Payroll Specialist

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Bogotá, Bogotá, D.C., COL
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Fintech • Payments
The Role
Own and scale local and regional HR operations including end-to-end monthly payroll execution with external vendors, payroll reconciliations, SOX controls, employee lifecycle documentation, HRIS data integrity, payroll reporting, and serving as primary payroll contact while supporting LATAM frameworks.
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Description

Rapyd has unified payments, payouts and fintech on one worldwide platform, and we’re assembling the world’s best team to liberate global commerce. With offices in Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Singapore, Iceland, London, Dubai, Hong Kong, Latam and the U.S., the opportunities at Rapyd are limitless.

We believe in straight talk, quick decisions, strong execution and elegant solutions. Rapyd is where hard work pays off and careers take off. Join us and let’s build the future of fintech together.

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As a Payroll Specialist you will be responsible to own and scale our local and regional HR operations. You will ensure precise, timely monthly payroll execution alongside external partners and internal teams while maintaining strict regulatory compliance. If you thrive in a high-growth fintech environment, love optimizing processes, and deliver operational excellence with high attention to detail, this role is for you.

What You’ll Do

  • Payroll Operations: Partner with external payroll vendors to execute end-to-end monthly payroll. Consolidate monthly novelties, review draft outputs, automate audit checks, and finalize monthly closing reports.
  • Financial & Tax Compliance: Align operations with local tax, labor, and social security regulations. Deliver monthly payroll reconciliations for Finance and maintain strict SOX controls and audit trails.
  • Employee Life Cycle Management: Lead onboarding/offboarding documentation, manage contracts, track work permits, and monitor local statutory requirements (e.g., SENA regulations, Monetization).
  • HR Systems & Data Integrity: Maintain updated employee records across HRIS and digital archives. Track medical leave reimbursements and generate operational payroll reporting.
  • Employee Experience: Serve as the primary point of contact for payroll and admin queries, working with in-country partners to resolve issues quickly.
  • Regional Support: Build domain knowledge across LATAM payroll frameworks to serve as an effective operational backup across the region.
Requirements
  • Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, HR, Business Administration, or a related field, with 1–3 years of hands-on payroll processing and personnel administration experience.
  • Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of local labor legislation, social security registration, and end-to-end employee lifecycle documentation.
  • Tech & Analytical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the Office suite, alongside direct experience managing HRIS platforms and databases.
  • SOX & Compliance Focus: Proven experience handling payroll audits and financial control environments.
  • Communication Skills: Professional English proficiency (B2 minimum) for cross-border collaboration.
  • Mindset: Extreme attention to detail, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to prioritize dynamically in a fast-paced environment.

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, HR, Business Administration, or related field
  • 1-3 years hands-on payroll processing and personnel administration experience
  • Deep understanding of local labor legislation, social security registration, and employee lifecycle documentation
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the Office suite
  • Direct experience managing HRIS platforms and databases
  • Proven experience handling payroll audits and financial control environments (SOX)
  • Professional English proficiency (minimum B2) for cross-border collaboration
  • Extreme attention to detail, strong problem-solving, and ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment
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The Company
HQ: Tel Aviv-Yafo
800 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Build Bold. Liberate global commerce with all the tools your business needs to create payment, payout and fintech experiences everywhere. Around the world, customers want to pay in a thousand different ways. Businesses and consumers want to get paid faster. And developers want to build new products and possibilities. Rapyd makes it happen, giving you more ways than anyone to make fintech work for your business. With Rapyd, your business can accept and send payments to just about anyone—faster, cheaper and easier. And Rapyd clients see an average of 196% return on investment and spend 70% less time managing payments. Whether you’re building an app, selling a product, sending payments or doing a little of everything, Rapyd has solutions that let you boldly do what you do best. • Send and receive funds • Add hundreds of payment methods worldwide • Issue prepaid virtual and physical cards • Simplify money management and foreign exchange • Integrate fintech with APIs

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