Team Lead, Payroll

Team Lead, Payroll

The Team Lead, Payroll is responsible for coordination, facilitating, and assisting with daily activities for Payroll and Payroll-related functions.

This role facilitates efficient and effective interdepartmental and intradepartmental communication to aid in successful dispensing and reporting of all processes.

What you’ll be doing:

• Drives continued process improvement and project ownership of system enhancements and vendor relationships.


• Assists team members with questions, concerns, and complaints from employees, external departments, and payroll vendors.


• LATAM payroll processing including but not limited to: Ability to process all LATAM payroll or back up primary payroll processor.


• Manage the Payroll Specialist in Brazil, who is responsible for processing the payroll in-house using TOTVS software. Reporting ability to prepare, analyze, and report on all payroll processes.


• Understands and is able to successfully pull reports from payroll systems as needed to satisfy all payroll objectives and audits.


• Payroll Accounting prepares, communicates, and assists with all payroll journal entries and payroll account reconciliation for month-end to close.


• Compliance: Understand and work to ensure all payroll processes are compliant with any federal, local, and state regulations.


• Audits: Coordinate, assist, and ensure all payroll audits are completed timely, accurately, and all outside vendors have the necessary information for completion of audits.


• Assists with training of new team members.


• Maintains and updates established departmental policies and procedures.


• Handles difficult employee payroll issues working as the liaison between team members, management, and external departments to aid in positive resolutions.


• Personally handles and provides general and specific administrative support to the department.


• Assists with all merger and acquisition-related responsibilities.


• Report as Payroll Manager proxy when requested.


• Other duties as assigned.

What we’re looking for:

• 5-10 years payroll and general office experience required.


• Payroll systems acumen required.


• Knowledge of multi-country pay in LATAM and employment laws.


• Knowledge of MS Office with intermediate or advanced knowledge of Excel.


• Ability to multi-task and maintain attention to detail.


• Advanced English skills.

Bonus Points:

• Knowledge of payroll system TOTVS.


• Advanced Spanish skills.

Education:

Associates Degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a 2-year college or technical school; or 5 years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

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