Senior Payroll Analyst

We are partnering with a global real estate data insights and platform innnovator who are looking for a confident and capabale Senior Payroll Analyst to join their team in London. The ideal candidate will be experienced in end to end UK and French payroll and will take ownership of their entities (around 700 employees).

Please note this role is 5 days a week on-site and must hold a degree (no specification).

Duties:

• Support the accurate and timely processing of 19 monthly international payrolls.
• Ensure all payrolls are administered in full compliance with international regulations, company policies, and SOX requirements.
• Participate in expatriate payroll processing, partnering closely with HR and external tax advisors to ensure accurate reporting.
• Manage payroll inputs, including file creation, file uploads, and manual entries within the Workday Payroll system.
• Collaborate with Human Resources and Benefits teams on payroll-impacting transactions such as leaves of absence, retroactive benefit deductions, and related adjustments.
• Complete post-production payroll activities, including settlement, vendor integrations, and account reconciliations.
• Oversee the 'time entry' process, ensuring employees and managers submit and approve time-off requests accurately and on schedule.
• Maintain full life-cycle garnishment processing, including system updates, employee communication, and responses to interrogatories.
• Contribute to ongoing process improvement initiatives and support the adoption of new Workday features.
• Maintain and update process maps and documentation as workflows evolve.
• Serve as the primary lead for specialised payroll tasks such as stock awards, option exercises, regulatory filings, and sales commission payments.
• Oversee quarterly tax reconciliations and filings and support year-end activities including annual tax filings and reconciliations.

What they will offer:

• Role: Senior Payroll Analyst
• Location: Southwark St, London SE1 0SU
• Hybrid structure : 5 days in the office - 9am - 5pm
• Salary: £70,000 - £80,000
• Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays
• Benefits:
• Private medical and dental insurance
• Pension- employer 5% : employee 5%
• Summer parties
• Luxury office space with canteen/menu rotation

Interview process:

1 stage: Virtual interview with Payroll Director

2 stage interview: Virtual interview with Payroll Business Partner

3 stage interview: In person with Payroll Business Partner & Vice President of HR

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