From the listing
About the role
Oyster is a global employment platform that lets companies hire, pay, and care for people anywhere. Distributed across 60+ countries, the company has been recognized as a top WorkTech firm and is a B Corp-certified organization focusing on closing the gap between talent and opportunity.
The Global Payroll Analyst is a 9-month fixed-term contract (FTC) role responsible for optimizing global payroll processes and analyzing payroll data. As part of the Global Payroll team, you will identify discrepancies and trends, support audits, and translate complex data into actionable recommendations.
What you'll do
- Collect, analyze, and interpret multi-country payroll data to support accurate processing and reporting.
- Validate payroll inputs and outputs, resolving discrepancies in employee records, benefits, taxes, and deductions.
- Support payroll processing and ensure country-level payroll and tax compliance.
- Conduct regular payroll audits and reconcile payroll records with general-ledger accounts.
- Investigate trends and root causes to recommend practical improvements to efficiency and controls.
- Use payroll systems, HR systems, and data-transformation tools to improve workflows.
- Coordinate payroll activity and data exchange with external vendors and cross-functional partners.
- Maintain current knowledge of payroll regulations and translate changes into operational updates.
- Strengthen documentation and team practices to ensure improvements are scalable.
What they're looking for
- 3+ years of experience in payroll analysis or related payroll/finance roles.
- Hands-on multi-country payroll experience and understanding of payroll tax/compliance requirements.
- Demonstrated experience analyzing large datasets and investigating discrepancies.
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills (lookups, pivot tables, data manipulation).
- Experience with payroll software, accounting concepts, and basic data-transformation tooling.
- High attention to detail and a strong control mindset for audits and reconciliations.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Based within EMEA with a reliable home internet connection.
Nice to have
- Payroll exposure across continental Europe, Ireland, Spain, Italy, APAC, or South Africa.
- Experience coordinating local payroll providers or third-party vendors.
- Payroll-to-general-ledger reconciliation or broader accounting experience.
- Experience standardizing outputs from different systems into consistent templates like CSV files.
- Experience improving or automating payroll analytics and reporting workflows.
From the company page
Oyster benefits
◉ Remote policy · in their words
“Oyster is a borderless, HQ-less company. As long as your work gets done on time, your team has the support they need, and you're authorized to work where you live, the world is truly your Oyster.”
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The hot takeJeff's read on Oyster
When I say I'm looking for perfect clarity from a company on their remote policy, Oyster sets the standard. They allow you to work from anywhere (including a beach), but make it clear if certain roles require specific timezones in order to align with the company. The are under no delusions that employees have lives outside of work and need to thrive there AS WELL as in front of the laptop to do well in life. Further, they give employees 40 days of PTO per year, which I actually PREFER to unlimited PTO. Oyster is a no-doubter for me.