As a Payroll Operations Specialist, you will help execute a operations, drive continuous improvement and automation efforts through tight collaboration with other regional and global Payroll leaders, as well as Human Resources, Taxes, Accounting, Treasury, and Engineering teams.
In this role, you will handle different cultures, processes, and regulations in a region with 6 countries and 8 entities today, while operating with a strong sense of teamwork, cross-functional collaboration, and focus on internal and external customer.The name Google came from "googol," a mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. And nobody at Google loves big numbers like the Finance team when providing in depth analysis on all manner of strategic decisions across Google products. From developing forward-thinking analysis to generating management reports to scaling our automated financial processes, the Finance organization is an important partner and advisor to the business.
Responsibilities
- Lead accurate, on-time payroll execution across Latin America (LATAM) while ensuring full compliance with complex regional regulations and internal controls.
- Partner with third-party payroll providers to monitor performance against Service-Level Agreements/Key Performance Indicators (SLAs/KPIs), conduct root-cause analyses, and maintain strong operational standards.
- Execute critical financial controls, including payment variance analysis, compliance reconciliations, audit responses, and system access management to minimize risk.
- Drive continuous process improvement and automation initiatives to increase operational efficiency and enhance the employee experience.
- Act as a payroll subject matter expert on cross-functional projects, including new country launches, regulatory changes, and new compensation or benefit programs.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or Operations, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of experience in payroll, finance operations, tax or risk/compliance principles.
- Ability to communicate in Portuguese and English fluently to support client relationship management in this region.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with project management, with the ability to give meticulous attention to detail and strong execution capabilities.
- Experience with project management and meticulous attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate in Spanish fluently to support client relationship management in this region.
- Strong process operations mindset paired with excellent investigative and problem-solving skills to optimize complex workflows.
- Proven track record of process improvement or Six Sigma.