Payroll Analyst

About the Role & Team

We're on the lookout for a Payroll Analyst to join our team. You'll be performing the usual payroll processing activities, supporting our EMEA territory. The key to success in this role is ensuring employees receive accurate remuneration on the correct pay dates, thereby ensuring we fulfill our obligations and commitment to our biggest asset - our people! You'll also get the chance to be involved with larger, strategic projects that will have a far reaching impact.

This role will require you to be onsite 4 days a week.

What You Will Do

• Ensure all fixed and variable payroll-related data (from multiple upstream data sources) is incorporated into payroll vendor processes and systems via interface and/or standard input template (i.e., new hires, leavers, time, bonuses, etc.)

• Ensure payroll inputs (including employee data elements) are provided to the payroll vendor accurately, consistently and ahead of established cutoff dates in the required format

• Collaborate with representatives from our third-party payroll provider and Disney internal stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate inputs to the processing raising issues to Payroll leadership when necessary

• Gather payroll information (i.e., data, process flows, policies, etc.) from in-scope legal entities to facilitate payroll knowledge transfer to the EMEA Payroll Hub

• Ensure all required historical data is maintained in accordance with local laws

• Process all tax-related input and ensure that all statutory and tax forms are processed accurately and timely

• Review and approve completeness and accuracy of vendor payroll calculation outputs

• Manage and align local calendars and deadlines with stakeholders and payroll vendor

• Approve monthly, quarterly, annual and other periodicity reports to the management of the company, local authorities and other recipients; provide client ad hoc reporting support, as necessary

• Review, upload and approve banking files for salary and third-party statutory payments

• Review, approve and upload monthly payroll general ledger journal entry to SAP

• Resolve all assigned payroll-related queries from employees and legal entity stakeholders in a professional and timely manner, escalating as necessary

• Resolve legal entity concerns about the payroll process provided by the payroll provider

• Perform and validate manual calculations for partial pay period or retroactive payments, where applicable

• Calculate manual / out-of-cycle payments where required, ensuring that the payment is correctly accounted for in the next regular pay period

• Analyse and validate the variance report in conjunction with other pay period controls.

• Ensure payroll procedures are kept up to date, identifying continuous improvements opportunities

• Support payroll audit activity and general projects, as required

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience with vendor supported payroll processes

• Strong experience reviewing and developing payroll procedures and policies

• A solid understanding of employee taxes and benefit programs

• High degree of computer literacy with advanced Excel skills (Pivots and VLookups)

• Prior experience working as part of a multi-national company is a plus

• High attention to detail with good analytical and mathematical skills

• Unquestionably diplomatic and discreet, with the ability to regularly handle confidential information

• Able to function and build relationships successfully in an environment remote from key stakeholders and clients

The Perks

• 25 days annual leave

• Private medical insurance & dental care

• Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free

• Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing

• Excellent parental and guardian leave

• Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided the necessary accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive all benefits of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.