Senior Payroll Specialist LATAM at MongoDB in Cork, Ireland

Job description

• We are looking for a Senior Payroll Specialist to serve as a subject matter expert on our Global Payroll team, with ownership of payroll operations across LATAM (Brazil and Mexico). Reporting to the Senior Payroll Manager, this role partners closely with HR, Finance, and external vendors to ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery.
• We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Cork for our hybrid working model.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review advance, monthly and supplemental payrolls for our LATAM operations including salary, equity, benefits, and variable pay
• Manage Brazil 13º salário (13th month salary), férias (vacation), and rescisão (termination) calculations and payments
• Manage Mexico Christmas Bonus, profit sharing and terminations calculations and payments
• Single point of contact (POC) for all LATAM issues. Resolve all issues in a timely manner and within global payroll SLAs
• Reconcile payroll and support monthly/quarterly/annual accounting close processes
• Build internal LATAM payroll expertise, reducing reliance on external consultants through hands-on guidance and more efficient processes
• Issue union due slips and submit for payment
• Prepare the income tax DARF and reconcile the amounts according to the appropriate period
• Deep, current knowledge of Brazilian labor law (CLT), social security and tax obligations, and the eSocial/FGTS Digital ecosystem
• Own LATAM payroll-related employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, vacations and terminations, ensuring accurate and timely execution
• Partner with Legal, Finance, and HR on termination processing, CBA (Dissidio) and any other processes as required
• Ensure we are meeting annual compliance requirements; assist the Payroll Tax Team with any audits and year-end compliance reporting
• Train junior payroll staff; document and continuously improve payroll SOPs
• Automate processes to enhance scalability and efficiency of payroll operations
• Ensure SOX compliance with all payroll operation processes
• All other duties and responsibilities, as assigned

Requirements

• Fluent in Portuguese (a must) and Spanish (a plus)
• Experience with Brazil and Mexico end to end payroll
• Experience with Brazil payroll statutory obligations is required, i.e. hands-on experience with eSocial, FGTS Digital, INSS, IRRF and related filings
• Advance proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Google Applications
• Experience with ADP Celergo and SuccessFactors is a plus
• Minimum 6+years of LATAM payroll experience
• Subject matter expert in Brazil compliance and regulation including but not limited to vacation, collective bargaining agreements, 13th month salary calculations etc
• Ability to partner and collaborate with various stakeholders to fulfill common goals
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required to clearly communicate complex payroll matters to both employees and stakeholders
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced, high volume environment

Skills

Required

• Fluent in Portuguese (a must)

Preferred

• Spanish (a plus)