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

Position Summary

Exciting opportunity to join our dynamic payroll team supporting the day-to-day functions of payroll operations. The Payroll Team works to a tight monthly schedule to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time and that all Statutory and other 3rd party payments are processed via the payroll vendor.

Reporting to the Italian Payroll Manager, the Payroll Analyst will support the payroll process covering multiple payrolls across the country. To be successful in this role, you will have strong payroll processing knowledge and experience working with a 3rd party payroll vendor. You will understand the payroll processing steps to follow from ensuring the correct inputs have been delivered per the payroll checklist to performing checks and validations on the payroll outputs.

Key Responsibilities

1. Assist in the analysis and accuracy of tax withholding and reporting.
2. Research and collaborate with the payroll team to resolve employee inquiries/cases.
3. Support investigations and analysis to determine the root cause of payroll challenges.
4. Work closely with Finance for payroll accounting entries, reports, and resolving discrepancies.
5. Participate in improvement projects related to payroll processes and in business or functional projects as the need arises.
6. Support internal control standards and self-audit processes related to all aspects of payroll.
7. Research and remain aligned with payroll tax compliance laws and regulations.

Minimum Requirements / Qualifications:

1. Minimum of 2 years of overall payroll experience, preferably in a large multinational company.
2. Experience running multiple payrolls with large headcounts (more than 2000 employees), under different CBAs (Chemical, Commerce, Mechanical, Dirigenti).
3. Ability to work successfully in a fast-paced environment, adapt well to changing priorities and work on various initiatives concurrently.
4. Flexibility when requirements and procedures continuously evolve.
5. Highly ethical, analytical, team-oriented, and inquisitive.
6. Experience with Workday and ADP is preferable.
7. Multilingual preference, English is a must.