About this role
The Payroll Planning Analyst is responsible for planning, analyzing, and automating payroll-related processes across the company group. The role ensures accurate forecasting, budgeting, and allocation of payroll costs in alignment with company compensation policies. It collaborates closely with CB, Accounting, and HR teams to enhance data accuracy, automate payroll reporting, and strengthen control processes. The position plays a key role in integrating payroll planning into broader FPA frameworks. Develop and maintain payroll planning models and forecasts, ensuring alignment with CB methodologies and accounting principles. Coordinate with HR, CB, and Accounting teams to ensure consistency between payroll plans, actuals, and system records. Design and implement automation processes for payroll calculations and data validation using Workday and related systems. Analyze payroll structure and costs, identifying optimization opportunities and ensuring correct accounting treatment. Support monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll reporting for management and corporate FPA needs. Validate payroll allocations across entities and challenge underlying assumptions to ensure accuracy and fairness. Drive continuous improvement in payroll-related data flow, reporting, and process automation Key KPIs Accuracy of payroll forecasts vs. actuals. Timeliness and quality of payroll data submission for planning cycles. Level of process automation achieved (of manual steps eliminated). Accuracy and completeness of payroll accounting allocations. Quality and reliability of payroll analytical reports.