Payroll Accountant – EMEA Centralised Service

About UsSophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 600,000 organizations and more than 100 million users worldwide from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through the Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.Role SummaryAs a member of the EMEA Centralised Payroll team you will assist with day-to-day operational tasks to help deliver the team objectives in managing payroll accounting across multiple entities within the EMEA region. This will include elements of the month end close, variance analysis and audits. Together with ensuring the timely and accurate accounting for each country payroll and performing reconciliations of the payroll balance sheet control accounts for each legal entity.What You Will Do

• Assisting the accounting month end closing procedures and reconciliations to strict deadlines
• Performing balance sheet reconciliations and investigating and correcting differences
• Assist in preparation of headcount analysis and variance analysis for actual costs versus plan/forecast, with significant variances investigated and justified where applicable to EMEA Payroll Controller
• Full use of One Stream for balance sheet reconciliations and quarterly local variance commentary.
• Assist in preparation of the accruals for holidays, month 13 & month 14, some bonuses, any adjustment requested and payroll reconciliation file for audit purpose
• Assist in maintaining the internal Payroll accounting procedures, updating any changes in process and documenting new processes
• Full use of One Stream for tasks management
• Work on EMEA Payroll team projects and miscellaneous tasks, taking a proactive role in specifying, testing and supporting new initiatives such as development of new processes and internal controls
• Work closely with, and foster relationships with global, centralised teams to ensure efficient outputs

What You Will Bring

• Experience working in a related finance role (min 3 years)
• Experience of working in a high performing team 
• Working with business ERP systems (SAP experience desirable)
• Proficient in Excel spreadsheets
• Data Analysis skills and interest
• Able to build good working relationships within and outside of the department
• Degree (ideally a 2:1 or above)in a Finance / Business related subject            

Key Competencies:

• Understanding the Business – Financial Acumen
• Making Complex Decisions – Decision Quality
• Managing Execution – Optimises Work Processes
• Focus on Performance – Ensures Accountability
• Taking Initiative – Action Oriented
• Managing Execution – Plans & Aligns
• People – Collaborates
• Self – Manages Ambiguity

·     Holiday restrictions apply at month-ends, quarter ends and financial year end.·     Required to work with complete confidentiality·     Flexibility is required to assist in periods of high-volume of work·     Study assistance for professional qualification is available, where Sophos will support and reimburse 100% training costs. This will be subject to a commitment of 12 months post exam/module success, repayable on a sliding scale if you leave, withdraw or fail to successfully complete the course.#B1#LI-SK1Ready to Join Us?At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don’t check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don’t let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply.What’s Great About Sophos?·   Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. Please refer to the location details in our job postings for further information.·   Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit·   Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy·   Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities·   Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint·   Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp·   Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge ·   Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeingOur Commitment To YouWe’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity.   We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team.  All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation.  We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know. Data ProtectionIf you choose to explore an opportunity, and subsequently share your CV or other personal details with Sophos, these details will be held by Sophos for 12 months in accordance with our Privacy Policy and used by our recruitment team to contact you regarding this or other relevant opportunities at Sophos.  If you would like Sophos to delete or update your details at any time, please follow the steps set out in the Privacy Policy describing your individual rights.  If you have any questions about Sophos’ data protection practices, please contact dataprotection@sophos.com.