Payroll Practitioner
About the job
- A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- At least 3 years of advanced multi-jurisdictional EMEA payroll administration experience, such as in France, Sweden, Switzerland, or the Netherlands.
- Experience with Workday, in-house payroll systems, and local in-country partners.
- Demonstrated understanding of European payroll tax and employment legislation, including income tax withholding, social security, taxable benefits or benefits in kind, statutory deductions, and employer reporting requirements.
- Practical knowledge of French payroll legislation, including Impôt sur le Revenu, cotisations sociales, DSN reporting, and applicable collective bargaining agreement requirements.
- Working knowledge of Italian payroll legislation, including IRPEF, INPS and INAIL contributions, taxable benefits, and statutory payroll reporting requirements.
- Strong knowledge of shadow payrolls.
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, data comparisons, and audit reconciliations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, including the ability to clearly explain payroll concepts to diverse stakeholder groups.
- Ability to work independently under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven analytical and critical-thinking skills.
- Process monthly payrolls for assigned EMEA countries, including France, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, while adhering to country-specific cutoffs.
- Ensure the accuracy of Workday data for new hires, job changes, salary changes, and terminations.
- Coordinate, review, and administer monthly payrolls with outsourced vendor partners PwC and Papaya.
- Input and audit employee details, salary changes, overtime, leaves, bonuses, pension adjustments, and deductions in applicable payroll systems, including auditing gross-to-net calculations.
- Process monthly non-cash benefits received from the accounting team, such as overtime meals and late-night taxi income.
- Process prorated calculations and additional termination payments and holiday payouts for terminated employees.
- Coordinate fund distribution, process payments, and ensure timely wire transmissions to meet local payment deadlines.
- Prepare monthly general ledgers and payroll account reconciliations for select countries.
- Serve as the first point of contact for payroll queries and correspondence in assigned EMEA countries.
- Respond daily to employee queries submitted through the Company's ServiceNow system.
- Review and resolve individual queries within the Service Level Agreement timeframe, escalating as needed.
- Process country-specific onboarding and employment documents, ensuring accurate Workday coding, payroll deductions, and reporting.
- Collaborate on and review employment certificate requests.
- Explain salary proration, time-off accruals, and maternity calculations.
- Consult with payroll bureaus, payroll providers, and firm HR legal to ensure payroll processing complies with current legislation and collective bargaining agreements.
- Maintain current knowledge of country-specific payroll legislation, income tax, social security, statutory reporting, tax withholding, and benefits-in-kind requirements across assigned EMEA jurisdictions.
- Apply country-specific payroll tax legislation and statutory requirements, including French Impôt sur le Revenu, cotisations sociales and DSN requirements, and Italian IRPEF, INPS, and INAIL requirements.
- Maintain working knowledge of local payroll tax withholding, social security, statutory deductions, taxable benefits, and year-end reporting requirements, and assess legislative changes' impact on payroll processing.
- Collaborate with Workday IT and HRIS on configuration updates that support regulatory or collective bargaining agreement changes.
- Maintain payroll confidentiality and comply with GDPR.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Experience with Workday, Payslips, and Strada Global Payroll systems.
- Working knowledge of the ServiceNow ticketing system.
- Professional experience in financial services or a similarly complex, highly regulated global corporate environment.
- Additional European language skills, such as Italian, Spanish, or French.
About the company
Houlihan Lokey provides advisory services in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation for clients globally. It operates through three main lines: Corporate Finance (M&A and capital markets advisory), Financial Restructuring (advising debtors and creditors in distressed situations), and Financial and Valuation Advisory (valuations and fairness opinions). The firm earns fees for advisory work rather than underwriting and emphasizes independent, specialized guidance with deep expertise in complex restructurings and valuations, supported by a broad global footprint. Its goal is to help clients maximize value and make sound financial decisions through objective, rigorous advice on mergers, financing, restructurings, and valuations.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
Founded
1972
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What believers are saying
- May 6, 2026 results showed 14% Corporate Finance and 8% FVA growth.
- September 2026 hires added Chris McMillan, Mayra Fregonesi, and Prabha Bhandari.
- Dividend rose 16.7% to $0.70, and July 2026 buybacks continued.
What critics are saying
- Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue fell 16% to $511 million on July 29, 2026.
- Corporate Finance dropped 24% after Middle East instability and software-sector disruption.
- Boutique rivals poach rainmakers; digital-assets and Latin America hires signal defensive talent chasing.
What makes Houlihan Lokey unique
- Houlihan Lokey posted record $2.62 billion fiscal 2026 revenue on May 6, 2026.
- Its three-line model spans M&A, restructuring, and valuation advisory across cycles.
- Recent hires in FinTech, Latin America, and legal deepen specialized global coverage.
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