Senior Payroll Analyst

Overview

Payroll Analyst / Senior Analyst supporting the EMEA region from Pune, India, reporting to the Payroll Lead / Manager, responsible for day-to-day payroll operations and process improvement.

What you'll do

• Work closely with international payroll partners to ensure accurate and on-time payroll processing.
• Prepare and adhere to the payroll schedule and payroll calendar, agreeing timelines with the payroll vendor and internal stakeholders.
• Accurately capture all inputs provided to payroll vendors in a timely manner.
• Thoroughly review payroll output, including payroll analysis such as total gross to net payment, average paid per headcount by country, and comparison to prior period.
• Support monthly and quarterly accounting close activities, account maintenance and reconciliations, financial reporting and variance analysis.
• Provide hand-off to accounting teams after payroll close to ensure payroll is accounted for within the close calendar timelines.
• Ensure compliance with local jurisdictions for payroll activities, including statutory filings and key annual audits.
• Monitor and measure SLAs agreed with the payroll vendor, raise slippages and recommend corrective action to management.
• Work with functional teams (HR, Stock Administration, People Operations, Benefits, Recruiting, Legal and Accounting) to streamline cross-functional processes.
• Recognize opportunities and recommend process improvements, including assisting with design and implementation of internal controls for payment authorizations and segregation of duties.
• Provide payroll support to employees and cross-functional teams by addressing inquiries, concerns and requests.
• Provide standard and ad-hoc payroll reports to Finance, Accounting, Legal, Benefits and People Operations.
• Create and maintain payroll documentation covering processing, operational procedures, compliance and other payroll matters.
• Support system implementation projects as needed.
• Provide support to external and internal audits for payroll.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or master's degree in business, finance, or accounting.
• 5 to 10 years of relevant and progressive payroll experience.
• Public company payroll experience required.
• Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel (pivots, V/H lookups) and Google Suite apps such as Google Sheets.
• Understanding of accounting, taxation and finance concepts as they relate to payroll.
• In-depth knowledge of payroll-related compliance requirements.
• Adaptable to a fast-changing work environment and able to deliver accurate, on-time payroll regardless of circumstances.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to manage through change and to lead change when appropriate.
• Attention to detail, organized and thorough, with a desire for continuous improvement.
• Proactive and problem-solving attitude.
• Good command of spoken and written English.
• Flexible with working hour changes.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with payrolls in Poland, Israel, Spain and other EMEA countries.
• Experience with international payroll platforms such as ADP, EY, Cloudpay or other global payroll platforms.
• Experience with other international payrolls.
• Familiarity with Workday HCM and Workday Financials.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.
• Supports the EMEA region, so working hours will follow EMEA schedules.