Payroll Specialist - Argentina, Chile and Mexico

Remote; Indonesia; Remote; IDR 552.422.000 - 621.268.000; Full time

Job summary

A global HR tech company is searching for a Payroll Specialist with over 5 years of experience in managing payroll processes for Argentina, Mexico, and Chile. This fully remote role involves processing payrolls, maintaining records, and enhancing systems for efficiency. Proficient English is essential. The position offers a salary range of $33,300 - $37,450 USD annually and includes various remote work benefits.

Benefits

Budget for local social events or co-working spaces

Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of payroll best practices and local compliance requirements.
• Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.
• Customer-facing experience, guiding clients through payroll processes.

Responsibilities

• Process both Global Payroll and EOR payrolls, ensuring compliance.
• Update and maintain accurate payroll records.
• Manage the Zendesk ticket queue.
• Act as the main point of contact for payroll questions.
• Build and maintain relationships with payroll vendors.
• Continuously improve payroll processes.
• Ensure data integrity across all payroll systems.

Skills

Payroll best practices

Excel proficiency

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Proactive attitude

5+ years payroll experience

In-house payroll processing experience

Customer-facing experience

Fluent English

Job description

Payroll Specialist - Argentina, Chile and Mexico

Remote-Chile

About Remote

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in‑class HR platform. If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!

What this job can offer you

This is an exciting time to join our global Payroll Operations team not only because we are growing, but because our teams build the future of Global Payroll by elevating the processes and ways of working in the industry.

What you bring

• Solid knowledge of payroll best practices and local compliance requirements.
• Strong proficiency with Excel and Google Sheets.
• An analytical mindset with problem‑solving skills and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt quickly in a fast‑paced, constantly evolving environment, with a passion for identifying improvement opportunities.
• A proactive attitude, always looking for ways to streamline and optimize workflows.
• 5+ years of experience working with payroll for Argentina, Mexico, and/or Chile.
• Experience with in‑house payroll processing, Social Security filings, and vendor management is a strong plus.
• Customer‑facing experience, solving problems and guiding clients and prospects through local payroll processes and questions.
• You write and speak fluent English.

Key Responsibilities

• Process both Global Payroll (GP) and EOR payrolls, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant calculations, filings, and reports.
• Update and maintain accurate payroll records and employee data in Remote platform and payroll software systems.
• Manage the Zendesk ticket queue, providing timely and professional responses.
• Act as the main point of contact for customers (GP) and internal/external stakeholders regarding payroll questions and processes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with payroll vendors, ensuring quality, accuracy, and timely service delivery.
• Continuously improve payroll processes and keep up to date with internal payroll projects and updates.
• Ensure full data integrity across all payroll systems and processes.

Practical

• You’ll report to: Payroll Operations Manager Latam
• Team: Operations - Payroll
• Location: You can fulfill this role from any location
• Start date: As soon as possible

Application Process

• (async) Profile review
• Interview with recruiter
• Interview with Payroll Specialist Lead
• Interview with future manager
• (async) Offer

Remote’s Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.

The annual salary range for this full‑time position is $33,300 - $37,450 USD.

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:

• Budget for local in‑person social events or co‑working spaces.

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life‑work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

• Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
• We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
• If you don’t have an up‑to‑date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under‑represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from your recruiter.