Junior Payroll Specialist

Job Title: Junior Payroll Specialist

Job Location: Budapest, Hungary

Job Location Type: Remote

Job Contract Type: Full-time

Job Seniority Level:

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead. At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors. As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment. Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

The Veeva Systems EMEA Payroll team is hiring for an ambitious, detail-oriented Junior Payroll Specialist with 1–2 years of Hungarian payroll experience who is ready to accelerate their career in a dynamic, high-performance culture. In this role, you will take true E2E ownership of Hungarian payroll calculations while collaborating closely with supportive senior team members to develop your skills in multi-country European (EMEA) operations.
Backed by accessible leadership and modern tools, this is an ideal role for a driven professional seeking continuous growth. You will step beyond local statutory processing to tackle new intellectual challenges, building deep expertise in international compliance, vendor management, and complex cross-border payroll.

What You'll Do

• End-to-End Processing: Execute the full payroll cycle for a designated portfolio of several EU countries, including data input, validation, calculation, and final transmission to external payroll providers
• Data Integrity & Reconciliation: Perform reconciliations of payroll data against source systems. Investigate and resolve all discrepancies quickly and accurately
• Tax & Statutory Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to all local tax, social security, and statutory requirements
• Variable Compensation: Accurately process complex payroll inputs, including bonuses, commissions, equity transactions (RSUs/Stock Options), expatriate allowances, and complex termination payments
• Analytical Support: Utilize strong analytical skills and proficiency in advanced Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, complex formulas)
• Customer Service: Provide prompt, professional, and confidential support to employees regarding complex payroll calculations, deductions, and tax inquiries, ensuring a high level of employee satisfaction
• Internal Partnership: Collaborate seamlessly with internal teams (HR, Finance) to ensure accurate employee classifications, benefits administration, and payroll transactions
• Audit Support: Assist with internal and external payroll audits by preparing necessary documentation, ensuring compliance with internal controls (e.g., SOX compliance)
• Ad hoc – perform ad hoc tasks as and when assigned by the payroll manager

Requirements

• 1+ years of professional experience managing end-to-end payroll processing, preferably in a multinational environment
• Proven proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced data analysis and reconciliation techniques
• Experience working with a major HRIS system (Workday) would be an advantage
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced environment
• Fluency in verbal and written English is required

Interviewing with Veeva

We value your time and believe in a transparent hiring process. Here is the process you can expect.

• Follow the application process and submit your resume.
• Within 3 days, you will receive a link to a personality assessment administered by a third party.
• Once you complete the assessment, our team will review your full application package and follow up via email with our decision.
• If moving to the interview stage, the process is as follows:
  1. A conversation with the hiring manager
  2. A practical case exercise
  3. A final conversation with our group's Senior Leader.
• Once all interviews are complete, the manager will be in touch with a final decision.

Perks & Benefits

• Medical Cover
• Cafeteria
• Pension Plan

Compensation

• Total compensation: 5,000,000 - 7,200,000 HUF
• The total compensation range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential total compensation range for this role. Please note that actual total compensation may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position's total compensation may be composed of other types of compensation, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.

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Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world. As an equal opportunity employer, Veeva is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and growing a diverse workforce. Diversity makes us stronger. It comes in many forms. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, sexual orientation, age, disability and life experience shape us all into unique individuals. We value people for the individuals they are and the contributions they can bring to our teams. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at .

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