Position: Payroll Analyst (13304) Role: Full time, 40 hrs/week, Contract of Employment Location: Sri Lanka (hybrid) or fully remote Contract of Employment, full-time. **Payroll Analyst, what you’ll do:** As part of the Global Payroll Centre of Excellence, you will manage Payroll cycles for assigned portfolios for countries such as Sri Lanka, the Middle East, and Africa. **Who you will work with:** You will be part of the Global Payroll COE team reporting directly to the Regional Payroll Manager – APACMEA. You will work closely with in-market leaders and Pearson’s HR Care team members, HR Business Partners, HR Centers of Excellence, Finance, and Technology. **Key Responsibilities:** + Full ownership of Payroll cycles for assigned portfolios of countries + Act as the main point of contact for employees and external payroll providers + Build and nurture relationships with stakeholders + Manage annual year-end processes, associated regular statutory payroll reporting, and compliance matters. + Responsible for maintaining and operating adequate internal controls to ensure compliance with agreed policies, controls, audit, and regulatory requirements. + Ensure SOP/training documents are kept up to date + Liaise closely with applicable stakeholders to ensure taxes and social charge rates are applied and reported accurately and timely for variable compensation such as equity/stock + Maintain documentation for key payroll processes + Proactively oversee and advise customers and business leaders on important metrics, service levels, and critical service delivery issues. + Proactively oversee and advise important metrics, service levels, and critical issues affecting service delivery **Required skills/experience:** + Demonstrated relevant experience 3+ years + Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office suite of products (Excel – lookup and pivot table knowledge are essential) + Background working with multiple/complex payrolls + Fluent in English (spoken and written) + Ability to drive system automation to eliminate manual processes. + Continuous improvement approach with the ability to see opportunities + Ability to apply sound judgment and discretion with sensitive information + Proactive anticipation of issues and developing collaborative relationships with upstream and downstream function **Desired Skills:** + Exposure to multi-jurisdiction payrolls + Vendor management + Communicating fluently in an additional language such as Arabic, Persian, and Hebrew to assist stakeholders who prefer assistance in their preferred language. **Who we are:** At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson. Pearson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. We want a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We strive for a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities. If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com. Note that the information you provide will stay confidential and will be stored securely. It will not be seen by those involved in making decisions as part of the recruitment process. **Job:** FINANCE **Organization:** Corporate Human Resources **Schedule:** FULL\_TIME **Workplace Type:** Hybrid **Req ID:** 18788 \#LI-REMOTE