Elite Technology is a leading, independent technology company that helps law firms drive profitability through improved operational effectiveness, increased efficiency, and greater visibility across their business. Our cutting-edge digital financial management and business operations solutions drive success for firms around the globe by improving finance and accounting operations, including billing, invoicing, payments, and financial reporting. By bringing together data, insights, and tools, we enable law firm leaders to make informed business decisions to build and manage their businesses more effectively and efficiently.
Job Description:
The Payroll Specialist holds the primary duty of processing payroll for Costa Rica and supporting the global payroll processing including the Americas, total of six countries. The Payroll Specialist reports directly to the Global Payroll Manager, is part of the Finance department, and will participate in various projects to improve payroll efficiency and compliance as well as larger Finance department projects.
What You’ll Do:
- Ensure all payroll transactions are processed timely, accurately, and efficiently.
- Oversee payroll processing for Costa Rica.
- Provide support for the overall global payroll process, including the Americas.
- Process and manage all aspects of payroll, including time tracking management, verifying deductions, processing new hires and terminations, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
- Resolve payroll discrepancies and answer employee questions.
- Maintain payroll-compliant operations by following policies and procedures.
- Develop ad hoc financial and operational reporting.
- Partner with Accounting and HR teams on reconciliations, policy and plan updates, and employee leave management.
- Provide support for internal and external audits.
- Keep up to date with changes in payroll regulations.
- Participate in various global payroll optimization projects.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support the overall goals and objectives of the department/company.
What You’ll Need:
- BS in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field preferred.
- 2-4 years experience processing payroll.
- Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Knowledge of DayForce or Cloudpay is preferred.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
Benefits:
- 100% remote work, with the ability to go to a WeWork in Escazú
- PTO
- 2 Elite Mental Health Days per yea
- Annual Incentive Plan
- 14 Paid Costa Rica Holidays
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Life Insurance
Please note that we do not offer sponsorship for this position.
Additional Information
Location
At Elite Technology, we embrace an employee-centric, flexible remote work model that empowers you to do your best work in the environment that suits you. However, we also recognize the importance of in-person collaboration for key moments that truly matter.
In our flexible remote approach, you have the freedom to choose a workspace within your home country that best fits your needs. Our corporate offices are located in New York City, Los Angeles, Costa Rica, and the Philippines, providing additional options for those who prefer or need a hybrid work environment.
Our diverse global team spans the U.S., Canada, U.K., Costa Rica, the Philippines, and Australia. Please note that at this time, we are unable to hire employees located in Quebec or Ontario Provinces, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Oklahoma.
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
We also provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
We are not accepting applications submitted through recruiting agencies.
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What We Do
Elite is a leading, independent technology company that helps law firms drive profitability through improved operational effectiveness, increased efficiency, and greater visibility across their business. Our cutting-edge digital financial management and business operations solutions drive success for firms around the globe by improving finance and accounting operations, including billing, invoicing, payments, and financial reporting. By bringing together data, insights, and tools, we enable law firm leaders to make informed business decisions to build and manage their businesses more effectively and efficiently.
Our solutions lie at the heart of a large proportion of the world’s largest, most successful and innovative law firms. In fact, three-quarters of the Am Law 200 and four-fifths of the Global 200 rely on at least one Elite solution to help drive their firms’ business operations into the future. As more firms make cloud solutions a core part of their technology strategies for the future, Elite is leading the way in supporting customers as they move their financial and operational systems into the cloud. To date, Elite has supported more than 400 firms around the world in their move to 3E in the cloud
