Global Payroll Analyst — Compliance & Insights

Gm Performance Power Units; Southampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

401(k) plan including company match

Employer-paid life insurance and disb&

Disability coverage

Job summary

GM Performance Power Units seeks a Payroll Analyst to manage end-to-end payroll processing for salaried and hourly staff in the US and UK. The role partners with HR to ensure accurate, compliant payroll operations and serves as a payroll administration expert.

Key duties include auditing, timekeeping, bonus modeling, and reporting, with a focus on accuracy, process improvements, and stakeholder collaboration. Hybrid opportunities available in the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, or related field.
• 3+ years of payroll experience in a fast-paced environment.
• 3+ years of payroll processing experience in multi-state payroll and compliance reporting.
• 3+ years experience supporting US payroll operations and payroll compliance requirements.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Dayforce HCM and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience performing payroll audits, reconciliations, and payroll compliance reviews.
• Experience supporting hourly non-exempt timekeeping administration.
• Proven ability to develop, analyze, reconcile, and present payroll data.
• Strong knowledge of payroll compliance regulations.
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail and ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally with Human Resources, Finance, and leadership.
• Experience supporting international payroll operations, including UK payroll administration and compliance requirements.
• Experience in motorsports, automotive, manufacturing, engineering, or other fast-paced technical environments.
• Experience with multi-country or expatriate payroll and benefits administration.
• CPP certification

Responsibilities

• Administer bi-weekly, monthly, and off cycle payrolls for salaried and hourly employees across GMPPU (US & UK).
• Ensure compliance with US federal and state payroll regulations, international pay practices, and company policies.
• Coordinate with Human Resources for payroll deadlines, auditing, retroactive adjustments, and off-cycle payments.
• Maintain strong relationships with payroll vendors and ensure accurate payroll reporting (e.g., earnings statements, tax filings, and wage garnishments).
• Resolve payroll discrepancies and answer employee inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
• Support payroll system configuration updates in Dayforce HCM (or applicable platform).
• Adhere to auditing procedures and practices to ensure accuracy for each payroll cycle, including validation of proper state tax allocations and employee notices, as well as overall organizational compliance.
• Enter and validate payroll and benefit information into related systems and follow all standard operating procedures.
• APply to and participate in payroll audits and compliance reviews as required.

Skills

Payroll experience

Multi-state payroll

US payroll compliance

Payroll audits

Reconciliations

Timekeeping

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Payroll compliance

Global payroll

International payroll

UK payroll

Industry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, or related field

CPP certification

Tools

Dayforce HCM

Microsoft Excel

Job description

GM Performance Power Units seeks a Payroll Analyst to manage end-to-end payroll processing for salaried and hourly staff in the US and UK. The role partners with HR to ensure accurate, compliant payroll operations and serves as a payroll administration expert.

Key duties include auditing, timekeeping, bonus modeling, and reporting, with a focus on accuracy, process improvements, and stakeholder collaboration. Hybrid opportunities available in the team.