Sr. Payroll Analyst - DACH

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a skilled payroll professional to join their EMEA Payroll Operations Team in London. The role involves driving improvements in payroll processes, ensuring accuracy in employee compensation, and collaborating with various departments. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in EMEA payroll systems and a customer-oriented mindset, alongside analytical skills to navigate complex processes effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience with statutory compliance knowledge (tax, labor code).
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and competing objectives.
• Advanced proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Drive payroll improvements and manage operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate across departments to implement best practices.
• Lead processes in payroll for multiple countries.

Skills

Customer oriented

Analytical skills

Statistical skills

Process efficiency

Root cause analysis

Education

3+ years of experience in EMEA Payroll processes

Tools

SAP

Peoplesoft

Workday

ADP software

Job description

Job ID: 2984460 | Amazon Czech Republic Services s.r.o. - G88

Our multicultural Payroll team is seeking an experienced payroll professional to join our Payroll Operations Team. We are looking for a strong leader that will take the ownership and drive the change in our growing EMEA payroll organization. This individual must be customer obsessed and be eager to dive deep into processes.

The ideal candidate will have proven record of delivering process efficiency results. The preferred candidate has experience in EMEA payroll process/payroll systems and has the ability to abstract requirements independently. If you would like to join us to make a difference by participating in challenging projects and to make sure our employees are paid accurately and on time we definitely want to hear from you!

Key job responsibilities
- Be a subject matter expert in projects to drive payroll improvements for one country or group of small to medium size countries
- Be a subject matter expert in M&A and expansions projects
- Maintain the operational effectiveness of payroll process from the start to the end
- Collaborate with other payroll leaders to build a culture of balances and checks within the Payroll Operations Team to maintain an efficient and effective audit process
- Collaborate in efforts to evaluate and redesign Payroll processes to align with the company’s rapid grown and commitment to quality
- Collaborate in a cross-department environment with HR, Tech teams, Finance, Accounting, and others to ensure that best practices are followed and implemented

A day in the life
What is awaiting you in our Payroll team?
“What I like the most about payroll is the opportunity to contribute to many cool projects that will have positive impact on our employees”. “Working in payroll is very dynamic and you never know what can happen during the day. You’re never bored!”

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Customer oriented and ready to serve
- 3+ years of experience in EMEA Payroll processes & system, deep controllership / statutory compliance knowledge (tax, labor code, social security, garnishments, pension, benefits, terminations)
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and competing objectives in a fast-paced environment
- Strong analytical and statistical skills - Proficient in obtaining, organizing, and analyzing data to make fact-based decisions and drive
- Root cause analysis
- English on advanced level

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- German language on advanced level
- MS Office knowledge (macros, formulas)
- Knowledge of personal income tax legislation, labor law
- Familiar with SAP, Peoplesoft, Workday, ADP software
- Experience in leading projects
- Team focused with particular ability to work across virtual teams
- Sense of innovation

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