Payroll Specialist

Didi-Global-; México; Presencial; MXN 600.000 - 900.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

DiDi Global Inc. seeks a Payroll Specialist to lead end-to-end payroll operations for Mexico, ensuring compliance with labor laws, tax regulations, social security, and internal policies.

The role collaborates with HR, Finance, Tax, Benefits, Legal, and external payroll vendors to deliver accurate payroll processing. The candidate will manage semi-monthly and off-cycle payrolls, handle bonuses and deductions, and ensure timely tax reporting and regulatory filings.

Formación

• 6-8 years of progressive payroll experience with strong Mexico payroll exposure.
• Minimum 5 years processing payroll for Mexico with statutory compliance and year-end activities.
• Experience managing payroll for 500-5,000+ employees in multinational/shared services environments.

Responsabilidades

• Manage complete Mexico payroll cycles including semi-monthly, off-cycle, bonus, finiquitos, liquidaciones, and related items.
• Validate inputs, reconcile data, perform gross-to-net calculations, and ensure payroll accuracy.
• Maintain master data, deductions, tax data, and regulatory reporting; liaise with HR, Finance, Tax, and external vendors.

Conocimientos

Payroll processing

End-to-end payroll

Advanced analytics

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Stakeholder management

Policy interpretation

Educación

Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related

Descripción del empleo

Company Overview

DiDi Global Inc. is the world’s leading mobility technology platform. It offers a wide range of app-based services across markets including Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa, including ride hailing, taxi hailing, chauffeur, hitch and other forms of shared mobility as well as auto solutions, food delivery, intra-city freight, and financial services.

DiDi provides car owners, drivers, and delivery partners with flexible work and income opportunities. It is committed to collaborating with policymakers, the taxi industry, the automobile industry and the communities to solve the world’s transportation, environmental and employment challenges through the use of AI technology and localized smart transportation innovations. DiDi strives to create better life experiences and greater social value, by building a safe, inclusive and sustainable transportation and local services ecosystem for cities of the future.

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Team Overview

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for the end-to-end administration and execution of payroll operations for employees in Mexico, ensuring compliance with Mexican labor laws, tax regulations, social security obligations, and internal company policies. This role owns the full payroll lifecycle, from employee onboarding through offboarding, while partnering with HR, Finance, Tax, Benefits, Legal, and external payroll vendors to deliver accurate and timely payroll processing.

Role Responsibilities

Manage complete Mexico payroll cycles including semi-monthly, off-cycle, bonus, special payrolls, finiquitos, and liquidaciones.

• Collect, validate, and reconcile payroll inputs, time and attendance, finance, and payroll vendors.
• Perform gross-to-net validation, payroll balancing, variance analysis, approvals, funding coordination, payroll execution, and payroll close activities.
• Maintain accurate payroll master data, employee records, pay elements, deductions, bank details, tax data.
• Serve as subject matter expert for Mexico payroll rules, statutory obligations, internal controls, and payroll best practices.
• Terminations: final payroll, finiquito, liquidacion, severance, vacation payout, aguinaldo adjustments, PTU adjustments.
• SAT: ISR withholding, CFDI payroll receipts, payroll tax reporting.
• IMSS: employee registrations, salary modifications, employer contributions, disability reporting, risk classification, and contribution calculations.
• INFONAVIT/Fonacot: loan deductions, employer reporting, contribution calculations, and employee deduction reconciliation.
• State payroll taxes: calculation, reconciliation, filing support, and payment coordination.
• Strong working knowledge of Federal Labor Law, Social Security Law, Income Tax Law, audit requirements, and payroll data privacy obligations.
• Regular salary, overtime, shift premiums, vacation pay, vacation premium, aguinaldo, PTU, commissions, bonuses, incentives, gross-ups, finiquitos, and liquidaciones.
• Support internal and external audits, evidence collection, and remediation of payroll findings.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Benefits, Compensation, Legal, Internal Audit, external payroll vendors, and government agencies.

Role Qualifications

Experience Requirements

• 6-8 years of progressive payroll experience, with strong exposure to Mexico payroll operations.
• Minimum 5 years processing payroll for Mexico, including statutory compliance and year-end activities.
• Experience managing payroll for medium to large employee populations, ideally 500-5,000+ employees.
• Experience in multinational, shared services, global payroll, or outsourced payroll environments is highly desirable.

Required Skills

• Strong end-to-end Mexico payroll processing knowledge.
• Advanced analytical, reconciliation, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to work under strict deadlines.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, confidentiality, customer service, and ownership mindset.
• Ability to interpret complex payroll legislation and translate it into operational payroll processes.
• Professional working proficiency in English is required. The role demands the ability to understand and discuss work-related tasks, compose emails, and conduct internal meetings in English.

Education and Certifications

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related discipline is required.

EEO Statement

• We create customer value - We strive to always create valuable experiences for our users in everything we do. Our focus is to always innovate new expe