Job Description Summary

The future is ours to shape!

Job Description

Become part of a collaborative and purpose driven Payroll team in Ljubljana, where precision, compliance, and employee support are at the heart of everything we do. In this role, you will be responsible for independently managing payroll tasks, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with legal and internal standards.

Your key responsibilities:

• Prepare and validate payroll data for salary and employment related income calculations in line with legal and internal standards.
• Independently execute payroll activities, including compiling payroll sheets and processing employee-related data.
• Ensure compliance with taxation, pension, and healthcare legislation in payroll operations.
• Monitor and process employee absences, overtime, garnishments, benefits, severance pay, and net-to-gross calculations.
• Generate and deliver payroll-related reports for internal and external stakeholders, including monthly statements and audit documentation.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and ensure timely completion of all payroll documentation.
• Collaborate with Finance and auditors to ensure data integrity and compliance with internal controls.
• Submit and monitor reimbursement claims.
• Track and implement changes in local payroll legislation and update procedures accordingly.

What you will bring to the role:

• University degree in economics or other equivalent degree.
• 3 years of experience in payroll or finance.
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes and HR service delivery.
• Experience with SAP modules or Workday is an advantage.
• Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and reporting.
• Excellent oral and written Slovene and English communication skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office package.

What we offer:

Job location: Ljubljana
Contract type: temporary contract until December 31st 2027
Expected weekly working hours: 40
Pay range (annual gross salary) for Payroll Services Expert: €30,080 – €45,120 gross *
Pay range (annual gross salary) for Payroll Specialist: €22,400 – €33,600 gross *

Sandoz compensation is determined by job level, qualifications, niche skills, experience and location within company salary ranges. Fully proficient and highly effective employees can expect a starting salary around market median, with those new to the level or with less functional depth at the lower end of the range, and those with sustained superior or niche skills towards the higher end of the range. Internal equity and external market data inform our range placement. Annual salary reviews consider performance outcomes, market alignment and business needs.*

Our compensation package additionally includes:

• Annual bonus (STI): percentage of annual salary
• Vacation allowance: in 2026 it was €2,450 net
• Christmas bonus: in 2025 it was €2,100 gross
• OurShare: eligible employees will receive Sandoz shares once per year
• Voluntary Additional Pension Scheme: The company fully covers the contribution for your supplementary pension plan, amounting to 5.844% of your gross salary (the maximum annual amount is 3,224.18 EUR)
• Allowance for shift work (15%); rotational shifts (20%), night shift work (70%), Sunday/public holiday work (50%), overtime work (30%) – if applicable for position
• Daily remote‑work allowance – if applicable for position
• Collective life and accident insurance (24/7 coverage)
• Remote and flexible working time – if applicable for position

Ready for your next career move?

You are kindly invited to submit your application in English, including a CV, by November 3rd 2026.

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have the ambition to do more so that everyone can benefit from the basic human right of good health.

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape a sustainable future for Sandoz and to help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us in helping to make healthcare fairer and faster.
The future is ours to shape.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and to forming diverse teams that are representative of the patients and communities we serve.