Payroll Lead - Mexico Operations & Compliance

Suntory Global Spirits; Región Centro; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Suntory Global Spirits in Mexico is seeking a seasoned Payroll Leader to manage end-to-end payroll for all Mexican entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strict compliance with labor, tax, and social security rules. You will lead a Mexico Payroll team, partner with HR, Finance, Tax, and IT, and drive continuous improvement and automation initiatives.

Ideal candidates will have a BS/BA in Finance or Accounting, 7 years in payroll with at least 3 in leadership, and bilingual fluency in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 7 years of Payroll experience including 3 years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of Mexican payroll legislation, accounting practices, and statutory compliance.
• Fully bilingual – Spanish and English.
• Experience with multiple payroll systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the end-to-end payroll operations for all Mexican legal entities, ensuring accurate, timely and compliant payroll delivery.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Mexican labor, tax and social security regulations, as well as company policies, procedures and internal controls.
• Lead and develop the Mexico Payroll team, promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer service and continuous improvement.
• Set priorities for the team including specific goals and performance targets; leverage team strengths to achieve objectives.
• Ensure payroll is accurate, reports are timely and relevant, and research discrepancies to successful resolution.
• Act as the Mexico Payroll subject matter expert and maintain effective partnerships with HR, Finance, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, IT and other business stakeholders.
• Track team key performance indicators and service level agreements for payroll processing, reporting, audit compliance, and employee support.
• Drive standardization, automation and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance payroll accuracy, efficiency and overall employee experience.
• Prepare effective presentations and deliver timely updates to upper management.
• Represent the company before Social Security and other payroll-related authorities when formally authorized and required.
• Maintain knowledge of legal requirements and government reporting regulations impacting Payroll and ensure policies, procedures, and reporting are in compliance.
• Direct annual year end processing and compliance with Social Security requirements.
• Develop materials and provide periodic training with other departments to outline procure to pay processes.
• Lead payroll team and stakeholders in the effective use of the systems.
• Collaborate with regional and global peers on various projects to promote short-term and long-term performance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Payroll expertise

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Job description

Suntory Global Spirits in Mexico is seeking a seasoned Payroll Leader to manage end-to-end payroll for all Mexican entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strict compliance with labor, tax, and social security rules. You will lead a Mexico Payroll team, partner with HR, Finance, Tax, and IT, and drive continuous improvement and automation initiatives.

Ideal candidates will have a BS/BA in Finance or Accounting, 7 years in payroll with at least 3 in leadership, and bilingual fluency in