Payroll Lead, Americas

FLSmidth; Monterrey; Hybrid; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and private pension

Life insurance

Meal vouchers

Holiday vouchers for Easter &Christmas

Job summary

FLSmidth is seeking a Payroll Lead for the Americas region to drive standardization, scale payroll operations, and collaborate with global vendors. This role requires balancing strategy with hands-on execution across North and South America.

You will partner with HR, Finance and business owners to improve processes, ensure accurate and timely payments, and promote a positive employee experience. Fluency in English and working Spanish are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in payroll operations, across multiple countries.
• Experience with global payroll vendors (ADP, CloudPay, etc.).
• English fluent with Spanish working proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Support payroll process improvements and standardization across Americas payrolls.
• Collaborate with external payroll vendors to validate inputs and ensure timely payments.
• Coordinate with HR, Finance and business owners to drive mutual initiatives.
• Maintain focus on employee experience in payroll operations.
• Support KPI and SLA targets for payroll.
• Assist in payroll vendor assessments and integrations.
• Ensure compliance with global policies and procedures.
• Support internal/external audits of payroll.

Skills

Payroll operations

Vendor coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Process improvement

English fluency

Spanish working proficiency

Communication skills

Tools

Workday

ADP

CloudPay

Job description

At FLS, we are committed to shaping the future of the mining industry. For over 140 years, we have been at the forefront of innovation, delivering full flowsheet technology and services that drive efficiency and sustainability.

We’re looking for a Payroll Lead for the Americas region to be the glue that holds our regional payroll puzzle together – someone who thrives at the intersection of operations, strategy and problem-solving. This role is all about helping our payroll function evolve, scale and shine.

This is an individual contributor role where you will have the opportunity to support global standardization initiatives and implementations, engage with key stakeholders and act as advisory for our payroll function. You will also be responsible for operational payroll activities in selected locations from the region.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Support process improvement and standardization initiatives across North and South America payrolls, in alignment with the FLS Global practices
• Own a payroll process in collaboration with our external payroll vendors, by sharing payroll input data, validating calculations and ensuring timely payments to employees and statutory agencies
• Align with stakeholders across HR, Finance and Business owners to drive mutual initiatives, solve and unblock challenges
• Maintain and promote a high focus on employee experience
• Proactively support our KPI and SLA targets
• Assist in payroll vendor service assessment and integrations
• Ensure compliance with FLS global policies and procedures
• Support in external or internal audit initiatives

What We’re Looking For

• Solid experience in payroll operations of 5+ years, with exposure to any of the following countries: Brazil, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Canada, US
• Experience in working with global payroll vendors such as ADP, CloudPay or others
• Workday experience is a plus
• Fluency in English, working-level proficiency in Spanish
• Focus on efficiency, structure, and clarity
• An excellent grasp of payroll systems, tools, and automation opportunities, including handling implementations or integrations
• Excellent communication and coordination skills
• A mindset that’s equal parts pragmatic and strategic – you’re not afraid to get into the weeds but always have the bigger picture in mind

What We Offer

• A global network of supportive colleagues and growth opportunities
• Hybrid working environment and flexible working hours
• Company benefits for healthcare and medical insurance, private pension, life insurance
• Meal vouchers and holiday vouchers for Easter & Christmas
• As an equal opportunity employer, FLSmidth embraces diversity and equality by promoting an environment of inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply - the more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is. In our commitment to equal opportunity and eliminating bias, we kindly request that you exclude personal information such as age, ethnicity, marital status, number of children, and photographs from your application materials.

You’ll be joining a company where global collaboration, continuous improvement, and real impact are more than buzzwords. We’re building scalable, human-centered payroll processes – and your voice will help shape them. Let’s make payroll smarter and smoother!

FLSmidth is the leading supplier of engineering, equipment and service solutions to customers in the mining and cement industries – for more information please visit FLSmidth.com/careers

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