Senior HR Controlling Analyst

Sixt-; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

28 vacation days

Birthday day off

Volunteer day

Private health insurance for family

Coverflex allowance

Daily meal allowance

Job summary

Sixt Research Development Services, Lda. leads payroll control across Europe within HR Controlling & Analytics, owning end-to-end monitoring of payroll data and driving automation of recurring checks and a standardised control catalogue.

The role is independent from Payroll to challenge and elevate processes, with significant hands-on analysis and governance-building responsibilities. You will work on defining logic, thresholds, and materiality of findings, coordinating with Payroll, HR

Qualifications

• Education: degree in HR, business, finance, data/analytics or comparable.
• Experience: 3–6 years in payroll controlling, HR controlling, payroll audit or HR analytics, ideally with exposure to European payroll regulations.
• Technical skills: strong analytical skills; advanced Excel/BI and SQL are required; Workday/payroll system knowledge is a plus.
• Process improvement: experience building or improving controls and processes.
• Precision: high precision and discretion with sensitive data.
• Languages: business-fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Run recurring payroll checks and reconciliations, including payroll vs. HR master data, variance analyses, plausibility and outlier analyses.
• Investigate deviations, identify root causes, coordinate resolution with Payroll, HR Operations and People Systems.
• Decide on analysis logic and thresholds for checks; judge materiality of findings.
• Prepare clear check results and findings for Head and stakeholders.
• Safeguard data quality and automate recurring checks to reduce manual effort.
• Design and introduce governance processes for payroll monitoring; define check standards and risk-based controls; anchor controls with Payroll, Finance, Compliance and People Systems.

Skills

Analytical thinking

English proficiency

Problem solving

Data governance

Education

Degree in HR, business, finance, data/analytics or comparable

Tools

Excel

BI tools

SQL

Workday

Job description

• Legal Entity: Sixt Research Development Services, Lda.

Job Description

Payroll errors don't announce themselves. They hide in variances, edge cases and system mismatches — until they become audit findings, compliance risks or employee trust issues. Your job is to find them first.

As SIXT's payroll control function within HR Controlling & Analytics, you will own the end-to-end monitoring of payroll data across European markets. You sit outside the Payroll team by design — giving you the independence to verify, challenge and elevate without conflict of interest. Right now, a lot of this work is manual and market-specific. You'll change that: systematically automating recurring checks, building a standardised control catalogue, and establishing governance processes that scale across Germany, France, Portugal and beyond.

This is a role with real ownership. You decide what gets checked, how it gets checked, and when a finding is material enough to escape. About 75% of your time is hands-on analysis and control work — the rest is building the framework that makes the whole system repeatable, auditable and robust.

YOUR ROLE AT SIXT

• You run recurring payroll checks and reconciliations, including payroll vs. HR master data, period-over-period variances, plausibility and outlier analyses
• You investigate deviations, find the root cause and coordinate resolution with Payroll, HR Operations and People Systems
• You decide on analysis logic and thresholds for the checks, and judge when a finding is material enough to escape
• You prepare clear check results and findings for the Head and stakeholders
• You safeguard the quality of the underlying payroll and people data, and automate recurring checks to reduce manual effort
• You design and introduce governance processes for payroll monitoring, define check standards and a risk-based control approach, and work with Payroll, Finance, Compliance and People Systems to anchor the controls in the processes

YOUR SKILLS MATTER

• Education You hold a degree in HR, business, finance, data/analytics or comparable
• ExperienceYou bring 3–6 years of hands-on experience in payroll controlling, HR controlling, payroll audit or HR analytics — ideally with exposure to European payroll regulations
• Technical skillsYou have strong analytical skills, advanced Excel/BI and SQL are required; Workday and payroll system knowledge is a strong plus
• Process improvementYou have experience building or improving controls and processes
• PrecisionYou work with high precision and discretion when handling sensitive data
• LanguagesYou are business-fluent in English

WHAT WE OFFER

The SIXT Lisbon ExperienceTwo of Lisbon's most exciting hubs -Factory Lisboa in Beato and ARTs Lisboa in Parque dasNações -are whereyou'llfind your new home base. Expect a fast-paced, international atmosphere where ideas flow freely, people genuinely look out for each other, and no two days feel quite the same

Community & International EnvironmentJoin a truly global workplace with colleagues from many nationalities. Regular team events, community activities, and inspiring talks with internal and external speakers make our Lisbon hubs more than just an office

Flexibility & Modern Work SetupBenefit from a hybrid working model with two office days per week and flexible working hours. Our modern offices are designed for collaboration while allowing you the flexibility to work in the way that suits you best

AI at your fingertipsFrom day one,you'llhave access to Claude by Anthropic andSIXTgpt, SIXT's own AI platform, to supercharge your work. We invest in every team member's AI journey: encouraging experimentation, building knowledge, and making sureyou'reahead of the curve

Time Off & WellbeingEnjoy 28 vacation days per year, anadditionalday off on your birthday, one volunteer day annually, and private health insurance that also covers your spouse and children free of charge

Everyday BenefitsReceive a yearlyCoverflexallowance and a daily meal allowance to make life a little easier every day

Additional Information

About us:

We are a globally leading mobility service provider with a revenue of €4.3 billion and around 9,000 employees worldwide. Our mobility platform ONE combines our products SIXT rent (car rental), SIXT share (car sharing), SIXT ride (taxi, ride, and chauffeur services), and SIXT+ (car subscription), giving our customers access to our fleet of 360,000 vehicles, the services of 4,000 cooperation partners, and around 5 million drivers worldwide. Together with our franchise partners, we are present in more than 100 countries at 2,000 rental stations. At SIXT, top-tier customer experience and outstanding customer service are our highest priorities. We believe in true entrepreneurship and long-term stability and align our corporate strategy with foresight.