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Payroll Expert
Location
Colombia
Posted
12 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Payroll Expert
GoGlobal
• Own the end-to-end processing of Mexico payrolls for a portfolio of GoGlobal clients, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and on-time delivery every pay period. • Process payroll inputs including starters, leavers, salary changes, variable pay, benefits, deductions, attendance or time records, and other payroll-related adjustments. • Calculate employee net pay based on time records, benefits, applicable taxes, statutory deductions, and other local payroll requirements. • Generate and distribute payslips accurately and promptly, ensuring payroll outputs are complete, clear, and audit-ready. • Prepare final calculations for leavers, including separation-related calculations and any required supporting payroll documentation. • Maintain payroll processing systems and records by gathering, calculating, validating, and inputting employee data accurately. • Complete payroll reports for record-keeping, internal review, and client reporting purposes. • Maintain strong working knowledge of Mexico payroll regulations, statutory filing requirements, social security obligations, local tax requirements, and payroll-related compliance processes. • Register and deregister employees for statutory social benefits with the relevant local authorities, ensuring employee lifecycle events are processed correctly. • Handle statutory processing, including monthly, quarterly, and annual tax filings where applicable. • Ensure compliance relating to electronic payroll stamping and CFDI requirements in Mexico. • Work with Mexico payroll systems and local platforms such as SUA, SIPARE, and IDSE, where applicable. • Maintain accurate and audit-ready payroll records, ensuring documentation meets local regulatory and internal governance requirements. • Keep up to date with regulatory changes and communicate relevant updates to internal stakeholders and clients as required. • Act as a payroll contact for designated Mexico payroll clients, responding to queries regarding wages, deductions, attendance, time records, and payroll outputs. • Provide clear explanations and payroll breakdowns to clients and internal stakeholders where required. • Liaise with client HR and finance teams to collect, validate, and correct payroll inputs before processing deadlines. • Escalate complex payroll queries, compliance risks, payroll errors, or service risks in a structured and timely manner. • Support new client onboarding and go-live activity by applying Mexico payroll knowledge and validating payroll setup requirements. • Conduct pre- and post-payroll checks to identify and resolve discrepancies before payroll outputs are finalised. • Ensure employee data is updated correctly in payroll and employee databases. • Maintain confidentiality of employee pay records and payroll data at all times. • Maintain and update Mexico payroll SOPs, run guides, and internal knowledge databases with process and regulatory changes. • Identify manual inefficiencies, recurring issues, or control gaps and contribute recommendations for process improvement, standardisation, automation, or stronger backup coverage.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on payroll processing experience, with strong working knowledge of Mexico payroll requirements.
- Deep understanding of statutory filing requirements in Mexico, including payroll-related tax, social security, and employee lifecycle obligations.
- Experience with SUA, SIPARE, and IDSE in Mexico.
- Experience ensuring compliance with electronic stamping and CFDI requirements in Mexico.
- Strong knowledge of payroll regulations in Mexico and the ability to apply legislative requirements accurately in payroll processing.
- Experience using payroll-related systems and software, with strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Comfortable working remotely and independently, managing multiple payroll cycles and client deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to explain payroll matters clearly to non-payroll stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and payroll systems; experience with cloud-based payroll or HRIS platforms is advantageous.
- Comfortable working with AI-assisted tools and open to continuous learning as the team and function evolve.
- Preferred**
- Bachelor’s degree, postgraduate diploma, or professional degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- Experience working in a payroll bureau, outsourced payroll, EOR, global payroll services, or multi-client payroll environment.
- Experience supporting payroll audits, statutory reviews, or internal control processes.
- Experience supporting client onboarding, go-live activity, payroll configuration validation, or payroll transition projects.
- Experience documenting payroll SOPs, run guides, controls, and country knowledge materials.
- Exposure to regional backup models or cross-country payroll support in Latin America is advantageous.
