Junior Payroll Analyst - 18 months Contract

Wrike is the most powerful work management platform. Built for teams and organizations looking to collaborate, create, and exceed every day, Wrike brings everyone and all work into a single place to remove complexity, increase productivity, and free people up to focus on their most purposeful work. Our vision: A world where everyone is free to focus on their most purposeful work, together. About the Role: Wrike is looking for a Payroll Analyst to support our payroll processing, accounting operations and reporting. We’re looking for a motivated, well-organized, and experienced individual with knowledge of payroll processes who are interested in growth in the international environment. A Junior Global Payroll Analyst supports accurate, timely end-to-end payroll processing for multiple international locations. They validate data, resolve discrepancies, support compliance with local statutory regulations, and coordinate with vendors. This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in Excel. Your Impact: Payroll Processing: Support the end-to-end payroll cycle. Data Validation: Validate payroll inputs and output reports to ensure accuracy before completing. Compliance Support: Assist with maintaining compliance with local, state, and federal tax laws, as well as statutory regulations in various countries. Inquiry Management: Resolve employee inquiries regarding payroll discrepancies in a timely and professional manner. Stakeholder Coordination: Liaise with internal HR, Finance departments, and external payroll vendors to streamline processes. Reporting: Prepare, reconcile, and audit payroll records, tax reports, and journals. Your Qualifications: Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field. Experience: 1-3 years of experience in payroll/HR administration (global/international experience is a plus). Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables) and experience with HRIS/Payroll systems (e.g., UKG Pro, OKG One View). Skills: Detail-oriented, analytical mindset, and ability to manage confidential data. Standout Qualities: Accuracy: High level of meticulousness in processing and auditing figures. Communication: Ability to work effectively with diverse teams and international stakeholders. Adaptability: Capacity to learn new payroll regulations across different jurisdictions. Team Dynamics: Your manager will be Wanda Newcome, Accounting Manager, located in the United States. The Payroll team is part of the larger Accounting team with over 30 team members located in the USA, Cyprus, Czech Republic and India. Why Join Wrike? 5 Weeks of paid vacation Sick Leave Compensation 5 Paid Uncertified Sick Days 2 weeks fully paid w/ medical certificate, additional 4 weeks paid at 80% salary rate Parental Leave (fully paid): 18 Weeks Maternity / 4 Week Paternity 2 Volunteer Days Meal Vouchers (CZK 220 per working day) Annual Prague Travel Card (Lítačka) Hybrid Working Model Benefit budget with flexible options, including a MultiSport card, Canadian Medical membership, contributions to a pension savings plan and additional choices available through Benefit Plus Your recruitment buddy will be Arjola Stejskal, Talent Acquisition Specialist #LI-AS1 Who Is Wrike and Our Culture We’re a team of innovators and creators who solve the complex work problems of today and tomorrow. Hybrid work mode Wrike is our people, not a place. With 1,000+ employees collaborating across nearly every time zone, we support talent through 10 global hubs — Australia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, France, India, Ireland, Japan, and the United States — offering flexible ways of working that include remote work, hybrid environments, and co-working spaces across many locations. While flexibility looks different across teams and regions, employees located near certain hubs — particularly in Prague (CZ), Nicosia (CY), Bangalore (IN), and Rennes (FR) — are generally expected to collaborate in person around 2–3 days per week, balancing the flexibility of distributed work with opportunities for in-person collaboration and connection. Our persona 💡 Smart: We love what we do, and we’re great at it because this is our domain. Our combined knowledge in this space is unmatched. 💚 Dedicated: We get up every day focused on helping our customers win. We’re committed to helping our teammates win, too! 🤗 Approachable: We're friendly, easy to get along with, considerate, and helpful. Our culture and Values 🤩 Customer-Focused We care about our customers. We understand the customer journey, experience, and value derived from Wrike. Decision-making and action-taking are done with the customer in mind. 🤝 Collaborative We work as one and win together, each bringing unique strengths that contribute to diversity of thought for better outcomes. Leveraging our own work management platform, we foster an environment of creative collaboration and shared achievement. 🎨 Creative We strive to succeed through continuous innovation. It’s our pursuit of novel concepts that helped us create a market category. We continue to cultivate a workplace that fosters creative thinking as a means of transcending conventional boundaries and empowers us to break new ground to deliver extraordinary work management solutions. 💪 Committed We believe in ownership at all levels of the organization, by owning workflows from start to finish. Each member of our team is an integral part of this commitment, establishing work as a platform for personal growth and transformation, as well as collective success and growth. Check out our LinkedIn Life Page, Company culture page, Instagram, Wrike Engineering Team, Medium, Meetup.com, Youtube for a feel for what life is like at Wrike.