Payroll Audit and HR Data Analyst

Duties and Responsibilities

Payroll audit & compliance

• Design and run recurring internal payroll audits (e.g., monthly/quarterly): validate gross-to-net, statutory deductions, benefits, and bank details; investigate anomalies; document findings and remediation.
• Establish and monitor payroll internal controls: segregation of duties, maker-checker approvals, access controls, audit trails, and regular reconciliations.
• Sales-agent commission audits: reconcile ERP sales data to commissionable events; test plan logic, rate tables, caps/floors, clawbacks, and draws; sample transactions, recalc payouts, and sign off pre-pay.
• Coordinate with Finance/Legal on external inquiries, employment verifications, and support for regulatory or investor audits; maintain audit workpapers and evidence.

HR data analytics & reporting

• Build and maintain dashboards/KPIs across hiring funnels, engagement, compensation, attendance/leave, and performance; deliver trends, variance/exceptions, and predictive insights to leadership. 
• Aid the HR Team to maintain clean HR data, with employee data moving 100% to the Microsoft NAV ERP - define data mappings, quality checks, and reconciliations.
• Run ad-hoc analysis as needed
• Payroll operations (BCP)
• Serve as a documented BCP resource to execute payroll end-to-end when needed; keep SOPs current, with test runs and checklists.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Accounting/Finance, Data/Analytics, HR, or similar).
• 3–5+ years in payroll audit/compliance, HR data analysis, or related analytical roles.
• Hands-on experience with HRIS/ATS and ERP (Microsoft Dynamics NAV/Business Central preferred); advanced Excel/Sheets.
• Strong grasp of internal controls (preventive/detective/corrective), reconciliations, sampling, and evidence retention.
• Excellent communication - able to explain complex findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders; crisp documentation.