EMEA Payroll Analyst

EMEA Payroll Analyst £55k to £65k + Bonus - City

A leading Global Investment Firm based in the City currently seek an experienced EMEA Payroll Analyst to work alongside their International Payroll Operations Manager.

This is a newly created role so offers someone a true blank canvass and the opportunity to put their mark down and take full ownership from the get go.

The role:

• Reporting to the International Payroll Operations Manager based in the UK.
• Processing and reviewing multiple monthly payroll cycles covering UK, Luxemburg Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Dubai and Spain.
• Ensure employees in all justifications are paid in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with best practices.
• Look to ensure correct payroll information is sent to payroll providers and checked appropriately ensuring information processed is accurate and correct.
• Work with finance / treasury to ensure monthly funding is sent and in place to ensure employee and relevant tax payments are made on time.
• Assist with reconciliation of the month end payroll.
• Act as the first point of contact for employee queries from all EMEA countries and look to resolve in a timely and accurate manner.
• Work with payroll providers regionally on year end documents and ensuring they are with employees on time.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Legal and Audit ensuring a smooth process is in place for payroll.
• Work with the International payroll Operations Manager to ensure payroll process documents are up to date and amended where required.

Skills & Experience:

• Prior experience of processing UK payroll from input to reconciliation
• Prior experience of having worked on EMEA payrolls input to reconciliation.
• A high proficiency of skill level on Excel.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with a wide range of individuals across the business.
• Be able to work independently and act with professional judgment for escalation when required.

Desired:

• Have worked on ADP Freedom and SPM platforms.
• Experience gained from within the Financial Services sector.