Senior Payroll Specialist

As a Senior Payroll Specialist at Legend Biotech, you will play a vital role in ensuring operational excellence and supporting our employees. Working closely with HR and other departments, you will oversee payroll activities, manage compliance, and contribute to a superior employee experience. Join a company where your expertise drives innovation and growth. 

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  Payroll and administration: You will oversee personnel administration, ensuring data accuracy in all HR systems. You will manage time and attendance systems, resolve issues, and process payroll accurately and on time. Additionally, you will analyze and resolve discrepancies while preparing monthly reports and ad hoc requests 

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  Compliance and process improvement: You will monitor and integrate updates in social, fiscal, and labor law into payroll activities. Your role includes participating in audits, improving workflows, and ensuring compliance with all standards. 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in payroll or HR administration

•  At least 6 years of experience in payroll, preferably in a production environment

• Fluent in Dutch and English, enabling clear communication across teams.

• Precision, independence, take ownership of your responsibilities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Handling sensitive information with discretion 
•  Analytical and Eagerness to learn 

• In-depth knowledge of Belgian social and labor legislation
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, is essential.
• Knowledge of payroll systems (Ex. eBlox, Protime, Workday,...) 
  

Legend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to developing, manufacturing, and commercializing innovative and life-saving cell therapies for the treatment of chronic and life-threatening diseases, such as cancer.

The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey. Legend Biotech now employs over 2,400 people across six global manufacturing sites. Two of these sites are in Ghent: Obelisc (Technology Park Zwijnaarde) and Tech Lane (Eilandje Zwijnaarde).

In Ghent, Legend Biotech focuses on the production of advanced CAR-T cell therapies for the treatment of multiple myeloma, in close collaboration with Johnson & Johnson.

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