Payroll Specialist

Overview

Support international payroll operations across multiple countries and legal entities, working with employees, HR, Finance and external payroll providers to deliver accurate, timely payroll that meets local requirements.

What you'll do

• Coordinate and support payroll processing across multiple countries and legal entities.
• Partner with external payroll providers to ensure accurate and timely payroll delivery.
• Review and validate payroll inputs, employee transactions, and payroll outputs.
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee inquiries.
• Help continuously improve the accuracy and efficiency of payroll processes.
• Support payroll journal entries and accruals.
• Perform payroll-related account reconciliations.
• Review payroll liabilities and funding activities.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Partner with Finance to ensure payroll transactions are accurately reflected in financial records.
• Prepare recurring payroll reports and analysis.
• Investigate payroll variances, trends, and unusual transactions.
• Support payroll-related financial reporting and ad hoc requests.
• Help turn payroll data into clear and meaningful insights.
• Support compliance with applicable local tax, labor, social security, and statutory requirements.
• Maintain strong payroll controls in line with internal policies and SOX requirements.
• Support internal and external payroll audits.
• Assist with payroll tax reporting and year-end activities.
• Maintain accurate and well-organized payroll documentation.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 2–5 years of experience in payroll, accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Experience with account reconciliations and financial or payroll reporting.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with data.
• Strong attention to detail with a structured and solution-oriented approach.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with global or multi-country payroll operations.
• Exposure to payroll accounting and financial close activities.
• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) or FPC (Fundamental Payroll Certification), or another relevant payroll qualification.