Title:  Payroll Manager

Position Title:  Payroll Manager

Position Summary:

The Payroll Manager is responsible for overseeing and directing payroll procedures, ensuring compliance with tax regulations and payroll audits. The Payroll Manager will supervise the payroll team and manage all processes relating to time and attendance and payroll system. The position requires extensive knowledge in payroll regulations, strong acumen in payroll software systems preferably with TRESS or any related payroll systems. With excellent organizational and leadership skills.

Overall, Payroll Manager oversees Mexico payroll process. This includes ensuring that all employees are paid correctly and on time and handling government statutory remittances, payroll taxes and other related tasks. Must be well-versed in payroll audits and payroll regulatory requirements related to payroll management.

Responsibilities:

• Manage employees’ salaries by processing payroll data accurately on a weekly basis.
• Leads and coordinates the department’s activities involved in payroll calculation and payment.
• Responsible for the payroll system complying with company’s policies and the legal and fiscal requirements.
• Remits all statutory deductions by liaising with the relevant government agencies reporting requirements. 
• Ensure the accuracy of payroll data by verifying employee information, hours worked, and other relevant data.
• Support all SOX and regional audits to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Maintains accurate pre- and post-payroll processing records by developing a mechanism for tracking payroll transactions and employee information.
• Resolves employee inquiries by tracking and responding to all received inquiries within specified time frames.
• Prepares reports by analyzing payroll input and output files.
• Maintains accurate payroll records by filing all transactions electronically.
• Creates recoverable files of payroll data by backing up files after payroll processing.
• Maintains auditable files by providing records and all the necessary documentation to internal and external payroll audits.
• Updates the payroll software by checking for updates from the payroll software vendor (currently TRESS payroll software).
• Remit taxes to the relevant authorities by deducting correct taxes from each employee's pay.
• Ensures the payroll is processed accurately and on time by supervising the payroll team.
• Supervises all payroll data integrations by working closely with location HR, Finance and IT.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Human Resources or equivalent
• +8 years’ experience in payroll processing at manager level
• Strong knowledge in Mexico statutory government agencies and tax compliance regulations such IMSS, INFONAVIT, FONACOT, SUA.
• Strong verbal and written English skills required.
• Strong background and ability to handle highly confidential and personal information
• Proficiency in one or more payroll software tools such as TRESS, Excel, and SAP
• Skills: Detail and process oriented
• Must have the ability to work on payroll projects and/or tasks that require strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams or cross-country interactions.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills, experience handling pay-related queries raised by employees.