Global Payroll & Transformation Senior Analyst

About the role

Logitech is hiring a Senior Analyst for its Global Payroll team within Controllership Finance, based in Cork, Ireland. The role covers EMEA and global payroll transformation and combines two responsibilities: delivering accurate, compliant and timely payroll for selected EMEA countries, and representing the finance function on the Global Payroll Transformation team to re-engineer, automate and modernise payroll operations.

Key responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payroll accurately and on time for selected EMEA countries, working with payroll partners to collect and validate inputs such as salaries, bonuses, benefits, allowances and deductions.
• Carry out thorough pre- and post-payroll reconciliations to remove anomalies or duplicate records.
• Complete payroll fiscal close, including journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations, and resolve payroll accounting exceptions with the wider Finance team.
• Follow the full payroll cycle through to GL bookings and present meaningful flux analysis to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with local payroll regulations, tax laws, social security and benefits requirements across EMEA jurisdictions, and maintain internal controls and documentation.
• Support internal and external audits, and work with People Services, HRIS, Compensation & Benefits, Stock Admin and Finance to improve processes and service delivery.
• Drive the EMEA payroll transformation roadmap: eliminate manual workflows, standardise regional processes and implement automated solutions, and help evaluate and deploy emerging technologies.

Required profile

• 5+ years of proven experience in a senior analyst payroll role across the EMEA region.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or a related field, or an equivalent payroll certification.
• Solid understanding of EMEA payroll taxes, statutory deductions, social security and labour regulations across several European jurisdictions.
• Strong ability to reconcile payroll, investigate gross-to-net variances and flag data errors, and experience supporting month-end close and journal entries.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to handle sensitive information responsibly.

Required skills

• Advanced MS Excel and Google Sheets, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP.
• Understanding of how HRIS data flows into downstream payroll and Finance/GL systems.
• Interest in applying AI, machine learning and RPA to automate manual touchpoints and re-engineer workflows.