Payroll Specialist Lead - Spain

Remote; Indonesia; Remote; IDR 1.002.004.000 - 1.336.006.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global HR platform is seeking a Payroll Specialist Lead to join their team. This fully remote role requires expertise in payroll management and a passion for improving processes. You will manage payroll operations for multiple countries, ensuring compliance and data integrity. Ideal candidates will be proactive with an analytical mindset and proficient in relevant software tools. The company fosters a supportive, asynchronous work culture allowing team members to balance life and work effectively.

Benefits

Budget for local social events

Access to Remote benefits handbook

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll management or equivalent.
• Ability to manage full end-to-end payroll processes.
• Experience with statutory filing and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with Payroll Implementation and Finance teams.
• Process payroll, approvals, payments, and compliance.
• Mentor and support payroll specialists.

Skills

Payroll management

Knowledge of payroll best practices

Proficient in SAP

Analytical mindset

Fluent in English

Ability to adapt to fast-paced environments

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

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 Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Payroll Specialist Lead joining our Global Payroll Operations Team.

What you bring

• Payroll management or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of payroll best practices.
• Proficient in using software tools like SAP, Excel / Google Sheet.
• An analytical mindset with great problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to adapt to a fast‑paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact.
• Is a productivity geek and will constantly think of ways to improve and speed up their work.
• You understand the need and ideal to work largely asynchronously.
• Writes and speaks fluent English
• It’s not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

Key responsibilities

• Act as a true subject matter expert for the country
  • Manage existing relationships with key stakeholder within Payroll Implementation, Finance, Product, Engineers.
  • Process full end to end payroll in‑house, statutory filing requirements, exceptions, approvals, payments and compliance.
  • Ensure full data integrity and quality
• Accounting/reconciliations
• Focus on KPIs and SLAs
• Implement and improve processes
• Mentor and support payroll specialists
• Back up regional managers during times of absence

Practicals

• You’ll report to: Manager, Global Payroll Operations.
• Team: Payroll
• Location: Anywhere in the World
• Start date: As soon as possible

Application process

• Interview with recruiter
• Interview with future manager
• Interview with team members (no managers present)

Benefits & perks

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

• Budget for local in‑person social events or co‑working spaces
• Access to Remote handbook explaining full benefits & perks

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.

How to apply

• Please fill out the form below and upload your CV in PDF format.
• We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English.
• 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.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

Remote is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and all under‑represented groups to apply. We provide a welcoming environment and offer accommodations as needed. We ask all applicants who need an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.