Senior Payroll Analyst

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Seismic is the Go-To-Market Performance company, driving how organizations turn their strategy into revenue. Seismic brings together signals from customer conversations, buyer engagement, governed content, coaching and seller behavior to turn intelligence into winning action. Through its AI revenue execution platform, the company equips customer-facing teams with the insights, governance, and contextual guidance they need to execute with confidence and deliver measurable business outcomes. Trusted by 2,500 organizations and over 3.5 million users around the globe, Seismic is headquartered in San Diego with offices across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Learn more at seismic.com.

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Overview

We’re seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Specialist to support the processing of our international payrolls (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, United Kingdom) and ensure they are timely, accurate, and in compliance. This role is critical to scaling and improving payroll processes, system implementation, managing vendor relationships, supporting country-specific tax compliance, as well as assisting with audits and reporting. As a key member of the global payroll team, you will serve as the subject matter expert for these payrolls and partner closely with People Operations, Finance and Accounting, Benefits, and external payroll vendors.

Who you are:

• Minimum required 6+ years of experience leading global payroll processing and compliance with at least 2 years in a senior specialist role. 

• Demonstrated understanding of various global payroll legislation, statutory requirements, and compliance frameworks, including establishing controls and processes to maintain ongoing compliance. 

• Experience with Cloud pay and Workday/ADP required. 
• Global system implementation experience a plus.

• Strong analytical, documentation, and organizational skills. 

• Proven ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and handle confidential data. 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

What you'll be doing:

• Payroll Execution Lead end-to-end monthly payroll processing globally in partnership with external payroll vendors.
• Ensure accuracy of inputs (new hires, terminations, bonuses, variable pay, leaves, tax declarations, etc.) and timely approvals.
• Coordinate with internal teams (Talent Ops, Finance, Accounting) to align on data accuracy and timelines.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory and regulatory obligations globally.
• Support the preparation and filing for all statutory returns and yearly reports based on each country.
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring documentation and controls are in place and remediating any adverse findings.
• Review and validate vendor deliverables, such as pay registers, payslips, tax filings, etc.
• Act as the point of contact for global employees on all payroll-related questions.
• Drive continuous improvement of payroll processes and controls.
• Generate payroll reports for Finance, HR and management.
• Partner with internal teams and vendors on system integrations, data quality, and automation.
• Support other payroll team members as needed.
• Work closely with all our payroll providers.
• Prepare journal entries related to all payrolls.
• Assist in the month-end close process.

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