Tesla
Payroll Projects and Compliance Analyst (Relocation to Amsterdam)
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Join Tesla's dynamic EMEA Payroll team, managing processing for 20,000+ employees across 35+ entities amid rapid growth and evolving regulations. As statutory scrutiny intensifies, you'll be the go-to expert for equity compensation compliance (RSUs, ESPPs, Stock Options), legislative monitoring, metrics, process automation, and risk mitigation. This high-impact role ensures seamless payroll operations, SOX compliance, and reduced risks in a fast-paced, multi-country environment.
We’ve posted this role in other locations to attract a diverse pool of candidates - but please note there is only one open position.
What You'll Do
Equity Compensation Expertise:
- Prepare quarterly RSU Sell-to-Cover (STC) tax rates for 35+ countries, deliver HR Operations presentations and employee communications
- Manage ad-hoc STC rates for Stock Options, and ESPP (monthly inputs, refunds, reconciliations, bi-annual contributions/sells/forecasts)
Legislative Compliance Monitoring:
- Track EMEA-wide compliance updates, liaise with HR Business Partners, HR Ops, and external advisors for actions, taxation research, payroll process enhancements and optimisations, and new country payroll implementation
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Metrics & Data Analysis:
- Own monthly EMEA payroll metrics, cost analysis (Net Pay/Tax/SS), Issue Tracker/Power BI dashboards, other dashboard management, and ticket metrics
- Flag/review One-Time Payments (OTP) across +30 countries bi-monthly, coordinate recoveries
Stakeholder Management & Support:
- Serve as primary point-of-contact for HR, Finance, Stock Admin on all types of payment and system related queries
- Provide taxation/legislation clarifications
- Lead monthly syncs with BI, HR, Systems, Audit, GRC, and Finance
Payroll Process Improvement and Optimisation Projects:
- Manage full payroll project lifecycles (e.g., Time and Attendance migration, Payroll Validation Engine, and others)
- Initiate automations (e.g., Element Wage Requests, Reclass Templates)
- Develop action plans, deadlines, and enhancements for team efficiency
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System & Platform Administration:
- Maintain Payroll Team work and project trackers, SharePoint page administration, KPI Dashboards, e-ticketing templates
- Automate flows and manage access/requirements/support
Audit & SOX Compliance:
- Lead EMEA SOX walkthroughs
- Consolidation of payroll process documentations for STC, PVE, Time and attendance validations for SOX controls
- Prepare control frameworks and ensure compliance validations
What You'll Bring
- Solid years of experience in EMEA payroll compliance, with knowledge of equity taxation (RSUs/ESPP/Options) across multiple countries
- Proven stakeholder management with HR, Finance, external counsel, and audit teams
- Strong analytical skills; proficient in Power BI, Excel, SharePoint, and bespoke automation tools
- Excellent communication for presentations, training, and cross-functional collaboration
- Proactive problem-solver thriving in dynamic, high-volume environments
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