Senior Payroll Analyst - Cambridge, UK

Nuvia

Nuvia

Accounting & Finance, IT
Cambridge, UK
Posted on Oct 17, 2025

Job Description

Job Posting Date

2025-10-16


Company:

Qualcomm Technologies International Ltd

Job Area:

Finance & Accounting Group, Finance & Accounting Group > Payroll

General Summary:

Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5Gs potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age and this is where you come in.

The successful role holder will be is responsible for supporting the EMEA Payroll Manager with day-to-day processing and analysis of various EMEA Payrolls. The position reports to the EMEA Payroll Manager based on Cambridge, which interacts with the International Payroll team on a regular basis. The role holder will have responsibility to ensure all payroll activities as assigned by the EMEA Payroll Manager, are completed accurately keeping to tight deadlines and will be required to liaise with external payroll providers and internal team members to handle day-to-day queries and manage the resolution of assigned payroll matters in a timely manner.

PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE WILL REQUIRE 5 DAYS ONSITE IN OUR CAMBRIDGE UK OFFICES

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of Finance, Accounting, or related work experience.
OR
Associate's degree and 5+ years of Finance, Accounting, or related work experience.
OR
High School Diploma or equivalent and 7+ years of Finance, Accounting, or related work experience.

*Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

Key Responsibilities:
- Collate monthly payroll changes from various sources
- Payroll input to third party provider according to set timescales
- Check provided output and reconcile gross to net reporting and produce reporting packs for internal approvals
- Support Payroll Audits and Preparation of Tax Year End filings
- Interact with external payroll providers
- Resolve any day-to-day payroll related matters arising with business partners and external providers as necessary
- Ad-hoc Payroll Tasks

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration/Management, or related field.

• 5+ years of Finance, Accounting, or related work experience.

• Payroll Certification or country equivalent.

• 1+ year of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Manager level and above).

Level of Responsibility:

• Works independently with minimal supervision.

• Provides supervision/guidance to other team members.

• Decision-making may affect work beyond immediate work group.

• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc.

• Works within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department.

• Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to make key decisions).

• Tasks do not have defined steps; planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

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