About This Role:
As a Payroll Analyst for France and other European markets within our Global Business Services team, you will support payroll processing and operations to ensure accurate and timely payments in compliance with local laws. You will work closely with internal teams, payroll vendors, and HR to help optimize payroll processes and support accounting reconciliation. Your role will contribute to smooth payroll operations and provide assistance on payroll-related questions and challenges.
What You’ll Do:
Process regular and off-cycle payroll for France and assigned European markets, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
Collect payroll inputs, calculate payroll, and process transactions correctly.
Support accounting reconciliation with payroll providers and internal finance teams.
Assist colleagues and participate in cross-training activities.
Maintain up-to-date payroll process documentation and suggest improvements.
Help optimize payroll systems and promote the use of knowledge bases.
Provide timely support to employees and stakeholders, handling payroll queries efficiently.
Prepare payroll reports and data analyses for management and third parties.
Advise local HR teams on complex payroll cases such as terminations or contract changes.
Collaborate with teams to ensure smooth payroll operations and compliance.
Perform other tasks as needed to meet business requirements.
Who You Are:
You are a detail-oriented professional with a keen interest in payroll and compliance. You communicate well and enjoy working with various teams. You take initiative in solving problems and are motivated to learn and improve processes. Your analytical skills help you deliver accurate payroll reporting, and you thrive in a dynamic environment.
Please note that this role requires a candidate to be a holder of work permit & residency in Poland.
Required Skills:
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or related field.
French language proficiency (B2–C1).
Experience with French payroll processing (minimum 2–3 years) and knowledge of French payroll legislation.
Payroll certification preferred (e.g., CPP).
Experience working in payroll, ideally within GBS, SSC, or BPO environments.
Proficient in Excel and English.
Preferred Skills:
Experience with payroll for other European markets.
Proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
Experience with payroll vendor transitions is a plus.
About Biogen Poland
Our Warsaw office is a complex hub for local, regional and global roles. Regardless our role and reporting line we’re driven every day by our unique purpose, working passionately to change the lives of patients affected by rare and devastating diseases. This is what gives us pride, inspires us and gives us fuel to push the boundaries of innovation. We represent over 30 nationalities and celebrate the strength that comes from differences in backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. This commitment to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace earned us a Great Place to Work Certificate and Best Places to Work Awards consecutively since 2021 in Poland and Europe. If our mission resonates with your heart and career aspirations, we’re inviting you to join our team.
About Global Business Services (GBS)
The Global Business Services (GBS) team transforms Biogen’s business processes, scaling global operations and fueling commercial growth and innovation. GBS adds value by delivering business solutions and support services through a global delivery model, operational transparency, and best practices. Aiming to be a world-class organization, GBS excels in people, solutions, execution, and partnerships, championing a continuous improvement culture recognized across Biogen. We form a great team of individuals with drive for innovation but also team players collaborating in the spirit of respect. And if you want to take your professional development in your own hands, this is a place for you. We give you a lot of opportunities for growth on a business and social ground.
Job Level: Professional
Why Biogen?
We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.