International Payroll Analyst

About the role

Own accurate, on-time EMEA payrolls and provide operational coverage for APAC. This role exists to keep a fast-growing international footprint compliant and dependable—while tightening the systems and workflows that make payroll feel effortless for employees. You’ll partner closely with Accounting, People Ops, and Benefits, and work day-to-day with local vendors across multiple countries.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and reconcile the monthly EMEA and APAC payrolls using the HCM system and local payroll vendors across all regions (Ireland, India, Japan, Korea, Australia, Singapore, and EOR)
• Liaise in local time zone with the payroll support team to ensure the accuracy, compliance, and timely processing of payroll
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (People Ops, Benefits, and Accounting) and external payroll partners to identify and improve payroll workflows
• Provide excellent employee experience as the first point of contact for all EMEA and APAC payroll inquires
• Process accurately and timely submission of all one-time payments (bonus, commissions, or severances), leave of absence amounts, fringe benefits, BIK, Bike to Work, and pension contributions
• Work closely with the International Corporate Accounting team to ensure payroll net pay, taxes, and pension payments are processed timely with the local bank and/or vendor
• Reconcile and prepare month-end EMEA/APAC payroll journal entries produced by payroll vendors
• Generate and analyze payroll reports using existing systems and data
• Serve as additional support to the APAC Payroll Analyst
• Complete ad-hoc tasks and other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 4+ years of EMEA and/or APAC payroll processing experience for small to midsize organizations
• Strong knowledge of EMEA and/or APAC payroll compliance and understanding of local payroll tax and labor laws
• Proven experience managing vendors and ability to quickly adapt to new local payroll systems
• Ability to self-manage and prioritize projects to completion in a fast-paced environment
• Highly proficient in Excel (xlookups, vlookups, pivot tables, and formulas)

Skills

• To bring 4+ years of EMEA and/or APAC payroll processing experience for small to midsize organizations
• To have strong knowledge of EMEA and/or APAC payroll compliance and understanding of local payroll tax and labor laws
• To have proven experience managing vendors and ability to quickly adapt to new local payroll systems
• To have the ability to self-manage and prioritize projects to completion in a fast-paced environment
• To be highly proficient in Excel (xlookups, vlookups, pivot tables, and formulas)
• To have experience with payroll system or vendor implementation
• To have experience with NetSuite as well as creating and reconciling payroll journal entries
• To have experience running America’s payroll
• To have experience with Workday HCM

Nice to haves

• To have experience with payroll system or vendor implementation
• To have experience with NetSuite as well as creating and reconciling payroll journal entries
• To have experience running America’s payroll
• To have experience with Workday HCM

Pay

The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role's scope and complexity, and the candidate's experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided below. For roles based in San Francisco or New York City, the estimated base salary range for this role is $120,000-$135,000 per year.