Payroll and Compensation Coordinator

POSITION PURPOSE

Administer the plant’s payroll, benefits, and compensation processes, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, timely execution, and compliance with Mexican labor, tax, and social security regulations. Support compensation strategies through salary structure administration and analysis of personnel costs and salary movements to contribute to talent attraction, retention, and business decision-making.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Manage the end-to-end weekly payroll process, ensuring accurate and timely payment.
• Ensure compliance with labor, tax, and social security obligations.
• Manage employee benefits programs and related processes.
• Coordinate the operation and maintenance of the TRESS payroll system and related platforms.
• Validate payroll incidences, employee movements, salary changes, and adjustments.
• Administer compensation processes, salary structures, and salary movements.
• Prepare and analyze HR metrics, executive reports, headcount information, and labor costs.
• Partner with Finance and Accounting to reconcile payroll information, payments, provisions, and labor liabilities.
• Support monthly and annual financial closing processes related to payroll and personnel costs.
• Participate in the annual payroll, benefits, and compensation budgeting process.
• Analyze personnel cost variances and the financial impact of salary increases, promotions, new hires, and organizational changes.
• Ensure timely payment and reconciliation of payroll-related taxes, social security contributions, and employee benefits.
• Support internal and external audits and respond to requirements from applicable authorities.
• Identify and implement process improvements, internal controls, and automation opportunities within payroll and benefits processes.
• Provide guidance to employees and leaders on payroll, benefits, and compensation matters.
• Participate in HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

NATURE AND SCOPE

• Responsible for the administration and validation of weekly payroll and related financial information for the plant.
• Serves as a key point of coordination between Human Resources, Finance, and Accounting for payroll reconciliation, personnel costs, provisions, and liabilities.
• Validates payroll adjustments, employee movements, benefits transactions, salary changes, and information used for accounting and budgeting purposes.
• Represents Human Resources during monthly and annual closing activities related to personnel costs.
• Coordinates activities related to payroll, labor, tax, and social security audits.
• Represents the company before IMSS, INFONAVIT, FONACOT, and other applicable authorities for matters related to the position.
• Establishes and maintains operational and financial controls to ensure payroll data integrity, legal compliance, and accurate personnel cost reporting.
• Advises leaders on the appropriate application of payroll, compensation, and benefits policies.
• Escalates risks, exceptions, or deviations requiring approval from Human Resources Management.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Advanced knowledge of TRESS payroll system.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong knowledge of Mexican labor legislation.
• Knowledge of Mexican Social Security Law and Income Tax Law.
• Experience working with IMSS, INFONAVIT, and FONACOT requirements.
• Working knowledge of SUA, IDSE, IMSS Virtual Desk, and payroll CFDI.
• Strong knowledge of payroll administration and compliance.
• Knowledge of compensation practices and salary structures.
• Experience administering employee benefits.
• Experience preparing and analyzing HR indicators and executive reports.
• Knowledge of accounting and finance principles related to payroll and personnel costs.
• Experience with payroll reconciliations, provisions, liabilities, and financial closing processes.
• Experience supporting internal and external audits.
• Ability to analyze labor costs, salary movements, and budget variances.
• Strong attention to detail, confidentiality, analytical thinking, and process control.
• Ability to partner effectively with Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, leaders, and employees.
• Continuous improvement and process optimization mindset.

LOCATION:

This role is 100% onsite M-F, 6 A.M. - 3:36 P.M. at our Ciénega de Flores facility.