Senior Payroll Analyst with German

**Additional Locations:** N/A **Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance** At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions. **Senior Payroll Analyst with German** **Your Responsibilities** - Lead and support the accurate and timely processing of German payroll in accordance with established EMEA payroll processes, procedures, and local statutory requirements. - Act as a key point of contact for German tax authorities, statutory health insurance funds (*Krankenkassen*), and other relevant external institutions. - Extract, validate, and prepare variable payroll input data, ensuring accurate and timely completion of payroll upload templates. - Perform payroll validations, reconciliations, and quality checks to identify and resolve discrepancies before payroll finalization. - Review, investigate, and resolve employee payroll-related inquiries through ServiceNow, ensuring timely and professional support. - Collaborate closely with Human Resources, Finance, and other internal stakeholders to ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and timely processing. - Partner with external payroll vendors to ensure high-quality service delivery, timely issue resolution, and adherence to agreed service levels. - Support compliance with German payroll legislation, including wage tax, social security contributions, statutory reporting, and relevant employment regulations. - Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to optimize, standardize, and automate payroll processes in collaboration with the EMEA Payroll team. - Develop and maintain subject matter expertise in German payroll processes, statutory requirements, and payroll systems. - Liaise with internal and external auditors, providing required documentation and supporting compliance with applicable regulations and internal controls. - Participate in GBS, EMEA, and Global Payroll initiatives by driving process improvements, leading smaller projects, or managing defined workstreams within larger projects. - Support team members through knowledge sharing, coaching, constructive feedback, and guidance to promote consistent payroll practices. - Maintain accurate and up-to-date payroll process documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and work instructions, reflecting legislative and operational changes. - Perform other ad hoc payroll-related duties and support additional activities as required. **Our Requirements** - 5+ years of experience in in-house payroll - Working knowledge of German payroll - Preferred additional experience within an international shared service environment, with a minimum of 12 months’ experience - Fluent in German and English Languages - Minimum bachelor’s degree in accounting, business management or related field - Working knowledge of SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, Accurat would be an advantage - Track record of continuous improvement and always striving to be the best in class - Excellent communication, writing and facilitation skills - Excellent customer service skills - Positive and collaborative attitude - Analytical skills and problem-solving mindset **What We Offer** - Hybrid work model (3 days in the office) - Work in an international, dynamic, and innovative environment. - Access to cutting-edge tools and professional development programs. - Career growth opportunities with mentoring, coaching, and global exposure. - Comprehensive benefits package, including: - Private healthcare (Lux Med VIP) - Multisport card / Culture card - Lunch card - Life insurance - Language courses - Employee Assistance Program - Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) - Internal events & charity initiatives **Requisition ID:**636142 Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological and urological diseases and conditions. Learn more at [](https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4007299-1&h=2437349916&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bostonscientific.com%2F&a=www.bostonscientific.com) and follow us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/boston-scientific/).