Hybrid Senior EMEA Regional Payroll Analyst

at Fortive

• Job title: Senior EMEA Regional Payroll Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Norwich, United Kingdom

About the role

• Sr. Payroll Analyst providing payroll execution and compliance across EMEA region. Leading process improvements and handling complex payroll inquiries with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll across assigned countries, ensuring end-to-end compliance with tax, legal, equity, relocation, imputed income, and third-party obligations.
• Ensure payroll meets audit standards and processing thresholds.
• Identify process gaps and drive continuous improvement using tools like visual management and standard work.
• Optimize shared service operations and manage payroll calendars for efficiency.
• Handle employee inquiries and escalations effectively.
• Escalate complex issues, seek guidance, and propose solutions.
• Utilize GlobalView, ADP Celergo, and eTime for payroll processing.
• Support system testing to validate integration accuracy and timeliness.
• Lead year-end processes, ensuring all taxable income is captured.
• Align payroll execution with HR, finance, and regional policies.

Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to combine attention to detail with big picture perspective.
• Ability to comfortably speak to employees to support inquiries.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with various stakeholders.
• Excellent time management, ability to meet deadlines, and organizational skills.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to deliver under tight deadlines, resourceful and solution oriented.
• Willingness to pitch in and help team members wherever necessary.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to gain credibility, influence others and make recommendations for change.
• Proven record of accomplishment of consistently meeting goals and objectives.
• Knowledge of regional payroll laws and regulations.
• Minimum (5) years’ experience in payroll shared service models preferably using ADP GlobalView, ADP eTime, ADP Celergo or ADP Streamline.
• Experience in processing payroll for multiple countries within the region.
• Proficiency with MS Office software (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint).
• Preferred experience with other collaboration tools such as Miro and Teams Canvas.
• Regional payroll related certifications.
• Multi-lingual: English with German or French is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in related field is preferred.
• Experience working with ADP Global View, ADP Celergo and ADP eTime is preferred.

Benefits

• A dynamic and international team environment.
• Hybrid working arrangement with flexibility between office and remote work.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development within a growing organization.