Job purpose:
Finance team: The role is to support the payroll team in managing and improving data quality, reconciliation and reporting during a period of highoperational demand. The role is essential for ensuring accuratepayroll reporting, supporting the rollout of a Global PayrollProvider and preparing for upcoming compliance requirements.
Principal accountabilities:
Data Cleansing & Validation
• Clean, structure, and validate large payroll data to ensure accuracy andconsistency (both for current operations and during the roll out of theGlobal Payroll provider).
• Identify and correct anomalies in payroll and accounting data
• Collaborate with Payroll, HR and Finance teams to ensure dataalignment, particularly within the HiBob platform.
Reconciliations
• Perform regular reconciliations between payroll records and generalledger accounts.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies in payroll transactions andaccounting entries.
Budget & Variance Analysis, Reporting
• Assist in preparing payroll-related budget forecasts.
• Analyse actual payroll costs against budgeted figures and explainvariances.
• Provide monthly variance reports with actionable insights.
• Maintain year-to-date payroll reports and audit packs.
• Support audits and compliance checks with accurate data anddocumentation.
• Respond to ad hoc data requests from senior management and externalauditors.
• Assist in preparing data and reports for the mandatory payrolling ofBenefits in Kind (BiKs) starting April 2026.
• Process optimisation - Identify inefficiencies in workflows and streamlinepayroll processes
UAT Testing – Global Payroll Project
• Lead testing and reconciliation during parallel runs for the Global PayrollProvider rollout.
Skills and attributes
• Proven experience in data analysis within payroll or finance.
• Strong Excel and data manipulation skills; experience with HiBob is aplus.
• Familiarity with payroll systems, accounting principles, and compliancerequirements.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments.
• Experience supporting audits and compliance processes is desirable.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
Qualifications and experience
Essential:
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced functions (e.g.pivot tables, lookups, data validation).
• Experience working with large datasets and performing data cleansing,transformation and validation.
• Solid understanding of payroll processes, accounting principles, andfinancial reconciliations.
• Familiarity with HRIS and payroll systems (e.g. HiBob, Moorepay,Papaya, Justworks or similar platforms).
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear, accurate and insightful reports forstakeholders.
• Experience supporting audits and compliance reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability tocollaborate across departments.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-pacedenvironment.
Preferred:
• Experience working within a global or multi-country payroll environment.
• Experience participating in system implementations or UAT testingphases.
• Ability to document processes and create user-friendly guides
Application Closing Date:22nd August 2025
Please note that while we have a closing date for this application, we reserve the right to interview candidates and potentially close the role early should we find a suitable candidate before the closing date.
The IFRS Foundation is a public interest, not-for profit organisation that sets corporate reporting standards for the capital markets globally. IFRS Accounting Standards are required for use by more than 140 countries whilst IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards are rapidly becoming the global baseline for sustainability disclosures worldwide.
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