Senior Payroll Analyst – London

About the role

We are partnering with a global real‑estate data insights platform seeking a confident Senior Payroll Analyst to join their London team. You will own end‑to‑end payroll for roughly 700 employees across the UK and France, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Support accurate processing of 19 monthly international payrolls.
• Ensure payrolls comply with international regulations, company policies and SOX requirements.
• Participate in expatriate payroll processing, working closely with HR and external tax advisors.
• Manage payroll inputs, including file creation, uploads and manual entries in Workday Payroll.
• Collaborate with HR and Benefits on payroll‑impacting transactions such as leaves of absence and retroactive deductions.
• Complete post‑production activities including settlements, vendor integrations and account reconciliations.
• Oversee the time‑entry process, ensuring employees and managers submit and approve requests on schedule.
• Maintain full‑life‑cycle garnishment processing, system updates and employee communications.
• Lead specialised payroll tasks such as stock awards, option exercises, regulatory filings and sales commission payments.
• Oversee quarterly tax reconciliations and support year‑end tax filings and reconciliations.
• Contribute to process‑improvement initiatives and adoption of new Workday features.
• Maintain and update process maps and documentation as workflows evolve.

Required profile

• Degree in any discipline.
• Proven experience in end‑to‑end UK and French payroll.
• Experience managing payroll for a large employee base (around 700).
• Strong knowledge of international payroll regulations and SOX compliance.
• Willingness to work on‑site five days a week in London.

Required skills

• Workday Payroll system

What we offer

• Salary £70,000‑£80,000 per year.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Private medical and dental insurance.
• Pension contribution: 5% employer / 5% employee.
• Summer parties and luxury office with canteen/menu rotation.
• Hybrid structure – 5 days on‑site (9 am‑5 pm).