Payroll Analyst

Job Description

Join Warner Bros. Discovery as a dedicated EMEA Payroll Operations Analyst within the Global Business Services People and Culture Shared Services Payroll Operations Department. The Payroll Operations Analyst plays a crucial role in payroll administration, conducting audits, and implementing best practices in payroll processes.
What's in it for you...
• Contract of employment
• Hybrid work
• Benefits package: private medical care, life and accident insurance, MyBenefit cafeteria platform, sports card, social fund, retirement pension plan, Employee Referral Program
• Free access to the HBO Max platform
• Work-life balance initiatives: well-being platform, yoga, massages, educational webinars, Employee Support Program, film screenings organized by employees in the office cinema
• Training and development: training platform, co-financing of English lessons, Employee Resource Groups, Engagement Club - the opportunity to develop your interests in thematic employee groups, online meetings with experts
• CSR activities: volunteering, ecological and social initiatives
• Access to parking spaces
Your Role Accountabilities…
• Ensure accurate and timely execution of payrolls in the EMEA region.
• Ensure compliance with payroll processing calendars for each country.
• Serve as the point of contact for international payroll operations, employee issues, benefits, and inquiries related to payroll tools and processes.
• Compile, analyze, and document issues related to payroll and fiscal activities to identify systemic problems.
• Support internal audits in various payroll areas and prepare materials for external and internal auditors.
• Compile statistics and reports regularly, including ad hoc requests and Year-end reporting.
• Perform data analysis by running reports and utilizing Excel functionality (vlookups, index match, pivot tables).

Qualifications & Experience…
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in payroll operations, supporting EMEA markets while managing sensitive and confidential information is required. Experience in a shared service, large multi-business unit organization is a plus.
• Education: bachelor's degree in business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field or equivalent combination of work experience required. Payroll certification a plus.
• Language Requirements: English speaking.
• Technical Skills: Experience with Workday HR/Safeguard payroll or other SaaS payroll tools required (SAP or PeopleSoft) with payroll integration and mass data loads (EIB) preferred. Knowledge of Microsoft is required, particularly with MS Excel.

Additional Information
On June 9, 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to separate into two publicly traded companies, Warner Bros. and Discovery Global, with an expected completion in mid-2026. For more details, including leadership appointments and information on individual brands, please visit our newsroom here.
Although you will be hired by Warner Bros. Discovery, upon the planned separation in 2026, your employment likely will transition to Warner Bros. Company or transition to Discovery Global. During this period of transformation, you'll have an exciting opportunity to lay the foundation at one of the world's premier entertainment brands.
#LI-Hybrid
Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-23nob5-18-97-14-86-42 in your application.