Full-Time Payroll Specialist Lead - Colombia

What this job can offer you

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Payroll Specialist Lead joining our Global Payroll Operations Team.

What you bring

• Payroll management or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of payroll best practices.
• Proficient in using software tools like SAP, Excel / Google Sheet.
• An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact.
• Is a productivity geek and will constantly think of ways to improve and speed up their work.
• You understand the need and ideal to work largely asynchronously.
• Writes and speaks fluent English
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

Key Responsibilities 

Act as a true subject matter expert for the country 

• Manages existing relationships with key stakeholder within Payroll Implementation, Finance, Product, Engineers.
• Process full end to end payroll in-house, statutory filing requirements, exceptions, approvals, payments and compliance.
• Responsible for ensuring full data integrity and quality
• Experience in accounting/reconciliations
• Have a focus on KPIs and SLAs
• Skilled in implementing and improving processes
• Ability to mentor and support payroll specialists
• Able to back up regional managers during times of absence

Practicals

• You'll report to: Manager, Global Payroll Operations.
• Team: Payroll
• Location: Anywhere in the World
• Start date: As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's
Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.