Senior Payroll Specialist

About AlphaSense: The world’s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients’ own research content. The acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 advances our shared mission to empower professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven market intelligence. Together, AlphaSense and Tegus will accelerate growth, innovation, and content expansion, with complementary product and content capabilities that enable users to unearth even more comprehensive insights from thousands of content sets. Our platform is trusted by over 6,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the SP 500. Founded in 2011, AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with more than 2,000 employees across the globe and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. Come join us! About the Team: The AlphaSense Finance team is responsible for efficiently driving the creation of enterprise value by supporting capital allocation decisions across the business. We exist to help the company make intelligent, data-driven decisions through financial analysis; scenario modeling; tracking, interpreting and disseminating key performance indicators; and by serving as a critical thought partner to senior leadership. About the Role: We are seeking a knowledgeable and detail-oriented Senior Payroll Specialist with deep expertise in U.K. payroll processing and strong experience working within Workday Payroll. This role is primarily responsible for the accurate and timely execution of end-to-end U.K. payroll operations, ensuring full compliance with statutory requirements, internal controls, and company policies. In addition to U.K. payroll ownership, this role will process and support payroll operations across additional international entities outside of the U.S., partnering with internal stakeholders and external providers to ensure accurate execution, statutory compliance, and audit readiness. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong technical knowledge of payroll legislation, hands-on problem-solving capability, and the ability to manage multiple jurisdictions in both structured and fast-growing environments. Experience with Workday Payroll and OneSource Virtual (OSV) or a comparable third-party tax provider is strongly preferred. What You’ll Do: Own and execute end-to-end payroll processing with in-country payroll vendors and internal stakeholders, with primary responsibility for U.K. payroll and additional support for international entities outside the U.S., ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and statutory compliance. Manage U.K. Real Time Information (RTI) submissions to HMRC, including Full Payment Submissions (FPS), Employer Payment Summaries (EPS), and error corrections via EYU/Year-to-Date adjustments. Oversee monthly and annual payroll requirements, including P45s, Starter Checklists (P46), P60s, P11D/P11D(b), W-2s, T4s, PSA filings, Class 1A NIC settlements, and other jurisdiction-specific statutory reporting. Reconcile payroll tax liabilities to agency remittances, including PAYE/NIC and international equivalents, ensuring timely and accurate payments across jurisdictions. Monitor and implement changes to payroll tax legislation, National Insurance thresholds, statutory payment rules (SMP, SPP, SSP, SAP), and other global compliance requirements. Partner with in-country payroll vendors and internal stakeholders to validate payroll inputs, review gross-to-net calculations, and ensure timely delivery of payments and statutory filings. Review, reconcile, and analyze payroll tax liabilities, funding requirements, and payroll-related general ledger postings across multiple jurisdictions. Serve as ... (truncated, view full listing at source)