Payroll Analyst

This role offers the opportunity to join the International Payroll Services team and contribute to accurate compliant and timely payroll delivery across multiple countries. The Payroll Analyst plays a critical role in supporting our global employee experience by ensuring payroll accuracy governance and adherence to local legislation. This position provides exposure to complex international payroll operations collaboration with global HR Finance and vendor partners and ongoing opportunities to strengthen technical analytical and compliance expertise in a dynamic environment. Reports to the Payroll International Manager

Position Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll processing for multiple countries including Ireland England Switzerland Germany Dubai and Bermuda ensuring accuracy and on-time delivery ( with potential expansion to additional countries in the future.)

• Audit payroll vendor outputs manual payroll adjustments and inbound data from Workday and third-party providers (Pension benefits and others)

• Analyze payroll data to identify discrepancies trends and anomalies; investigate and resolve issues

• Flexibility to work across different time zones as required (mandatory).

• Flexibility to work overtime when required; overtime will be paid in accordance with applicable payroll legislation and company policy.

• Process supplemental and off-cycle payrolls (e.g. incentives equity expatriates)

Required Qualifications

• 46 years of payroll processing experience preferably in an international or multi-country environment (PCP PLP also considered)

• Bachelors degree in finance Accounting Business Administration or equivalent experience

• Strong knowledge of payroll processing tax principles and wage & hour legislation

• Experience with large HR and payroll systems (e.g. Workday ADP Ceridian UKG)

• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and complex formulas

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting payroll across EMEA and other international regions

• Exposure to complex payroll scenarios (mobile employees expatriates currency conversions)

• Experience auditing payroll vendors and managing third-party relationships

• Knowledge of payroll accounting journal entries and month-end reconciliations

• Experience supporting payroll-related audits and statutory reporting

When you join our team:

• Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• Well recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team well support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

About Manulife and John Hancock

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Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge skills qualifications experience and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location please contact for the salary range for your location.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits including health dental mental health vision short- and long-term disability life and AD&D insurance coverage adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays vacation personal and sick days and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S. please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

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