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title: 'Payroll Specialist at Alimentiv'
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# Payroll Specialist at Alimentiv

- **Company:** Alimentiv
- **Location:** Warsaw, Poland
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/alimentiv-2/c09507f1-e8bb-434f-bf1b-1ab6e35bc6d9

## Job description

The Senior Payroll Specialist (SPS) will be responsible for accurate processing of payroll, benefits reconciliation and government remittances globally and will ensure employee satisfaction by responding to questions or concerns fully, and in a timely manner. The SPS will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of payroll strategy, practices, processes and technology solutions for the organization in a global, shared-services context. The SPS will interface with a variety of stakeholders including the HR team, Finance team, and vendors and will contribute to and/or lead other special projects/duties as assigned. In addition, the SPS will provide team mentorship and guidance to the Payroll team.

Payroll Processing (40%)

- Execute full-cycle, multi-country payroll processing for all Alimentiv employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with applicable legislation across Canada, the United States, and global EOR jurisdictions.
- Validate and reconcile payroll inputs including new hires, terminations, salary changes, bonuses, and statutory deductions prior to each pay run.
- Prepare and submit government remittances, statutory filings, and year-end reporting obligations including T4s, W-2s, and other country-specific requirements.
- Manage off-cycle and adjustment payrolls as required, ensuring appropriate documentation and audit trails.
- Maintain payroll records in accordance with regulatory retention requirements and organizational data governance standards.

Stakeholder Service and Communication (35%)

- Serve as the primary point of contact for employee payroll inquiries, resolving pay questions with accuracy and professionalism.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for Payroll Coordinators, investigating and resolving complex payroll issues, exceptions, and inquiries that require advanced knowledge or judgment beyond standard processing procedures.
- Collaborate with Finance on payroll reconciliations, journal entries, and budget reporting to ensure alignment across financial systems.
- Coordinate with HR Business Partners and People Operations on employee lifecycle events affecting payroll, including leaves, benefits elections, and terminations.
- Liaise with external payroll vendors and government agencies on remittance matters, regulatory inquiries, and service deliver.

Compliance and Audit (10%)

- Monitor changes to payroll legislation, tax regulations, and employment standards across all jurisdictions in which Alimentiv operates and implement required updates.
- Prepare payroll-related documentation and data in support of internal and external audits, responding to auditor inquiries with accuracy and timeliness.
- Identify and escalate payroll compliance risks, recommending corrective actions where applicable.
- Ensure payroll processes align with SOX controls, SOC 2 requirements, and other applicable governance frameworks.

Continuous Improvement and Systems (10%)

- Identify and lead opportunities to streamline payroll workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve data accuracy across the payroll cycle.
- Support the configuration, testing, and optimization of payroll and HRIS modules to ensure system integrity and alignment with business requirements.
- Contribute to payroll modernization initiatives including vendor transitions, system implementations, and process redesign projects.
- Maintain payroll system data governance practices, including access controls and validation processes.

## Team Capability and Mentorship (5%)

- Provide guidance and on-the-job mentoring to Payroll Coordinators and junior payroll staff to build team capability and ensure consistent payroll execution.
- Develop and maintain training materials, process guides, and documentation that reduce knowledge dependency and support team development.

## Qualifications

- Minimum of 4 - 6 years of related experience
- Post-secondary certificate / diploma (College, Training Institute, etc.)
- Fluent writing, reading, and oral communication in English

Additional Knowledge and Skills

- In-depth knowledge of global payroll legislation (e.g. United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Romania, Canada, United States, Brazil, Australia) payroll legislation, tax regulations, and employment standards across multiple jurisdictions.
- Hands-on experience with payroll systems and HRIS platforms, including system configuration, data validation, and reporting.
- Strong proficiency in payroll reconciliation, journal entries, and financial reporting processes.
- Familiarity with global EOR payroll models and multi-country payroll vendor management.
- Working knowledge of SOX controls, SOC 2 requirements, and payroll audit practices.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis, reconciliation, and reporting.
- Ability to manage competing deadlines with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Discretion and professionalism in handling confidential employee and financial information.
- Professional payroll designation is strongly preferred

