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Demonstrates expertise in global payroll administration, ensuring compliance with international payroll legislation and delivering accurate payroll data across multiple regions. Proficient in leveraging automation and emerging technologies to enhance payroll processes and improve employee experience.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Global Payroll AdministrationPayroll ComplianceData ValidationExcel ProficiencyProcess Improvement
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support global payroll processing activities across multiple countries, including data validation, reporting, payroll calculations and reconciliations
- Maintain payroll reports, including end-of-month and end-of-year support
- Respond to payroll queries from employees and stakeholders across different regions with accuracy and care
- Handle sensitive payroll and employee data with strong attention to detail
- Assist with payroll system testing, upgrades and enhancements
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve efficiency, including using AI and automation tools
- Support documentation, templates and standardised reporting to strengthen controls and governance
- Liaise with internal stakeholders and external payroll providers
- Support end-to-end payroll processes and ensure payroll data is accurate, compliant and delivered on time across multiple regions
Requirements
What you’ll need- Experience in payroll administration, ideally supporting multiple countries or international payroll operations
- Exposure working with global payroll legislation, taxation or compliance requirements across different jurisdictions
- Exceptional attention to detail, with a commitment to accuracy, confidentiality and data integrity
- Comfortable working to deadlines in a structured, process-driven environment
- Strong Excel and system skills, including data validation, reconciliations, reporting and analysis
- Proactive, positive and solutions-focused approach, with a genuine desire to deliver great service
- Interest in leveraging AI, automation and emerging technologies to improve payroll operations and employee experience
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team
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Hard Skills
Payroll CalculationsPayroll ReconciliationsReportingData AnalysisPayroll System Testing
Soft Skills
Attention to DetailStrong CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsProactive ApproachSolutions-Focused
Tools & Technologies
AI ToolsAutomation Tools
Industry Keywords
Global Payroll LegislationTaxation ComplianceEnd-to-End Payroll ProcessesPayroll QueriesGovernance Controls