Senior Payroll Analyst - Fixed Term

The Senior Payroll Analyst ensures accurate processing and recording of the company’s payroll while working closely with Local Finance and People teams. The role provides timely and accurate financial information, participates in payroll processing, tax duties, and holiday processing, and serves as a mentor and reference for payroll staff.

Major Areas of Accountability

• Maintains payroll information by designing systems; directing the collection, calculation, and entering of data provided via the People team’s system of record.
• Update payroll records, insurance coverage, savings deductions, variable pay information and other pay impacting information in payroll systems.
• Ensure all packages and benefits are legal.
• Oversee pension and savings plans.
• Perform daily payroll department operations.
• Manage workflow to ensure all payroll impacting transactions are processed accurately and timely.
• Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports.
• Understand proper taxation of employer paid benefits.
• Process correct garnishment calculations and compliance.
• Execute time and attendance / holiday processing and interfaces with payroll.
• Pay employees by directing the production and issuance of paychecks or electronic transfers to bank accounts.
• Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages.
• Balances the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies.
• Provides payroll information by answering questions and requests.
• Assists with the funding of 3rd parties, bank entities, government agencies, and benefit providers.
• Assists with ongoing internal and external audits.
• Maintains payroll guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.
• Complies with local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Project management of continued enhancement and management of payroll processing across specific regions.

Knowledge & Skills

• Highly analytical in nature and an aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to make recommendations and influence outcomes.
• Excellent team building and leadership skills with a focus on continual development, performance, accountability, and self‑motivation.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data including presentations to senior management.
• Exceptional relationship‑building and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact positively with cross‑functional stakeholders at all levels in the organization.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrates professionalism and maturity in handling confidential information.
• Demonstrated ability to define problems, establish alternatives, and determine the optimal course of action in the context of broader business strategies and objectives.
• Work well under pressure, prioritize, meet deadlines, drive projects to completion, and manage the results.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting, finance, business, or other relevant or related field or equivalent experience.