Senior Payroll Analyst

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23000 employees operating in over 150 countries Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the worlds most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

Senior Analyst Payroll Services
Location:Nottingham

At Xylem were united by a shared purpose: solving water challenges worldwide. As a leading global water technology company were committed to creating advanced technology and trusted solutions to help communities and industries move treat analyze and protect water more effectively.

We are looking for aSenior Analyst Payroll Servicesto join our team. This is a senior specialist role with responsibility for supporting complex payroll operations benefits administration time management and leave of absence processes for the assigned country. You will act as a subject matter expert helping to ensure compliance improve processes and deliver an excellent employee experience.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced payroll professional who combines strong technical expertise with a continuous improvement mindset and the confidence to work across HR Finance vendors and business stakeholders.

What youll be doing

In this role you will lead and support end-to-end payroll activities for your assigned country ensuring payroll is delivered accurately on time and in line with local legislation and internal controls. You will manage complex payroll-related matters including tax treatment benefit deductions absence impacts off-cycle payrolls retroactive adjustments year-end activity and special payments.

You will also act as a key point of expertise across benefits time management and leave of absence processes helping to resolve escalated issues support system improvements and ensure that payroll-related impacts are accurately reflected across processes and systems.

Alongside day-to-day operational support you will play an important role in compliance reporting and continuous improvement. This includes supporting audits maintaining accurate records and documentation validating payroll data and reporting identifying risks and discrepancies and driving standardisation automation and service enhancements across the function.

As a senior analyst you will work closely with Country HR People Support HRIS vendors Finance and other stakeholders providing insight guidance and trusted support on payroll matters.

What were looking for

Were looking for someone with strong payroll expertise and a solid understanding of the local regulatory landscape together with the ability to manage complexity in a fast-paced international environment.

To be successful in this role you will typically bring:

• Proven payroll experience with at least5 years of progressive experiencein payroll operations.

• Local qualifications inPayroll or Accounting.

• ABachelors degree in Human Resourcesor a related field is preferred.

• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation tax regulations controls and compliance requirements.

• Experience supporting payroll time and benefits processes ideally in a complex or multinational environment.

• Strong systems capability including payroll time and benefits platforms.

• AdvancedExcelskills including pivot tables VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP conditional formulas and data validation.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate discrepancies and identify solutions.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• The ability to work independently manage sensitive information confidentially and drive improvements proactively.

Experience with financial processes such as payroll journals reconciliations and cost allocations would be an advantage as would country-specific tax expertise.

Why join Xylem

At Xylem youll be part of a global organisation with a meaningful purpose and a strong commitment to innovation collaboration and continuous improvement. We offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic international environment where your expertise can make a real impact both in how we support our people and in how we continue to evolve our services.

If you are a detail-oriented payroll professional with strong technical capability and a passion for improving processes wed love to hear from you.

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Join the global Xylem team to be a part of innovative technology solutions transforming water usage conservation and re-use. Our products impact public utilities industrial sectors residential areas and commercial buildings with a commitment to providing smart metering network technologies and advanced analytics for water electric and gas utilities. Partner with us in creating a world where water challenges are met with ingenuity and dedication; where we recognize the power of inclusion and belonging in driving innovation and allowing us to compete more effectively around the world.