Senior Payroll Specialist
Bogota, Colombia
G&A – Finance - Accounting /
Mid Level /
Hybrid
Coupa makes companies operate smarter and grow faster. Our leading AI-driven platform connects and optimizes sourcing, purchasing, supply chains, and financial management. More than 3,000 global organizations large and small trust Coupa to transform operating margins, increase efficiencies and growth, optimize cash, and reduce risk.
The Impact of a Sr. Payroll Specialist at Coupa:
Reporting to the International Payroll Manager, the Sr. Payroll Specialist is responsible for coordinating the processing for International payrolls and for ensuring payroll activities are performed in a timely manner with an exceptional level of quality. The Sr. Payroll Specialist is the initial point of contact for employees with payroll related questions.
What you will do:
- Oversee and assist with the Payroll processing for International payroll.
- Audit the processing of Payroll.
- Partner with the HR team to ensure payroll data flows seamlessly between HR and Payroll and ensure changes are implemented correctly across various systems.
- Act as the system expert for Payroll.
- Apply knowledge of country tax regulations, as well as State taxes (where applicable), wage and hour laws, and local tax requirements to ensure compliance.
- Play a key role in new system implementations related to payroll process. Provide input on payroll processes and perform user testing.
- Lead payroll related process improvement initiatives with cross functional partners.
- Support month end close by providing payroll reports and explanations as needed.
- Support various internal and external audits.
- Maintain payroll records and follow established Company policies to ensure compliance with internal control protocols.
- Respond to employee and manager inquiries and requests regarding payroll matters, timely, professionally and concisely.
- Special projects and other duties as assigned, including system implementations, process improvement projects and compliance audits.
What you will bring to Coupa:
- Minimum 7-10 years of recent hands-on payroll experience at a fast growth company.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business administration preferred.
- Experience managing complex projects, is a plus.
- Intermediate level Excel skills, with proven ability to develop and generate ad hoc reports is essential
- Strong knowledge of payroll protocols, tax and labor laws.
- Experience in EMEA or APAC Payroll desired.
- Ability to maintain data confidentiality with a strong sense of professional integrity.
- Highly analytical with exceptional organization and prioritization skills, and proven ability to meet hard deadlines.
- Strong commitment to customer service and ability to communicate concisely, both written and verbally.
- Proactive, flexible, assertive, with a creative approach to problem solving and a key focus on process improvements.
About You:
You are detail oriented & enjoy working with numbers. You possess a strong collaborative approach and can build effective relationships with cross-functional departments to drive internal customer satisfaction and provide timely information to business owners. You seek to research and resolve issues and escalate to management as needed. You have strong organizational and communication skills and can prioritize, plan, perform and communicate activities and findings both in written and verbal form. You seek to improve processes and aren’t afraid to voice your suggestions.
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