Payroll Analyst

About the job

The Red Hat Finance team for the Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region is looking for a Payroll Analyst to join us in Cork, Ireland on a 12-month contract. In this role, you'll join a team that supports 29 Red Hat locations across EMEA. You will work in a fast-paced and complex environment that is deadline-driven. As a Payroll Analyst, you'll report to the EMEA payroll senior manager and be responsible for ensuring the payroll is processed in an accurate and timely manner.

What you will do

• Prepare monthly payroll bureau submissions and review bureau-prepared payrolls for completeness and accuracy
• Process payments like net salaries to employees, tax payments, pension payments, etc.
• Manage month-end reporting of the payroll general ledger
• Manage vacation accrual
• Manage annual returns and other statutory filings as they relate to payroll, payroll taxes, and benefits
• Ensure that all restricted stock units information is processed through the relevant country payroll
• Complete the monthly input and reconciliation process to ensure that payrolls are adequately checked each month and variances are corrected in a timely manner
• Maintain control over all documentation and processes in line with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements
• Work with internal and external auditors as needed to ensure the integrity of payroll information
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with the payroll vendor and internal teams

About Red Hat

Red Hat (https://www.redhat.com/) is the world’s leading provider of enterpriseopen source (https://www.redhat.com/en/about/open-source) software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Red Hat helps customers integrate new and existing IT applications, develop cloud-native applications, standardize on our industry-leading operating system, and automate, secure, and manage complex environments. Award-winning support, training, and consulting services make Red Hat a trusted adviser to the Fortune 500. As a strategic partner to cloud providers, system integrators, application vendors, customers, and open source communities, Red Hat can help organizations prepare for the digital future.

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What you will bring

• Experience processing high-volume payrolls within a multinational environment; experience working with organizations with 1000+ employees is a plus
• Awareness of statutory legislation and procedure relating to the EMEA payroll
• Ability to work without direct supervision in a fast-paced environment to deliver optimal associate experience and produce payroll results with a focus on accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to solve problems and perform detail analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working under strict deadlines and ensuring compliance with company policies
• Interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Ability to translate business needs into pragmatic solutions and implement them
• Comfortable handling the ambiguity that occasionally arises in a global organization in a multi-country environment
• Solid Microsoft Excel and computer literacy skills
• Third-level qualification is a plus
• Irish Payroll Association (IPASS) qualification is a plus