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Role Description The Mexico Payroll Expert is responsible for the accurate, compliant, and timely delivery of Mexico payroll for GoGlobal clients. This role provides dedicated in-country payroll expertise, supporting active payroll operations, new client onboarding, statutory compliance, and the continued growth of GoGlobal’s in-house payroll capability in Mexico. This is a hands-on payroll processing role for someone with strong Mexico payroll knowledge, including: - Payroll calculations - Employee lifecycle processing - Statutory registrations and deregistrations - Local tax and social security requirements - Payroll reporting - Electronic payroll documentation The successful candidate will be comfortable working remotely, managing recurring payroll cycles, resolving payroll queries, and maintaining high-quality payroll records. This role is ideal for an experienced Mexico payroll professional who wants to apply deep technical expertise in a global, fast-paced services environment, contributing to a growing payroll operation that spans over 140 countries. Qualifications - 5+ years of hands-on payroll processing experience, with strong working knowledge of Mexico payroll requirements. - Deep understanding of statutory filing requirements in Mexico, including payroll-related tax, social security, and employee lifecycle obligations. - Experience with SUA, SIPARE, and IDSE in Mexico. - Strong knowledge of payroll regulations in Mexico and the ability to apply legislative requirements accurately in payroll processing. - Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to explain payroll matters clearly to non-payroll stakeholders. - Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and payroll systems; experience with cloud-based payroll or HRIS platforms is advantageous. - Comfortable working with AI-assisted tools and open to continuous learning as the team and function evolve. Requirements - Own the end-to-end processing of Mexico payrolls for a portfolio of GoGlobal clients, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and on-time delivery every pay period. - Process payroll inputs including starters, leavers, salary changes, variable pay, benefits, deductions, attendance or time records, and other payroll-related adjustments. - Calculate employee net pay based on time records, benefits, applicable taxes, statutory deductions, and other local payroll requirements. - Generate and distribute payslips accurately and promptly, ensuring payroll outputs are complete, clear, and audit-ready. - Prepare final calculations for leavers, including separation-related calculations and any required supporting payroll documentation. - Maintain payroll processing systems and records by gathering, calculating, validating, and inputting employee data accurately. - Complete payroll reports for record-keeping, internal review, and client reporting purposes. - Maintain strong working knowledge of Mexico payroll regulations, statutory filing requirements, social security obligations, local tax requirements, and payroll-related compliance processes. - Register and deregister employees for statutory social benefits with the relevant local authorities, ensuring employee lifecycle events are processed correctly. - Handle statutory processing, including monthly, quarterly, and annual tax filings where applicable. - Ensure compliance relating to electronic payroll stamping and CFDI requirements in Mexico. - Work with Mexico payroll systems and local platforms such as SUA, SIPARE, and IDSE, where applicable. - Maintain accurate and audit-ready payroll records, ensuring documentation meets local regulatory and internal governance requirements. - Keep up to date with regulatory changes and communicate relevant updates to internal stakeholders and clients as required. - Act as a payroll contact for designated Mexico payroll clients, responding to queries regarding wages, deductions, attendance, time records, and payroll outputs. - Provide clear explanations and payroll breakdowns to clients and internal stakeholders where required. - Liaise with client HR and finance teams to collect, validate, and correct payroll inputs before processing deadlines. - Escalate complex payroll queries, compliance risks, payroll errors, or service risks in a structured and timely manner. - Support new client onboarding and go-live activity by applying Mexico payroll knowledge and validating payroll setup requirements. - Conduct pre- and post-payroll checks to identify and resolve discrepancies before payroll outputs are finalized. - Ensure employee data is updated correctly in payroll and employee databases. - Maintain confidentiality of employee pay records and payroll data at all times. - Maintain and update Mexico payroll SOPs, run guides, and internal knowledge databases with process and regulatory changes. - Identify manual inefficiencies, recurring issues, or control gaps and contribute recommendations for process improvement, standardization, automation, or stronger backup coverage. - Support cross-training and documentation to reduce key-person dependency and strengthen operational resilience. 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