Global Payroll Analytics & Transformation Specialist

Visa Hunt; Philippines; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical health plan

Home office support

Funeral assistance

Life insurance

Vacation and leave benefits

Employee assistance program

Annual bonus

Job summary

Pearson Philippines is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Business Analytics to join the Global Payroll Governance and Compliance team. You will turn complex payroll processes into clear documentation, insights and practical recommendations to support standardization, readiness and automation across countries.

Collaborating with Payroll, HR Operations, Finance, Technology and Legal, you will map workflows, create SOPs, track actions, and help global teams make better decisions while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any field; a degree in Business, Finance, HR, Accounting or a related area is preferred.
• Experience in business analysis, payroll operations, HR operations, finance operations, process improvement, governance or transformation support.
• Strong ability to document processes, map workflows and translate complex information into clear, practical outputs.
• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders in a global or multi-country environment.
• Flexibility to collaborate across different time zones, including teams in the Americas, Europe, the UK and APAC.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Good understanding of operational risk, controls, dependencies and issue tracking.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, follow-up and documentation discipline.
• Ability to work independently, use good judgment and prioritize based on business impact.

Responsibilities

• Document current payroll processes, workflows, handoffs, controls and dependencies across countries or initiatives.
• Create and maintain clear process maps, standard operating procedures, workflow documentation and operational playbooks.
• Support payroll transformation initiatives by assessing readiness, identifying risks, documenting impacts and tracking key actions.
• Gather and validate inputs from stakeholders across Payroll, HR Operations, Finance, Technology, Legal, Procurement and external providers.
• Support business change activities, including vendor transitions, platform changes, service delivery improvements and M&A-related payroll workstreams.
• Identify manual workarounds, process gaps and automation opportunities for further review by technology or transformation teams.
• Coordinate governance activities such as readiness checkpoints, issue logs, decision records and action trackers.
• Share documentation standards, process insights and best practices to support consistent ways of working.

Skills

Business analysis

Payroll operations

HR operations

Finance operations

Process improvement

Governance

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Pearson Philippines is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Business Analytics to join the Global Payroll Governance and Compliance team. You will turn complex payroll processes into clear documentation, insights and practical recommendations to support standardization, readiness and automation across countries.

Collaborating with Payroll, HR Operations, Finance, Technology and Legal, you will map workflows, create SOPs, track actions, and help global teams make better decisions while maintaining