Senior Payroll Analyst

Primary Responsibilities Processing of the Company's monthly payrolls through a 3rd party vendor, ADP, in an outsource arrangement Work closely with outsourced service provider on resolution of open items and issue tracking and maintenance Provide direct customer service to employees with high quality, professional and timely responses to queries Ensure compliance with payroll SOX processes, and company guidelines Assist with various payroll funding related activities - cash tracking, payment set up etc. Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external business partners Support preparation of monthly payroll journals and payroll costing data Provide support for statutory, SOX and tax audits by compiling required payroll information Apply Company policies and procedures as they relate to payroll in specific countries Apply country specific statutory requirements Qualifications & Experience Processing of monthly payrolls through  a 3rd party Vendor Strong verbal and written communication skills Experience processing payroll in a multinational environment / large indigenous company Employee and third party query handling experience Intermediate Excel, focusing on formatting and data validation & analysis, eg vlookups, if statements, pivot tables Experience with Workday and ADP is preferred European language skills an advantage, specifically French, German or Italian Experience of processing international (EMEA) payrolls an advantage Exposure to accounting for payroll in a US Multinational environment an advantage Success Factors Ability to deliver results to tight deadlines Strong attention to detail and focus on accuracy Ability to analyze problems and deliver solutions Ability to drive process improvement Be able to follow a process through to completion ensuring all deliverables are met Customer focused Clear communicator, particularly by email Capable of building relationships and collaborating with partners Ability to work successfully as part of a team essential Logical, methodical approach to data management & retention