Payroll Manager

Empresaconfidencial; Ciudad de México; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Empresaconfidencial in Mexico City seeks an experienced Payroll Manager to lead end-to-end payroll for union and non-union employees across Mexico. You will manage a team, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive transformation initiatives to improve efficiency and employee experience.

Responsibilities include governance, audits, and collaboration with HR, Finance, Legal, and external providers to achieve operational excellence and timely payroll delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a related field.
• 8+ years payroll experience.
• At least 3 years leading payroll teams.
• Strong knowledge of Mexican labor, tax, and social security regulations.
• Experience managing payroll for union and non-union employees.
• Experience with payroll transformations and system implementations.
• Experience with payroll controls, audits, reconciliations, and vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll processing, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with Mexican regulations.
• Lead and develop a team of payroll professionals, fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with Mexican labor, tax, and social security regulations (IMSS, INFONAVIT, Fonacot, payroll taxes, overtime, benefits).
• Maintain strong payroll governance, controls, reconciliations, audits, and risk management practices.
• Drive payroll transformation initiatives, including process improvement, automation, and technology implementations.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, Compliance, business leaders, and external providers to ensure operational excellence.
• Manage payroll support for audits, regulatory inspections, mergers, acquisitions, and integrations.
• Monitor payroll performance metrics and provide insights and recommendations to leadership.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Mexico payroll regulations

Union and non-union payroll

Team development

Process improvement

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Transformation initiatives

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead the accurate, timely, and compliant delivery of payroll for both union and non-union employees across Mexico. This role will be responsible for payroll operations, governance, compliance, team leadership, and transformation initiatives that enhance efficiency and employee experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll processing, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with Mexican regulations.
• Lead and develop a team of payroll professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with Mexican labor, tax, and social security regulations, including IMSS, INFONAVIT, Fonacot, payroll taxes, overtime, and statutory benefits.
• Maintain strong payroll governance, controls, reconciliations, audits, and risk management practices.
• Drive payroll transformation initiatives, including process improvement, automation, and technology implementations.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, Compliance, business leaders, and external providers to ensure operational excellence.
• Manage payroll support for audits, regulatory inspections, mergers, acquisitions, and business integrations.
• Monitor payroll performance metrics and provide insights and recommendations to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive payroll experience, including at least 3 years leading payroll teams.
• Strong expertise in Mexican payroll legislation, labor law, tax, social security, and payroll compliance.
• Experience managing payroll for both union and non-union populations.
• Proven success leading payroll transformation, process improvement, and system implementations.
• Experience with payroll controls, audits, reconciliations, payroll accounting, and vendor management.
• Strong stakeholder management, analytical, problem-solving, and change leadership skills.
• Payroll, Project Management, Continuous Improvement, or Change Management certifications are a plus.

What Success Looks Like

• Accurate and compliant payroll delivery.
• Strong payroll governance and risk mitigation.
• Enhanced employee and stakeholder experience.
• Successful implementation of payroll improvements and automation initiatives.
• Development of a high-performing payroll team.