Global Mobility Analyst (Remote)

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Your Impact

Reporting to the head of Global Payroll and People Accounting, the Global Mobility Specialists will serve as a strategic partner to our recruiting, immigration, Payroll and People Operations teams. The specialist will support the Payroll and Finance organization in playing a critical role in monitoring, administering, and supporting our mobility, traveler’s, expatriate assignment, tax equalization and multi-jurisdiction reporting functions. You will support the current policies, provide guidance, drive compliance, and provide accurate and timely reporting / filings required.

What You'll Do
Location: Remote
Reports To: Sr. Director, Global Payroll and People Accounting

Essential functions:

• Supports Global Traveler’s, Expatriate & tax equalization programs at Axon.
• Provides direction amidst changing business priorities to ensure compliance and legally sound solutions around working abroad.
• Analyze HR metrics and data to identify trends and propose data-driven solutions to improve employee engagement, retention, and overall team performance.
• Provides timely guidance, support and advice to business management to develop resolution in managing employees issue and concerns effectively
• Delivers anecdotal and analytical insights to Payroll organization surrounding cross border reporting packages, number of days working abroad among other mobility metrics deemed to be necessary
• Collaborate with cross-functional global HR teams to ensure consistency and alignment across the organization while considering the unique needs from a traveler’s POV
• Coordinate employee education around Traveler’s & non-resident return policies and procedures
• Support short and long term compliance with EU Posted Worker compliance
• Monitor and communicate international compliance changes
• Assist with acquisition and implementation of new international entities, as needed.
• Provide Global accounting audit support
• Administer and improve upon annual travel surveys and data collection needs surrounding employee’s working away from the state / country of residence.
• Supporting expatriate assignments at Axon. Including tax cost estimates, analyzing risk, arranging pre-trip tax consultations, post-trip repatriation meetings with Ernst & Young, assist with signatures / stamps on expatriate tax returns, facilitating wire payments associated to host country tax payments and supporting Expats as needed.
• Review Expensify / Amex expense details for mobility related expenses needing further reporting
• Partner with Global Payroll organization on cross training and assisting with payroll and accounting needs.
• Coordinate requirements with immigration team for visa needs
• Assist in developing guardrails for expatriate support (preferred vendor lists, moving support, travel booking) in partnership with other organizations.
• Upload and maintain all proper documentation needed by Ernst & Young to aid in preparation of tax returns
• Ensure proper setup in Workday, CloudPay, Expensify and any other supporting system regularly
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices to ensure our programs and policies remain competitive and effective.
• Executes roadmap to ensure compliance and administration of Global employment and tax reporting requirements.
• Effectively communicate with leaders and team members across Axon’s departments, in cross collaborative projects and processes.
• Prioritize and own multiple projects simultaneously, follow through on requests in a timely manner, and bringing awareness to areas of improvement
• Work independently and as a team collaborator with the ability to change direction quickly and often without having all the details

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in either Global Payroll, Global Mobility, Payroll Accounting, or related field
• Microsoft Office, Quip, Outlook, Slack, Voxer, Sharepoint and other tools
• Demonstrated success supporting high-tech, SaaS, start-up and/or complex growth environments a huge