Sr. Payroll Analyst

Amazon is hiring a Sr. Payroll Analyst. Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.

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Lead global payroll operations, process optimization, and compliance across multiple international markets.

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Be The Expert Who Makes Payroll Excellence Happen
We're looking for a seasoned payroll professional who thrives on complex challenges and delivers results that matter. As our Senior Payroll Analyst, you'll be the go-to expert for multiple countries, leading critical projects and providing solutions that ensure accuracy, compliance, and exceptional service. Whether it's guiding market expansions, optimizing processes, or solving intricate payroll challenges, your expertise will directly impact our global operations and employee experience. If you combine deep technical knowledge with sharp analytical skills and a drive for excellence, we want to talk to you.

Key job responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Serve as subject matter expert for payroll operations across assigned countries
- Lead payroll components in M&A and expansion projects
- Design and implement robust control frameworks
- Maintain compliance with local regulations
- Develop comprehensive technical documentation and knowledge bases
Process Excellence
- Drive end-to-end payroll improvement initiatives
- Lead root cause analysis for complex payroll issues
- Implement and optimize payroll processes
- Support decision-making through formulating and executing financial analysis
- Monitor and enhance operational effectiveness
Stakeholder Management
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with key stakeholders
- Provide expert guidance to cross-functional teams
- Lead process improvement consultations
- Drive collaborative solutions across departments
Mentoring
- Mentor team members

Basic qualifications

- Experience in process improvement
- Experience conducting sophisticated and creative analysis of complex data and translate the results into actionable deliverables, messages, and presentations
- Experience using data to drive root cause elimination and process improvement
- 3+ years Payroll/HR experience
- Fluency in English and German
- Advanced user of MS Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, formulas)
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and competing objectives in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated stakeholder management skills
- Excellent customer service orientation
- Deep controllership / statutory compliance knowledge (tax, labour code, social security, garnishments, pension, benefits, terminations)

Preferred qualifications

- Experience managing projects
- Experience working with cross-functional teams
- 5+ years of experience in European or Middle East country payroll operations
- We value diverse perspectives and inclusive teams. If you're excited about this role but don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You might be the right candidate for this or other positions.

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How we rate this

Sr. Payroll Analyst at Amazon rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Sr. Payroll Analyst is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in DE, Leipzig.
The job was posted on October 15, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Payroll OperationsControllershipProcess ImprovementData AnalysisMs Excel

Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where payroll operations was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where controllership was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where process improvement was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where data analysis was part of your work. What did you do?
Walk me through how you've used Ms Excel in your day-to-day work.

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