Payroll Specialist to own end-to-end payroll for one assigned South American country while setting the standard for governance, compliance, and control across all countries in the region. Ensure accurate, on-time payroll execution and maintain a robust control environment that meets local labor law, tax requirements, and SOX standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Country Payroll Operations – Assigned Country
• Manage full-cycle payroll: novelties reconciliation, retroactive adjustments, terminations, and year-end close.
• Validate payroll results, perform variance analysis, and approve payroll runs before submission.
• Prepare and validate bank payment files, funding requests, and reconcile paid vs. processed amounts.
• Prepare payroll accounting files with correct cost center and account allocation for month-end close.

Regional Governance, Compliance & Control

• Own the regional payroll governance framework: policies, SOPs, RACI, and control matrices.
• Ensure compliance with local labor, tax, and social security regulations across all South American countries).
• Monitor legislative changes, conduct impact assessments, and lead implementation with Finance, Legal, and HRBPs.
• Act as main contact for internal/external audits, tax authorities, and labor courts. Drive remediation of findings.

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Manage payroll vendor performance and SLAs for all countries. Conduct monthly service reviews and drive improvements.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Tax, and IT on system changes, UAT, and data integrity initiatives.
• Provide payroll data, reporting, and compliance dashboards to regional leadership and Audit Committee.

Process Improvement

• Identify automation opportunities to reduce manual effort and risk.
• Lead controls testing, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives in line with SOX requirements.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field.

Experience:

• Solid experience in payroll operations.
• Experience with multi-country payroll in South America preferred.

Technical Skills:

• Expert knowledge of labor law, payroll tax, and social security in Brazil and working knowledge in at least one other South American country.
• Hands-on experience with SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, ADP, or Workday payroll modules.
• Advanced Excel/Sheets for reconciliation and data analysis.

Knowledge:

• Strong understanding of SOX controls, audit processes, and segregation of duties.

Languages:

• Fluent English and Portuguese required.
• Spanish preferred.

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