HR Analyst – Payroll Analytics

Job Description

Senior Officer – Payroll | Reckitt

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Reckitt’s Shared Services Centre. Reckitt is home to the world’s best-loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands, driven by the purpose to protect, heal, and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. As part of a global team united by this purpose, this role matters as you will dive into data-driven environments where your insights have the power to shape our HR landscape, supporting informed decision-making and driving innovation in HR strategies.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person

• Team: HR Shared Services Centre
• Mission: Ensure accurate, compliant, and timely multi-country payroll processing, leveraging data for informed HR decision-making and process innovation.
• Tech Stack: ADP, NGA (Alight), Dayforce, SAP SuccessFactors, Microsoft Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Payroll Processing: Collect and rigorously validate all necessary payroll inputs within defined cut-off timelines, meticulously processing payroll with high accuracy to ensure timely salary disbursement for assigned countries.
• Data Reconciliation: Thoroughly review attendance, time data, and exception reports, actively resolving any discrepancies or inconsistencies to maintain absolute data integrity for payroll calculations.
• Financial Controls: Perform comprehensive variance analysis against expected outcomes and apply stringent payroll controls to guarantee the utmost accuracy in payslip generation, while also supporting benefit-related deductions (e.g., superannuation, salary sacrifice) as applicable by country.
• Compliance & Audits: Ensure strict adherence to all local statutory compliance, prevailing labor laws, and internal/external audit requirements, efficiently managing payroll reports and coordinating closely with Finance and HR teams for seamless audits and reconciliations.
• Employee Support & Optimization: Professionally and timely address and resolve all employee payroll queries, providing clear explanations, and actively contribute to maintaining up-to-date payroll calendars, documentation, process SOPs, and supporting continuous process improvements and standardization.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, or a related field, combined with the experience typical of a Senior Officer in payroll analysis and management.
• Experience: A minimum of 5-7 years of dedicated payroll experience, preferably gained in a shared services or multi-country setup, specifically supporting one or more countries in the SOA, ANZ, or AME regions. This includes exposure to one or more payroll systems/vendors such as ADP, NGA (Alight), or Dayforce, and proficiency in HR systems with an understanding of full-cycle payroll processes.
• Skills: Demonstrated expertise in payroll processing, employee data management, vendor relationship management (ensuring SLA adherence), and local payroll regulations. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel for payroll calculations and reporting, coupled with excellent analytical, communication, and critical thinking skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a global team environment.
• Bonus: Prior experience with SAP SuccessFactors is considered a significant advantage.