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Senior Payroll Analyst

Snowflake
Posted 10/22/2026full-timePune • IndiaSeniorWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in payroll operations, compliance, and financial reporting, with a strong focus on international payroll processing and vendor management. Proficient in utilizing payroll platforms and advanced Excel functionalities to ensure accurate and timely payroll delivery.

Highest-signal resume keywords
International Payroll ExperiencePublic Company Payroll ExperienceProficiency in Microsoft ExcelExperience with Payroll PlatformsKnowledge of Payroll Compliance Requirements

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Ensure smooth delivery of day-to-day payroll operations
  • Work with international payroll partners to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing
  • Prepare and maintain payroll schedules and calendars, agreeing timelines with vendors and stakeholders
  • Capture payroll inputs accurately and provide them to payroll vendors on time
  • Review payroll outputs and perform payroll analysis, including gross-to-net payment, average pay per headcount by country, and prior-period comparisons
  • Support monthly and quarterly accounting close activities, account maintenance, reconciliations, financial reporting, and variance analysis
  • Handoff to accounting teams after payroll close to ensure timely payroll accounting
  • Ensure compliance with local jurisdictions, statutory filings, and annual audits
  • Monitor payroll vendor SLAs, escalate slippages, and recommend corrective actions
  • Collaborate with HR, Stock Administration, People Operations, Benefits, Recruiting, Legal, and Accounting
  • Identify process improvements and assist with internal control design and implementation
  • Provide payroll support by addressing employee and cross-functional team inquiries and requests
  • Produce standard and ad-hoc payroll reports for Finance, Accounting, Legal, Benefits, and People Operations
  • Create and maintain payroll processing, operational, compliance, and other payroll documentation
  • Support system implementation projects
  • Support internal and external payroll audits
  • Report to the Payroll Lead / Manager
  • Support the EMEA region and work according to EMEA working hours

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s / master’s degree in business, Finance, or Accounting
  • 5 to 10 years of relevant and progressive payroll experience
  • Public company payroll experience required
  • Hands-on experience with Poland, Israel, Spain, and other EMEA payrolls preferred
  • Experience with international payroll platforms such as ADP, EY, Cloudpay, or other global payroll platforms preferred
  • Experience with other international payrolls is an added advantage
  • Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs
  • Highly proficient with Google Suite applications, including Google Sheets
  • Familiarity with Workday HCM and Workday Financials is a plus
  • Understanding of accounting, taxation, and finance concepts related to payroll
  • In-depth knowledge of payroll-related compliance requirements
  • Ability to deliver accurate and on-time payroll in a fast-changing environment
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment
  • Ability to manage and lead change when appropriate
  • Attention to detail, organization, thoroughness, and continuous improvement mindset
  • Proactive and problem-solving attitude
  • Good command of spoken and written English
  • Adaptability to changes in organizational structure and business processes
  • Flexibility with working hour changes

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Continuous personal development opportunities
  • Diversity and belonging support
  • Opportunity to contribute ideas on process standardization, automation, and improvement
  • Opportunity to support system implementation projects
  • Flexible working hour changes
  • Hybrid work arrangement

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Hard Skills
Payroll OperationsPayroll AnalysisFinancial ReportingVariance AnalysisAccounting ReconciliationsStatutory FilingsPayroll DocumentationProcess ImprovementChange ManagementCompliance Management
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsAnalytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsAttention to DetailInterpersonal Skills
Tools & Technologies
ADPEYCloudpayWorkday HCMWorkday FinancialsGoogle SuiteMicrosoft Excel
Industry Keywords
Payroll ComplianceEMEA PayrollStatutory FilingsPayroll AuditsPayroll Processing