Payroll Specialist

G-P’s automated, AI-driven global employment platform, designed by our technical teams and powered by our worldwide HR experts, enables our customers to hire, onboard, and manage the best talent they can find, anywhere in the world. 

As the leader in the Employer of Record industry, we simplify global business by allowing companies to grow to new countries and test new markets compliantly, without the hassle of setting up branch offices or subsidiaries. 

With diverse teams all around the world, our people are the heartbeat of the company and the reason why G-P is a fun and inclusive place to work. We encourage and support personal growth and career development, trust our team members with the autonomy to do their best work, and believe in recognition for a job well done. 

Did we mention you can experience all of this while working remotely? As a remote-first employer, we value your experience and skills more than where you are located. Join our collaborative work environment where you can make a real impact and love the work you’re doing! 

About the position: 

The Payroll Specialist - LATAM will be accountable to process and reconcile multiple internal Americas region payrolls with the outsourced payroll vendors, ensuring accurate and timely monthly payroll, reconciliation and reporting. The role will work closely with LATAM & NA payroll specialists to gather and reconcile payroll input on a semimonthly and/or monthly basis. This role will actively assist on projects and initiatives to allow improvement, efficiency, and harmonization of payroll processes. 

What you can expect to do:

• Participate actively in the transactional processing of Americas payrolls by extracting required data from various systems, reconciling and assisting senior specialist and payroll manager with preparation and input.
• Manage day to day requests and payroll ticket system to assist employees and escalate to senior specialist as needed.
• Assist and train on other regional payrolls as support and/or backup processor.
• Monitor vendor payroll processing and compliance activities, review outputs for completeness and accuracy and update payroll team tracker to advise and assist payroll team regional leads as needed.
• Assist with requests for funding of payroll, payroll taxes and third-party payments as applicable.
• Deliver data/reports to internal teams (HR, Finance, third parties, statutory) on an accurate and timely basis.
• Communicate regularly with LATAM Payroll Specialists, LATAM Payroll Manager and Senior Payroll Manager for Americas on internal project status, payroll tracker updates, in country provider service and metrics and opportunities to harmonize payroll processes.

What we are looking for:

• Degree in Business, Finance, or related disciplines or equivalent in work experience
• Minimum 2 years of payroll experience in LATAM region.
• Experience in third party platforms such as ADP, Workday, Ceridian
• Intermediate skill level in Excel & PowerPoint
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and security of data.
• Excellent command of English Language (both written and verbal)
• Proficient time management skills with a strong sense of urgency.
• Flexibility to manage multiple time zones and requirements for a global remote workforce.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative personality.

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