Payroll Specialist

About Remote
Remote is solving modern organizations' biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go) and all of our positions are fully remote.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.
 
If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work What this job can offer you

This is an exciting time to join our global Payroll Operations team not only because we are growing, but because our teams build the future of Global Payroll by elevating the processes and ways of working in the industry.

What you bring

• Solid knowledge of payroll best practices and local compliance requirements.
• Strong proficiency with Excel and Google Sheets.
• An analytical mindset with problem-solving skills and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment, with a passion for identifying improvement opportunities.
• A proactive attitude, always looking for ways to streamline and optimize workflows.
• 5+ years of experience working with payroll for Argentina, Mexico, and/or Chile.
• Experience with in-house payroll processing, Social Security filings, and vendor management is a strong plus.
• Customer-facing experience, solving problems and guiding clients and prospects through local payroll processes and questions.
• You write and speak fluent English

Key Responsibilities

• Process both Global Payroll (GP) and EOR payrolls, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant calculations, filings, and reports.
• Update and maintain accurate payroll records and employee data in Remote platform and payroll software systems.
• Manage the Zendesk ticket queue, providing timely and professional responses.
• Act as the main point of contact for customers (GP) and internal/external stakeholders regarding payroll questions and processes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with payroll vendors, ensuring quality, accuracy, and timely service delivery.
• Continuously improve payroll processes and keep up to date with internal payroll projects and updates
• Ensure full data integrity across all payroll systems and processes

Practical

• You'll report to: Payroll Operations Manager Latam
• Team: Operations - Payroll
• Location: You can fulfill this role from any location
• Start date: As soon as possible

Application Process

1. (async) Profile review
2. Interview with recruiter
3. Interview with Payroll Specialist Lead
4. Interview with future manager
5. (async) Offer

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.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case by case basis.

The annual salary range for this full-time position is

$33,300 - $37,450 USD

Benefits

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at  As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:

• work from anywhere
• flexible paid time off
• flexible working hours (we are async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• mental health support services
• stock options
• learning budget
• home office budget & IT equipment
• budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

How you'll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now

How to apply

1. Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
2. We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
3. If you don't have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it's important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.

Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis. 

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