International Payroll Senior Specialist

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

At AstraZeneca every one of our employees makes a difference to patient lives every day. You may not feel you’re at the frontline of research but your role in changing patients’ lives is critical.  Our mission is ambitious, and it takes the skills of a collaborative team to really deliver on what science can do and to always put patients first. Working at AstraZeneca we believe in the potential of our people and our commitment to develop our people beyond what was thought possible.

Typical Accountabilities

• Coordinating payroll process related to international assignees, including working with EY and other third-party providers to produce accurate payroll instructions and working with payroll vendors to ensure correct payroll delivery.
• Ensuring an up-to-date and accurate database of international assignee compensation data is maintained and relevant data provided to key stakeholders and third parties as required.
• Collaborating with other internal AZ HR functions to ensure successful service delivery, particularly International Experience and local payroll teams.
• Ensuring compliance of payroll for international assignees with both internal and external requirements.
• Managing global and IA, complex tier 3 payroll incidents and complaints – reviewing and solving actions and escalating either internally or externally as appropriate.
• Acting as an expert resource and problem solver within the global payroll area, specifically for international assignment payroll.
• Acting as a control owner for relevant HR processes, identifying and performing audits as necessary.
• Ensuring all service level agreements are met with respect to time and accuracy etc.
• Oversee the delivery of one or more HR activities and programs, including payroll, compensation and benefits, training, employee performance, international assignments and HR systems.
• Act as an HR specialist in a specific technical area, offering expert advice or leading project delivery within that domain.
• Collaborate with management to understand business priorities and customize HR support to meet local requirements.
• Regularly review HR processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and propose recommendations for change.
• Oversee the delivery of HR services while ensuring adherence to the departmental budget.
• Mentor junior staff and serves as a key point of reference within their area of expertise.

Qualifications and Skills

Essential

• HR operations experience
• Demonstrated strong commercial awareness
• Proven ability to advise management with gravitas
• Graduate-level qualifications

Desirable

• CIPD qualified
• HR-related degree
• Business-related degree

Date Posted

13-lip-2026

Closing Date

23-lip-2026

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.