Senior Payroll & HR Administration Specialist

Stryker Poland Services sp. z o.o.; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 123,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker in Poland is seeking a payroll professional to own end-to-end payroll processing, Time & Attendance, and compliance with Polish tax, social security and labor laws.

You will partner with an external payroll provider, support audits, implement process improvements, and guide managers, HR, and Finance through complex cases.

This role sits in a manufacturing environment with attention to complex working time arrangements and regular collaboration with benefits providers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 3 years of professional payroll experience in Poland.
• Hands-on payroll management including Time & Attendance.
• Experience with Polish payroll tax, social insurance, labor law and working time regulations.
• Experience with external payroll providers and system implementations.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll processing and validation for Poland.
• Review payroll inputs and Time & Attendance transactions; audit results.
• Validate and challenge payroll outputs from external provider and coordinate corrections.
• Oversee Time & Attendance, including complex working time arrangements.
• Maintain payroll records; complete audits and reconciliations; support audits.

Skills

Payroll management

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Enova

SSC Master

Job description

Work Flexibility

Hybrid

Join a role where your payroll expertise directly supports employees and ensures accurate, compliant payroll operations in Poland. You will take ownership of complex payroll and Time & Attendance topics, partner closely with the external payroll provider, and help strengthen payroll controls, processes and employee experience.

What you will do

Ensure compliance with Polish payroll tax, social insurance, labor law and working time requirements, providing subject matter expertise for complex payroll cases. Manage end-to-end payroll processing and validation, reviewing payroll inputs and Time & Attendance transactions, auditing payroll results, resolving discrepancies and ensuring accurate, on-time payments. Validate and challenge payroll calculations and outputs from the external payroll provider, coordinating required corrections through final resolution. Oversee Time & Attendance processes, including complex working time arrangements in a manufacturing environment, and ensure alignment with Polish working time regulations. Coordinate employee benefits administration, including payroll-impacting changes, deductions, reconciliations and collaboration with benefits providers. Maintain accurate payroll records and documentation, complete payroll audits and reconciliations, and provide documentation for internal and external audits. Improve payroll controls, processes and standard operating procedures, and contribute payroll expertise to system implementations, projects and process changes. Support managers, employees and Payroll Specialists on payroll, Time & Attendance, benefits and employee lifecycle matters, while partnering with Human Resources, Finance and external providers to resolve complex cases.

What you will need

Required Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification. Minimum 3 years of professional experience in payroll. Hands-on experience managing Polish payroll, including payroll calculations, validation and local statutory requirements. Experience with Polish payroll tax, social insurance, labor law and working time regulations. Experience with Time & Attendance processes in a manufacturing environment, including complex working time arrangements. Experience validating payroll results and working with an external payroll provider. Preferred Experience using Enova payroll software. Experience using SSC Master or comparable payroll and Time & Attendance systems.

Poland Pay Ranges

Poland: zł123.200 - zł205.400 PLN Gross Annual

At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker's comprehensive benefits package.

Travel Percentage

None

About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World's Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com

Work Flexibility Details

Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location. Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based. Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category. Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.