Senior Payroll Analyst

Lessonly; Hyderabad City Taluka; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Seismic is seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Specialist to lead international payrolls (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, United Kingdom) and ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance. You will partner with People Ops, Finance, Benefits, and external vendors, drive process improvements, and support audits and regulatory reporting.

In this role, you’ll oversee monthly payroll execution, data accuracy for hires and terminations, and alignment with country-specific tax requirements

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience leading global payroll processing and compliance, with at least 2 years in a senior specialist role.
• Understanding of global payroll legislation, statutory requirements, and compliance frameworks with controls.
• Experience with Cloud Pay and Workday/ADP is required.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and handle confidential data.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Payroll Execution Lead end-to-end monthly payroll processing globally in partnership with external payroll vendors.
• Ensure accuracy of inputs (new hires, terminations, bonuses, variable pay, leaves, tax declarations, etc.) and timely approvals.
• Coordinate with internal teams (Talent Ops, Finance, Accounting) to align on data accuracy and timelines.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory and regulatory obligations globally.
• Support preparation and filing for all statutory returns and yearly reports.
• Support audits, ensuring documentation and controls are in place and remediating issues.
• Review and validate vendor deliverables (pay registers, payslips, tax filings).
• Act as the point of contact for global employees on payroll-related questions.
• Drive continuous improvement of payroll processes and controls.
• Generate payroll reports for Finance, HR and management.
• Partner with internal teams and vendors on system integrations, data quality, and automation.
• Support other payroll team members as needed.
• Work closely with all payroll providers.
• Prepare journal entries for all payrolls.
• Assist in the month-end close process.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Documentation

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Independence & deadlines

Tools

Workday

ADP

Cloud Pay

Job description

We’re seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Specialist to support the processing of our international payrolls (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, United Kingdom) and ensure they are timely, accurate, and in compliance. This role is critical to scaling and improving payroll processes, system implementation, managing vendor relationships, supporting country-specific tax compliance, as well as assisting with audits and reporting. As a key member of the global payroll team, you will serve as the subject matter expert for these payrolls and partner closely with People Operations, Finance and Accounting, Benefits, and external payroll vendors.

• Minimum required 6+ years of experience leading global payroll processing and compliance with at least 2 years in a senior specialist role.

• Demonstrated understanding of various global payroll legislation, statutory requirements, and compliance frameworks, including establishing controls and processes to maintain ongoing compliance.

• Experience with Cloud pay and Workday/ADP required.
• Global system implementation experience a plus.

• Strong analytical, documentation, and organizational skills.

• Proven ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and handle confidential data.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Payroll Execution Lead end-to-end monthly payroll processing globally in partnership with external payroll vendors.
• Ensure accuracy of inputs (new hires, terminations, bonuses, variable pay, leaves, tax declarations, etc.) and timely approvals.
• Coordinate with internal teams (Talent Ops, Finance, Accounting) to align on data accuracy and timelines.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory and regulatory obligations globally.
• Support the preparation and filing for all statutory returns and yearly reports based on each country.
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring documentation and controls are in place and remediating any adverse findings.
• Review and validate vendor deliverables, such as pay registers, payslips, tax filings, etc.
• Act as the point of contact for global employees on all payroll-related questions.
• Drive continuous improvement of payroll processes and controls.
• Generate payroll reports for Finance, HR and management.
• Partner with internal teams and vendors on system integrations, data quality, and automation.
• Support other payroll team members as needed.
• Work closely with all our payroll providers.
• Prepare journal entries related to all payrolls.
• Assist in the month-end close process.

At Seismic, we’re committed to providing benefits and perks for the whole self. To explore our benefits available in each country, please visit the Global Benefits page.

Seismic is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, or any other classification which is protected by applicable law.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.