Payroll Analyst - fixed - term

This role is a dedicated EMEA Payroll Analyst position within Skydance's Global Business Services People and Culture Shared Services Payroll Operations Department. The Payroll Operations Analyst plays a key role in payroll administration, conducting audits, and supporting best practices across payroll processes. The position involves compiling, analysing, and documenting issues related to payroll and associated activities in order to identify systemic problems.

• Ensure accurate and timely execution of payrolls across the EMEA region.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the outsourced payroll service provider, collaborating closely to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing.
• Ensure compliance with payroll processing calendars and local payroll requirements across EMEA countries.
• Resolve payroll-related inquiries from employees, agencies, and other internal and external stakeholders, including management of case management tickets.
• Compile, analyse, and document payroll and fiscal issues to identify systemic problems and support continuous process improvements.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, and HR teams to ensure payroll compliance and support internal and external audits.
• Prepare materials for external and internal auditors.
• Prepare payroll reports, statistics, and year-end reporting, and perform data analysis using advanced Excel functionality, including VLOOKUPs, INDEX MATCH, and pivot tables.
• Participate in special projects as required.

• Previous experience in payroll operations supporting EMEA markets while managing sensitive and confidential information.
• Must be bilingual with English language proficiency.
• Experience with Workday HR, Safeguard Payroll, or other SaaS payroll tools.
• Solid knowledge of payroll and compensation practices, including salary, benefits, taxes, and statutory requirements across EMEA countries.
• Experience in process management, continuous improvement, and process re-engineering.
• Strong analytical capability with experience managing high-volume payroll activities in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience in a shared service or large multi-business-unit organisation.
• Experience with payroll integrations and mass data loads (EIB).

• Hybrid work model combining remote and in-office work, following current company policy and to be agreed with the Line Manager.
• Subject to applicable laws, Skydance or the Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where it is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice.

• Contract of employment on a fixed term of 18 months.
• Hybrid work model.
• Benefits package including private medical care, life insurance and accident insurance, the MyBenefit cafeteria platform, a subsidy for a sports card, a social benefits fund, pension programmes, and an employee referral programme.
• Free access to the HBO platform.
• Work-life balance initiatives including a wellbeing platform, yoga, massages, educational webinars, an Employee Assistance Programme, and employee-organised movie screenings in the office cinema room.
• Training and development including a learning platform, a subsidy for English lessons, Employee Resource Groups, an Engagement Club with opportunities to develop interests through employee-led groups, and online sessions with experts.
• CSR activities including volunteering opportunities and environmental and social initiatives.
• Access to parking spaces.