# Global Payroll Specialist

**Company**: Wise
**Location**: São Paulo, Brazil
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Human Resources
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a Global Payroll Specialist to join our team in São Paulo, Brazil. As a critical member of our global Payroll Team, you will play a key role in managing our payroll processes, ensuring compliance, and mitigating risks.

Responsibilities:

- Manage and oversee regional payroll operations, enforcing strict payroll cutoffs and serving as the final approval authority for standard pay runs.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Tax, Finance, and People Operations, to ensure clear boundaries and deflect out-of-scope work.

- Partner with key regional payroll vendors, tracking Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and monitoring operational performance.

- Lead and manage comprehensive audit walkthroughs with internal and external audit teams.

- Proactively monitor and manage logged risk items to ensure swift resolution and compliance.

- Prepare, review, and analyze payrolls according to established deadlines.

- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders through clear communication.

- Contribute to and lead payroll-related projects, such as system implementations and process automation.

Requirements:

- At least 3+ years of prior in-house payroll processing experience in a high-growth company.

- 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience with global payroll systems, including running payroll cycles and handling audits.

- Experience with Latam and North America payrolls.

- Advanced tech skills, particularly with Excel, and high proficiency in using modern payroll software.

- Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

Nice to Haves:

- Professional payroll certification.

- Additional education, such as a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of experience.

- Experience with Workday Payroll.

Benefits:

- Flexible working model.

- Annual self-development budget.

- Health and dental allowance.

- Company-paid Life Insurance and EAP program.

- Paid time off: 30 days vacation + 3 'Me' days + 1 volunteer day.

- Paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years.

- 8-weeks of paid parental leave.

- Transportation vouchers.

- Food and Meal vouchers.

## Skills

### Required
- Excel
- payroll software
- global payroll systems
- Latam payroll
- North America payroll
- English

### Nice to have
- Workday Payroll
- professional payroll certification
- Bachelor's Degree

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