## About Alimentiv

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Alimentiv is a global, specialized gastrointestinal (GI) contract research organization (CRO) that provides full‑service clinical trials, advanced medical imaging, and precision medicine solutions to accelerate the development of GI therapies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (owned by Alimentiv Health Trust, a profit‑with‑purpose trust)
- **Headquarters**: London, Ontario, Canada
- **Founded**: 1986 (originally as part of Robarts Research Institute; rebranded to Alimentiv in 2020)
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (the organization evolved from academic GI research at Robarts Research Institute)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Pharmaceutical contract research (CRO), specifically gastrointestinal diseases
- **Target customers**: B2B – pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies developing therapies for GI indications (e.g., IBD, celiac disease, eosinophilic esophagitis)
- **Mission/purpose**: To advance the science of gastrointestinal diseases by designing and executing better, more efficient trials, generating quality data that bring pivotal GI products closer to patients [alimentiv.com](https://alimentiv.com/about-us/)

## Products & Services
Alimentiv offers a comprehensive, end‑to‑end suite of GI‑focused clinical development services:

- **Clinical Trial Services**: Full‑service study management, site selection (5,000+ sites in 60+ countries), medical monitoring, and clinical operations.
- **Medical Imaging Solutions**: Proprietary platforms including Notō and Lucidity™, central reading for endoscopy, MRE/MRI, intestinal ultrasound (IUS), and AI‑powered tools (DovaVision™ UC, PathwaysGI, IAG).
- **Precision Medicine / Biomarkers**: Biomarker analysis, spatial biology, and real‑world evidence services.
- **Histopathology & Laboratory Services**: Delivered via AcelaBio, a wholly owned specialty lab offering histopathology and precision medicine for clinical trials.
- **Statistics & Data Sciences**: Biostatistics, clinical data management, and medical writing.
- **Clinical Pharmacology**: Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic support.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed (privately held by Alimentiv Health Trust)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $75 M (estimated, per LinkedIn) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/alimentiv)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Alimentiv Health Trust (parent); partnerships with academic centers, imaging societies (IBUS), patient advocacy groups (Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Beyond Celiac, EUREOS), and industry consortia (STAR, CDISC Platinum Member).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount of 507 employees (+13.9% YoY, +81 people) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/alimentiv)
  - Trusted for over 70% of IBD compounds in development globally
  - Recent expansion into Australia and Latin America (2024)
  - AI imaging partnerships and new modalities (MRE/MRI, IUS) launched in 2022‑2023

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep GI specialization**: 30+ years of exclusive focus on gastrointestinal diseases, with deep scientific and operational expertise.
- **Proprietary imaging technology**: Advanced central reading platforms (Notō, Lucidity™) and AI‑driven tools that are widely adopted in GI trials.
- **Global site network**: 5,000+ GI‑experienced sites across 60+ countries, enabling seamless multi‑regional studies.
- **Profit‑with‑purpose ownership model**: Alimentiv Health Trust reinvests profits into research, technology, and employee benefits, creating a long‑term, mission‑driven structure.
- **End‑to‑end capabilities**: From clinical management to imaging, biomarkers, histopathology, and statistics – all under one roof.

## Strategic Focus
- **Innovation in GI trial design**: Developing validated endpoints, novel imaging biomarkers, and AI‑powered diagnostics.
- **Expansion of precision medicine**: Growing histopathology and biomarker services (AcelaBio) and spatial biology offerings.
- **Geographic expansion**: Building presence in Asia‑Pacific, Latin America, and Europe to support global trials.
- **Partnership development**: Deepening collaborations with academic consortia, patient advocacy groups, and technology partners.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “profit‑with‑purpose” – commercial success is channeled back into scientific research, technology, and employees. Employees can become beneficiaries of the Alimentiv Health Trust.
- **Work environment**: Flexible and remote work options available for many roles; policies include flexible summer hours, a December holiday shutdown, and “working while visiting” programs.
- **Compensation & benefits**: Industry‑benchmarked salaries, performance‑based incentives, retirement/savings plans, comprehensive health/dental/vision, generous paid time off, and parental leave.
- **Engineering & science culture**: Focus on “clinical trial excellence” with opportunities to work on the most important GI studies globally. Teams include data sciences, clinical operations, imaging, and biostatistics.
- **Social & inclusion**: Employee‑led social committee, virtual and in‑person regional events, and a collaborative, inclusive atmosphere.

## Sources
1. [alimentiv.com – About Us](https://alimentiv.com/about-us/)
2. [alimentiv.com – Careers](https://alimentiv.com/careers/)
3. [linkedin.com – Alimentiv Company Page](https://linkedin.com/company/alimentiv)
4. [alimentiv.com – Global Reach](https://www.alimentiv.com/about-us/global-reach/)
5. [jobs.lever.co – Alimentiv Open Roles](https://jobs.lever.co/alimentiv-2)

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