Senior Payroll Analyst

CoStar Group, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global real estate information firm seeks a Senior Payroll Analyst in London. The position involves managing international payroll processes for 6,800+ employees across several countries while ensuring compliance with local regulations. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, at least 4 years of payroll experience, and proficiency in tools like Workday and Excel. With a culture of collaboration, the company offers perks such as private medical cover, competitive leave, and a strong pension plan, fostering a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Private medical cover

Dental cover

Life Assurance

28 days annual leave

Season ticket loans

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in payroll processing across multiple countries.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables.
• Experience managing an outsourced payroll provider.

Responsibilities

• Support processing of 19 international payrolls.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and company policies.
• Manage payroll inputs and collaborate with HR.

Skills

Payroll execution and review

Stakeholder management

Data analysis in Excel

HRIS/HCM experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Workday

TMF

ADP

Job description

Senior Payroll Analyst – London (EMEA Headquarters)

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. The company is a mission‑driven global leader that helps shape the industry through digital tools and data. At CoStar Group, our finance group centralises transaction processes, providing accurate reporting, financial resolutions, and proper forecasting analysis. Joining the team offers access to financial specialisations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash and asset management, client contracts and billing, payroll, and revenue recognition.

We are currently seeking a Senior Payroll Analyst to join our team based from our EMEA headquarters in Southwark. This role would interact with the entire organisation but will have a focus on our operations outside North America, supporting the payroll process for over 6,800 employees within the US and 13 international countries.

Responsibilities

• Support the accurate and timely processing of 19 monthly international payrolls.
• Ensure all payrolls are administered in full compliance with international regulations, company policies, and SOX requirements.
• Participate in expatriate payroll processing, partnering closely with HR and external tax advisors to ensure accurate reporting.
• Manage payroll inputs, including file creation, file uploads, and manual entries within the Workday Payroll system.
• Collaborate with Human Resources and Benefits teams on payroll‑impacting transactions such as leaves of absence, retroactive benefit deductions, and related adjustments.
• Complete post‑production payroll activities, including settlement, vendor integrations, and account reconciliations.
• Oversee the ‘time entry’ process, ensuring employees and managers submit and approve time‑off requests accurately and on schedule.
• Maintain full life‑cycle garnishment processing, including system updates, employee communication, and responses to interrogatories.
• Contribute to ongoing process improvement initiatives and support the adoption of new Workday features.
• Maintain and update process maps and documentation as workflows evolve.
• Serve as the primary lead for specialised payroll tasks such as stock awards, option exercises, regulatory filings, and sales commission payments.
• Oversee quarterly tax reconciliations and filings and support year‑end activities including annual tax filings and reconciliations.
• Deliver exceptional customer service to CoStar employees by responding promptly and accurately to payroll inquiries.
• Uphold strict confidentiality of employee records, including compensation and personal information.
• Foster and promote a collaborative and supportive working environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in payroll review and execution, ideally supporting multiple countries in Europe (France, Spain, Germany, Italy).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel (data analysis, VLOOKUP, pivot tables).
• Exceptional stakeholder management experience, ideally including management of an outsourced provider.
• Experience using HRIS/HCM platforms such as Workday, TMF, ADP.
• Additional payroll qualifications such as CIPP are highly beneficial.

What’s in it for you?

Working at CoStar Group means you'll enjoy a culture of collaboration and innovation that attracts the best and brightest across a broad range of disciplines. As well as having an outstanding working environment based in the Blue Fin or one of our key UK‑wide hubs. Other perks include full private medical cover, dental cover, Life Assurance and member rewards, 28 days annual leave, a competitive pension, season ticket loans, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and much more!

Equal Employment Opportunity

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability status. CoStar is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.