Do you have strong expertise in Mexican payroll and enjoy working with complex calculations, compliance, and cross-functional collaboration? If you thrive in detail-oriented roles, enjoy being a subject matter expert, and want to play a key role ensuring accurate and compliant payroll operations, this opportunity is for you!
Dematic/KION is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist – Mexico to support end-to-end payroll processing for multiple legal entities. This role is critical to ensuring payroll accuracy, regulatory compliance, and timely execution while partnering closely with HR, Finance, and external vendors.
This Is What You Will Do in This Role:
- Manage end-to-end payroll processing for Mexico, including weekly and bi-weekly payrolls for three companies
- Execute complex payroll calculations, adjustments, off-cycle payments, and final settlements for terminations
- Support special payroll processes such as annual ISR adjustment, PTU, Christmas bonus (aguinaldo), and savings fund
- Ensure full compliance with Mexican labor and statutory regulations, including LFT, IMSS, INFONAVIT, ICSOE, SISUB, and SAT requirements
- Maintain and manage employee payroll data across systems such as Tress, UKG WFM, SAP, and Workday
- Calculate and process mandatory deductions and contributions, including ISR, ISN, and Social Security
- Generate accurate payroll reports for Finance, Accounting, and leadership, including variable SBC (Salario Base de Cotización) reports
- Act as a subject matter expert, resolving complex payroll discrepancies, system issues, and employee inquiries
- Support internal and external audits (IMSS, SAT), ensuring strong controls and audit readiness
- Collaborate with HR, Finance, and third-party vendors to ensure data accuracy and smooth payroll operations
What We Are Looking For:
- Proven experience managing Mexican payroll with strong knowledge of IMSS, INFONAVIT, LFT, ICSOE, SISUB, and SAT regulations
- Hands-on experience with payroll and HR systems such as Tress, UKG WFM, SAP, Workday, or similar platforms
- Strong Excel skills for payroll analysis, reporting, and data validation
- High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and data integrity focus
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot complex payroll issues
- Excellent communication skills to support employees and stakeholders
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism
- Spanish and English proficiency required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field preferred
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What We Do
Looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of intralogistics is our home. Our solutions ensure the smooth flow of materials and information in production plants, warehouses, and distribution centers in over 100 countries.
We have around 41,000 employees who make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: the biggest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment in Europe, and one of the world’s leading warehouse automation providers.
Successful? We are, but it’s all down to the motivated, highly trained, and multi-talented people that work for us. Would you like to be part of an international, diverse team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry.
With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a globally active group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis.
No matter which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape our individual action and our collaboration with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both nationally and internationally.
Who makes up the KION Group? With our international brands Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli, as well as regional brands Fenwick and OM, we stand for exceptional technology and service expertise for forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment around the world. Dematic expands the portfolio with its automated material handling solutions for intralogistics processes in warehouses, production, and sales
