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At Oxford Instruments, we enable the world’s leading industrial companies and scientific research communities to image, analyse and manipulate materials down to the atomic and molecular level. With a sixty-year history, and fourteen Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, our world-class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century. Manager Payroll, Compensation & Benefits – Region EMEAI Wiesbaden, Germany Oxford Instruments Shape the future of reward across an innovative global technology business. Oxford Instruments is seeking a motivated and forward‑thinking Manager Payroll, Compensation & Benefits to lead and harmonise our reward practices across the EMEAI region. This is a pivotal role ensuring operational excellence in payroll while driving modern, fair and competitive compensation and benefits strategies that help us attract, motivate and retain top talent. You will work closely with HR Teams across EMEAI, the Global Reward team, Finance, and our external payroll providers to deliver high‑quality, compliant and impactful reward programmes. <div style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div> <div> Join a structured and international environment where accuracy, reliability and compliance are key. Oxford Instruments is looking for a detail-oriented and dependable Payroll & Reward Specialist to support payroll operations across the EMEAI region. This role has a strong operational focus on payroll delivery, with additional exposure to compensation and benefits processes. You will work closely with HR, Finance and external payroll providers to ensure accurate, compliant and timely salary processing across multiple countries. <hr> <h3>Your Responsibilities</h3> <h4>Payroll (Core Focus)</h4> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Support monthly payroll processing across multiple EMEAI countries</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Act as a point of contact for external payroll providers</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Maintain and validate payroll-relevant data (new hires, leavers, salary changes, absences, bonuses)</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Review payroll reports and resolve discrepancies in a structured and timely manner</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Collaborate closely with Finance on approvals, controls and reporting</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Handle employee queries related to payroll in a clear and professional way</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Contribute to the improvement and documentation of payroll processes</li> </ul> <h4>Compensation & Benefits </h4> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Assist in annual salary review and bonus processes</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Support benefits administration across different countries</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Maintain data for benchmarking and reporting</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Support HR reporting and key metrics (e.g. headcount, cost tracking)</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Contribute to reward-related projects and initiatives</li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Your Scope</h3> EMEAI region, including Germany as a core market, plus additional European countries and India. <hr> <h3>What You Bring</h3> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Degree or vocational qualification in HR, business administration, finance or a related field</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Initial experience in payroll, HR operations, or administration</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Basic understanding of German payroll, tax and social security processes is an advantage</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong attention to detail and a structured working style</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Good Excel skills and confidence working with systems (e.g. SAP SuccessFactors is a plus)</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">High level of reliability, accuracy and sense of responsibility</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong organisational skills and ability to manage deadlines</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Good communication skills in an international environment</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Fluent German and English</li> </ul> <h3>What We Offer</h3> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">A stable and well-structured role within an international company</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Clearly defined processes and responsibilities</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">A supportive and professional team environment</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Opportunities to develop within payroll and compensation & benefits</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Flexible working options and a modern workplace</li> </ul> <h3>Who You Are</h3> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Detail-oriented, reliable and highly organised</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Discreet and trustworthy with sensitive information</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Calm and structured, even when managing multiple priorities</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">A collaborative team player with a proactive mindset</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Motivated to build your expertise in payroll and reward</li> </ul> </div> <div style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif" align="center"> </div> Join Us At Oxford Instruments, you’ll play a key role in shaping the compensation and benefits landscape for an innovative, global organisation. If you’re ready to influence strategic reward decisions while ensuring excellence in payroll delivery, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and help us empower the next generation of scientific and technological breakthroughs. #LI-TM1 #LI-TS1 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. Note to recruitment agencies: Oxford Instruments operates a Preferred Supplier List, and we do not accept unsolicited agency CVs. Please do not forward candidate details in response to this advert, or to any Oxford Instruments employees or other company locations. Oxford Instruments is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.

Payroll Manager - EMEAI (Wiesbaden, DE) @ Oxford Instruments Plc

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