Global Payroll Business Analyst

Summary: The Global Payroll Business Analyst will support global payroll operations and processes, ensuring accuracy and standardization across various regions. This role involves managing payroll functions, coordinating strategic initiatives, and providing guidance to the payroll team. The position requires a strong analytical background and experience in international payroll within a multinational environment. The role offers a hybrid working arrangement with flexibility for remote work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and project manage strategic payroll initiatives and projects across the global payroll organisation, including global mobility, shares, and benefits improvements.
• Identify and gather payroll improvements, eliminating or enhancing manual and non-essential processes and streamline operations.
• Support the resolution of identified issues and challenges, providing clear root cause analysis, guidance, and training to the payroll team.
• Assist the global payroll team in maintaining country documentation updates and monitor adherence to the approval process.
• Provide guidance and training for annual cycle planning preparation, quarterly BCP testing, global employee communications, and help guides.
• Support improvements in case management and performance dashboard metric delivery.
• Perform monthly spot checks of payroll control tools for SOX countries, capturing analysis and remediation evidence to ensure issues are corrected.
• Monitor the performance dashboard monthly to ensure accurate data reflection per country and resolve any identified issues.
• Support vendor performance management, including cost management and performance against SLA/KPIs.

Key Skills:

• A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field such as Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or Economics.
• At least 5 years of experience in international payroll, including processing payroll, supervising teams, and exposure to payroll projects.
• Experience working in a multinational environment and Shared Services, with proven experience in International Payroll.
• Proven work experience with Workday and SAP.
• Experience liaising with Payroll vendors.
• Strong background in analysis and critical evaluation of information from multiple sources.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, collaboration, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel capabilities.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, including PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, etc.
• Positive, focused, and enthusiastic attitude.
• Proficiency in English is required; other languages such as Polish, Spanish, German, French or Japanese are beneficial but not essential.

Salary (Rate): £70000

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other