Sr. Payroll Specialist

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Department & Team: LATAM Finance

Reports to: LATAM Finance Director

Summary:

LATAM Payroll Specialist will work in a multi-cultural environment, where we have several HR and Payroll service providers, so this person must be open to changing environment as well as embracing the challenges that arise in a fast-moving environment. This opportunity covers five countries in LATAM. This role is key to ensuring our payrolls are submitted, reviewed, paid in a timely manner and are recorded and reconciled accurately. The Payroll specialist will manage the end-to-end payroll activities and provide efficient and accurate accounting support within the finance department. It involves a high level of organization due to the various elements involved and will give the opportunity to challenge themselves and be responsible for entire end to end payroll processes across the LATAM region, including developing a very good understanding payroll financial accounting.

Key Responsibilities:

The LATAM Payroll Specialist will work in the Finance department and collaborate with HR and will have all employees as their internal customers. The primary responsibilities for this role include (but are not limited to):

• End to end processing of payrolls for 5 countries in Latam - each with their own complexities - working with ADP, Vaps, Surlatina, RHPay as the payroll providers.
• Key resource in the implementation of new global payroll model (new provider), being the focal during and after the transition
• Ensure payrolls are processed accurately, timely and in accordance with local country requirements.
• Performs high level payment reviews such as Equity stock transactions, severance pays, bonus pays and any additional complex calculations for corrected pays during processing.
• Complete all month end payroll activities – preparing journals, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensure that monthly, quarterly and yearly local tax payments and compliance requirements are met.
• Maintain sufficient controls in place and implemented to capture changes month on month and ensure that any differences are reconciled and explained.
• Create and maintain control documentation, process flows and procedures to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley
• Liaise between the human resources and finance department to maintain accurate employee payroll information.
• Ensure a consistent focus and involvement in driving efficiencies and process improvements.
• Work with other members of Finance and HR teams to ensure salary and tax payments are made on time.
• Administrative tasks – e.g., Payslips, year-end tax certificates and close monitoring of payroll mailboxes and action of items requiring attention.
• At least 3 - 5 years’ payroll working experience, ideally in a similar role with LATAM exposure
• Effective communication in Portuguese, English and Spanish
• Knowledge and application of payroll principles, concepts and industry practices and standards in the Latin America countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico)
• Understanding of and following procedures and HR practices
• Must be able to work to strict deadlines
• To be able to understand the importance of escalating issues that sit beyond the scope of the role
• Previous experience of ADP
• Additional years of payroll experience
• Accounting experience

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About Genesys:

Every year, Genesys orchestrates billions of remarkable customer experiences for organizations in more than 100 countries. Through the power of our cloud, digital and AI technologies, organizations can realize Experience as a Service™ our vision for empathetic customer experiences at scale. With Genesys, organizations have the power to deliver proactive, predictive, and hyper personalized experiences to deepen their customer connection across every marketing, sales, and service moment on any channel, while also improving employee productivity and engagement. By transforming back-office technology to a modern revenue velocity engine Genesys enables true intimacy at scale to foster customer trust and loyalty. Visit .

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About Genesys

Every year, Genesys® orchestrates more than 70 billion remarkable
customer experiences for organizations in more than 100 countries. Through
the power of our cloud, digital and AI technologies, organizations can
realize Experience as a Service℠, our vision for empathetic customer
experiences at scale. With Genesys, organizations have the power to deliver
proactive, predictive, and hyper personalized experiences to deepen their
customer connection across every marketing, sales, and service moment on any
channel, while also improving employee productivity and engagement. By
transforming back-office technology to a modern revenue velocity engine
Genesys enables true intimacy at scale to foster customer trust and loyalty.
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Genesys is an equal
opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. We evaluate
qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, domestic
partner status, national origin, genetics, disability, military and veteran
status, and other protected
characteristics.

Please note that
recruiters will never ask for sensitive personal or financial information
during the application phase.