Global Process Owner for Payroll

**Site Name**: Poznan Business Garden, Bengaluru Luxor North Tower
**Posted Date**: Feb 6 2025

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

The Global Process Owner for Payroll, focusing on Mercans and Strada, will be responsible for driving the outcomes of the payroll transformation at GSK by harmonising processes, standardising control execution and ensuring consistent KPI reporting for countries using these vendors. The role aims to maximise value as countries transition into Business As Usual (BAU).

**Global Process Owner for Payroll**:
**_ Key Responsibilities:_**:

- Manage and oversee payroll processes for countries using Mercans and Strada.
- Standardise and streamline payroll processes across these vendors to ensure efficient and accurate payroll execution.
- Implement and maintain consistent control execution and KPI reporting, ensuring compliance and mitigating risk.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and vendors to identify and implement process improvements.
- Utilise Lean/Six Sigma methodologies to drive continuous improvement in payroll processes.
- Ensure compliance with global GSK initiatives like the SAP S/4 upgrade, and standards like Sarbanes Oxley.
- Provide expert advice and guidance on payroll best practices and vendor management.
- Provide support to payroll teams to ensure understanding and adherence to standard processes.
- Foster a culture of learning and development within the payroll function.

**_ Why You?_**:
**Necessary Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s **o**r Master’s degree in Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Proven experience in payroll management, including working with external vendors (Mercans and Strada preferred).
- Proven change management capabilities through projects at multi-country level
- Strong knowledge of global payroll processes and regulations
- Experience with Lean/Six Sigma methodologies for process improvement
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively
- Proficiency in payroll software and systems
- Preferred Qualifications (nice to have but not a must):_
- Certification in payroll management or relevant discipline.
- Experience with payroll transformations in large multinational corporations.
- Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools.

**_ Why GSK?_**:

- Career at one of the leading global, DEI focused healthcare companies
- Hybrid working model
- Attractive reward package (annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement, holiday bonus)
- Company car or car allowance and company shares
- Free life insurance and pension plan
- Open and inclusive environment which is supportive and welcoming of all diversity strands (gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, or any other characteristic)
- Private medical package for employees and their eligible counterparts
- Sports cards (Multisport)
- Possibilities of development within the role and company’s structure
- Personalized learning approach (mentoring, online trainings’ platforms: Pluralsight, Business Skills, Harvard Manage Mentor, Skillsoft and external trainings)
- Extensive support of work - life balance (flexible working solutions including working from home possibilities, health & wellbeing activities)
- Supportive community and integration events
- Modern office with creative rooms, fresh fruits everyday
- Free car and bike parking, locker rooms and showers

**Why GSK?**

**Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.**

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, value