Payroll Data Analyst

Exclusively Remote; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Payroll Data Analyst, where your expertise in Excel and Power BI will drive insightful payroll analytics. In this dynamic role, you will collect and analyze payroll data, uncover trends, and provide actionable recommendations to enhance business decision-making. Collaborate with HR and Finance teams to ensure data accuracy and compliance while utilizing advanced Excel functions and Power BI dashboards. This position offers the opportunity to work independently during non-standard hours, making a significant impact on payroll processes and data visualization. If you're passionate about data and analytics, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Finance, or related field.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Power BI for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze payroll data to uncover trends and ensure compliance.
• Build and maintain dashboards in Power BI for payroll KPIs.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

Analytical Thinking

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics

Bachelor's degree in Statistics

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Tools

ADP

Workday

SAP

Job description

Payroll Data Analyst

We are seeking a Payroll Data Analyst with strong expertise in Excel and Power BI to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for analyzing payroll-related data to uncover trends, identify discrepancies, and generate insights that support business decision-making. Your work will ensure data accuracy, process optimization, and help maintain compliance with payroll policies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collect, validate, and clean payroll and HR-related data from multiple sources.

• Use advanced Excel functions (pivot tables, formulas, VLOOKUP, and macros) to analyze and interpret payroll metrics.

• Build and maintain interactive dashboards and reports in Power BI to visualize trends, headcount, overtime, compensation, and other payroll KPIs.

• Identify data anomalies or compliance issues and provide actionable recommendations.

• Partner with HR, Finance, and Payroll teams to understand data needs and ensure alignment with business objectives.

• Monitor payroll processing cycles and performance indicators, delivering insights for improvement.

• Maintain and update Power BI data models for efficiency and performance.

• Stay up to date with best practices in payroll analytics and data visualization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and strong working knowledge of Power BI.

• Demonstrated experience working with payroll, HRIS, or financial data (e.g., ADP, Workday, SAP, etc. experience is a plus).

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.

• Ability to communicate complex data insights in a clear and concise manner to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Self-motivated and capable of working independently during non-standard business hours (3 PM 11 PM shift).