Payroll Analyst responsible for ensuring accurate payroll processing across multiple countries and maintaining compliance with statutory regulations.
Responsibilities
* Validate trial payroll runs performed by external payroll providers and identify inconsistencies.
* Address payroll discrepancies through coordination with technical and business stakeholders, apply corrective actions, and perform necessary retesting.
* Handle the end‑to‑end preparation and processing of regular payroll cycles.
* Manage off‑cycle payroll runs, including calculations associated with employee terminations.
* Reconcile, balance, and transmit all payroll related data, reports, and interfaces with financial institutions and external providers.
* Ensure timely and accurate payments to employees and relevant third parties, including statutory authorities and external vendors.
* Respond to employee and stakeholder inquiries within agreed service levels.
* Act as the primary point of contact for payroll service providers.
* Perform and document internal controls to support data integrity and payroll accuracy.
* Prepare and review payroll journal entries, collaborating closely with Finance and Accounting teams to secure accurate payroll postings in Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet accounts.
* Maintain and regularly update process documentation for all owned payroll processes.
* Support the preparation of annual and monthly payroll cost reporting and liaise with cost management or financial planning teams as required.
* Lead or participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on payroll accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.
Qualifications and Requirements
* Experience working in a shared services or centralized payroll environment with exposure to multiple countries (minimum three years).
* Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, or any related field.
* Strong command of English and French .
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
* Solid understanding of basic accounting and finance principles.
* Preferred: Previous experience in payroll operations or accounting, including knowledge of statutory payroll regulations such as taxation, social security, pensions, and other mandatory contributions.
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