Position Summary/Objective TheShared Service Analyst analyzes key payroll data during the payroll lifecycle globally. The Analyst ensures tight control of the specific payroll and tax processes by ensuring key milestones are met in a high-quality manner. This position ensures strict adherence to GDPR guidelines by ensuring data privacy is always secured. The Analyst serves as the quality gateway to accurate payroll payments to OSVs global client base by ensuring the utmost quality payroll data support and the timely completion of all payroll activities. Essential Functions/Duties/Responsibilities Audit and Reconciliation Responsibilities: Analyse, validate, and report items that fail to reconcile, ensuring sufficient information is provided to assist in problem resolution. Establish data entry priorities and resolve discrepancies by using departmental policies and procedures. Carry out data entry responsibilities as per the requirements and priorities Verify entered data by reviewing, correcting or updating data assisting in the regulatory submission and reply to transactions, audit data per the standard operating procedures Understand and work to relevant data protection guidelines by ensuring data privacy is always secured. Work with third parties to gather and validate data, and carry through appropriate actions Global Payroll Responsibilities: Analysis of various payroll/HR data reports. Able to identify errors through trending and detail-oriented review Ability to clearly communicate directly with the client, via OSVs case management system, to ensure they understand the actions they must take or respond to a query that requires OSV action Support and meet all Service Level Policy agreements, response time and accuracy Serve as the conduit between the client and the global payroll vendor to ensure communication and any issue resolution is handled in a clear, timely and client-centric manner Gather, format and transmit critical payroll data, interfaces and manual files based on strict payroll calendar timelines to ensure employees are paid accurately and timely Research supported business process problems and engaging appropriate resources, internal and external Ensure proper diagnostics on issues and manage customer expectations and communications regarding recovery Maintaining the consistency and integrity of OSV business process support through case oversight and problem resolution Assist with assigned reporting for customers and as assigned for case management and other governance needed Hosting, participating and gathering data for scheduled production calls with customers. Global Support: Contribute to the US and Canada Settlement process in line with the agreement Service Level Policy agreement, response time and accuracy. Assist the US and Canadian Garnishment process daily. Support the 990000 & Negatives Wages process whilst effectively communicating and setting expectations with our customers. Contribute to the US & UK Year End process inclusive of the P11D requirement. Supporting with UK, US, and Canadian payroll-related project work. Any other payroll-related activities. Competencies Business Acumen Communication Payroll/BPO/BPaaS Expertise Critical Evaluation/Analytical Thinking Relationship Management/Client-focused Ethical Practice Supervisory Responsibility There are no supervisory responsibilities with this role. Qualifications and Experience Relevant qualification and / or payroll or equivalent data administration that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position Essential Skills Problem-solving must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner; appropriately gather and analyse information and apply creative talents to problem-solving Research - the ability to quickly and accurately research issues and propose solutions or course of action Confidentiality - the ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive Company and personal information Demonstrated experience in being detail-orientated with exceptional organisational and multi-tasking skills Intermediate to advanced Excel skills, including ability to work with pivot tables Effective written and verbal communication Self-directed management of work and results Flexible in a changing environment Strong customer focus Preferred Skills Bachelors degree preferred 2-3 years of customer service or related experience and/or training Prior Payroll Transactions/BPO/BPaaS experience Skills: Reporting Reconciliation Data Entry Payroll