EMEA Payroll Analyst

WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU AS AN

EMEA PAYROLL ANALYST

FOR OUR PARTNER IN BUDAPEST!

YOUR ROLE WILL BE:

• Support and own various European, Middle Eastern or African country payrolls as required
• Payroll processing responsibilities: gathering and processing inputs received from various stakeholders (like global mobility, multi-country, compensation, deferred compensation, recruiting teams)
• Process new hires, terminations, transfers and validate payroll vendor calculations
• Validate/audit payroll output reports received from payroll vendors, whilst ensuring all earning and deduction inputs have been appropriately captured (including those processed through automated data feeds to vendors)
• Reconcile gross pay between Workday and Payroll vendor output reports and investigate unbalanced items
• Maintain appropriate checklists to ensure vendor and company payroll follow agreed upon processes
• Manage the payroll vendors timeliness and deliverables to achieve all requisite activities, including holding them accountable to their deliverables
• Complete post payroll tasks including liaising with compensation accounting department on unreconciled clearing account items
• Arrange payroll disbursements to employees and tax authorities ensuring compliance with due dates
• Execute and comply with all Sarbanes Oxley (SoX) controls
• Coordinate and manage annual payroll deliverables
• Communicate with Tax authorities and other public offices regarding various tax queries
• Co-manage team mailbox for internal queries
• Respond and resolve employee queries through internal ticketing system
• Participate in monthly payroll reviews with vendors and ensure proper handling of issues and action items
• Suggest and help implement process improvements and best practices as appropriate
• Participate and deliver upon department payroll projects as required

ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS:

• 2 – 3 years relevant payroll experience in a similar role, including experience with high volume payrolls (i.e. 500+ employees)
• Good practical and theoretical knowledge of payroll
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, in an organized manner, and adhere to strict completion deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work well as part of a team and excel in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment
• Strong analytical skills that enable candidate to recognize and resolve problems
• High proficiency with Microsoft Excel (i.e. Index Match / vlookup / Pivots / Power Query)
• Experience working with Workday is an advantage
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent by experience
• Financial services and/or investment banking industry experience is preferable
• Experience within managing any EMEA country payroll and understanding the legislation of any EMEA country is an advantage
• Experience in working with payroll vendors and ICPs

WHAT OUR PARTNER OFFERS TO YOU:

• Working experience in a large global company
• Career  and development opportunity
• Competitive salary and compensation package
• Modern, dynamic work environment in a high-tech office building
• Friendly company culture