Global Payroll Business Analyst

Global Payroll Business Analyst
18 month Contract
up to £70k depending on experience
Hybrid - 1/2 days a week in the office

I am recruiting for an experienced Payroll Business Analyst to join a Global Consumer Health Business. As this is a Global role, its essential that you have experience working in a multinational environment with proven experience in International Payroll, including processing payroll, supervising teams, and exposure to payroll projects.

Responsibilities will include:

• Strategic Initiatives: Coordinate and project manage strategic payroll initiatives and projects across the global payroll organisation, including global mobility, shares, and benefits improvements.
• Process Improvement: Identify and gather payroll improvements, eliminating or enhancing manual and non-essential processes through technology to simplify and streamline operations.
• Data Security: Manage internal system accesses in alignment with data security principles.
• Issue Resolution: Support the resolution of identified issues and challenges, providing clear root cause analysis, guidance, and training to the payroll team.
• Documentation: Assist the global payroll team in maintaining regular country documentation updates and monitor adherence to the approval process.
• Training and Guidance: Provide guidance and training for annual cycle planning preparation, quarterly BCP testing, global employee communications, and help guides.
• Performance Metrics: Support improvements in case management and performance dashboard metric delivery.
• Compliance Checks: Perform monthly spot checks of payroll control tools for SOX countries and five sample countries, capturing analysis and remediation evidence to ensure issues are corrected.
• Dashboard Monitoring: Monitor the performance dashboard monthly to ensure accurate data reflection per country and resolve any identified issues.
• Vendor Management: Support vendor performance management, including cost management and performance against SLA/KPIs.

Candidate Specification:

• Strong understanding of business process improvement with the ability to produce high-quality outputs.
• Proven work experience or subject matter knowledge in payroll and related systems (e.g., Workday, SAP).
• Strong background in analysis and critical evaluation of information from multiple sources.
• Ability to document information in a format understandable by both business and technology teams.
• Consulting-type skillset/mindset with strong influencing, relationship-building, communication, collaboration, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to host meetings and present new initiatives to the team
• Experience managing teams remotely.
• Ability to conduct root cause analysis and problem-solving.
• Confidence to ask questions and seek further guidance when needed.
• Ability to prioritise a complex workload with conflicting deadlines and an understanding of the importance of meeting deadlines.
• Advanced Excel capabilities.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, including PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, etc.