Global Payroll Analyst

Job Title: Global Payroll Analyst Job Description
The Global Payroll Analyst (temporary) supports the accurate, timely, and compliant processing of payroll across multiple countries. This role owns end-to-end payroll activities for assigned countries and works closely with external payroll vendors, Compensation & Talent, Benefits, Finance, and employees to ensure precise calculations, strong compliance, and excellent stakeholder service in a global, remote environment.
Responsibilities
- Process and review end-to-end payroll for assigned countries, ensuring accuracy and timeliness for each pay cycle.
- Validate all payroll inputs, including new hires and terminations, salary changes, bonuses and commissions, leave of absence payments, overtime, benefits and deductions, and equity-related items.
- Review payroll calculations in detail, identify discrepancies, and resolve issues before final approval.
- Ensure payroll deadlines are consistently met across all assigned countries and vendors.
- Perform payroll reconciliations and validate payroll funding files to confirm correct amounts and account allocations.
- Support compliance with country-specific payroll legislation and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure accurate processing of statutory deductions, taxes, social security contributions, and other country-specific obligations.
- Assist with year-end payroll activities, including statutory reporting and reconciliation of payroll data.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory updates affecting payroll and help implement required changes in processes.
- Support internal and external payroll audits by preparing documentation, responding to queries, and addressing findings.
- Partner with external payroll providers to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing.
- Track payroll calendars and vendor service-level agreements, and follow up to maintain adherence.
- Investigate and resolve payroll issues, escalating complex matters when necessary to appropriate stakeholders.
- Respond to employee payroll inquiries professionally and promptly, providing clear explanations and guidance.
- Collaborate with Compensation & Talent and Finance teams to resolve payroll-related issues and align on policies and processes.
- Explain payroll calculations, statutory deductions, and related matters to employees and managers in a clear and understandable way.
- Prepare payroll reports for Compensation & Talent and Finance, ensuring data integrity and completeness.
- Reconcile payroll balances and support month-end and year-end close activities related to payroll.
Essential Skills
- Proven experience managing multi-country or global payroll operations with end-to-end payroll processing responsibilities.
- Strong knowledge of payroll compliance, including statutory deductions, payroll taxes, social insurance, pension contributions, and statutory leave programs.
- Hands-on experience performing payroll reconciliations and validating payroll funding files.
- Experience with payroll vendor management, including tracking payroll calendars and service-level agreements.
- Ability to support month-end and year-end payroll activities and related reporting.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, including the use of PivotTables and VLOOKUP functions.
- Working payroll knowledge across several of the following countries: Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
- Understanding of payroll compliance requirements, year-end reporting, time and attendance integrations, and termination payments.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to identify and resolve discrepancies in payroll data.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex payroll calculations and statutory requirements to non-specialists.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience with Workday and/or ADP GlobalView payroll systems is preferred.
- Prior experience supporting internal and external payroll audits.
- Ability to monitor and interpret legislative and regulatory updates affecting payroll and translate them into practical process changes.
- Comfort working with global stakeholders across multiple functions, including Compensation & Talent, Benefits, Finance, and external vendors.
- Strong customer-service orientation when responding to employee payroll inquiries.
- Experience working with time and attendance integrations and their impact on payroll processing.
Work Environment
This role operates in a 100% remote work environment, providing flexibility to perform responsibilities from a home office or another suitable location. Collaboration with global teams and external vendors is conducted virtually through digital tools and communication platforms. The position involves working with modern payroll technologies such as Workday and ADP GlobalView, as well as advanced Excel functions, within a professional, results-oriented culture that emphasizes accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of New York, NY.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $55.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of New York, NY.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 6, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

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