Payroll Finance Analyst

Role Purpose

The Payroll Finance Analyst contributes in supporting the financial governance, integrity, and reporting of UK and other Global Payroll operations. Working with the Global Payroll Compliance Manager, you will ensure accurate payroll-related accounting, supports audit and compliance activities, and guides process improvements across payroll finance operations.

You will combine payroll expertise with financial analysis, requiring capability, and partner collaboration.

Responsibilities

Payroll Financial Accounting

• Review balance sheet reconciliations prepared by Finance Services for payroll-related accounts, ensuring accuracy and resolution of discrepancies
• Create and post payroll journals following financial control frameworks and deadlines
• Investigate and resolve variances between payroll outputs and financial records

Employee Debt & Adjustments

• Manage employee debt recovery balances, ensuring appropriate accounting treatment
• Process and monitor necessary balance sheet adjustments related to payroll corrections, overpayments, and recoveries

Accounts Payable & Expense Support

• Process and manage departmental payroll-related invoices, ensuring approval and accurate coding
• Communicate with Finance and Accounts Payable teams and external payroll providers to resolve invoice queries

Payroll Reporting

• Produce regular and ad hoc payroll financial reports, including cost analysis, variance reporting, and statutory reporting insights
• Support partners with payroll cost data and analysis to inform decision-making

Audit & Compliance Support

• Provide administrative support for payroll audits (internal and external)
• Maintain documentation and audit trails following compliance requirements.
• Support adherence to UK payroll legislation and internal financial controls

Process Improvement & AI

• Implement process improvement and AI opportunities across payroll finance activities
• Support automation, standardisation, and efficiency plans to enhance control and reduce manual effort
• Collaborate with wider payroll, finance, and HR teams on continuous improvement projects