Payroll Specialist

Mercedes-Benz; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 73,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercedes-Benz in San Antonio, TX is seeking a mid-level Payroll Specialist to work alongside decision-makers and own critical reconciliation tasks in a fast-paced finance environment. The role pairs a $73,000 - $104,000 salary with coaching and broad exposure to budgeting and reporting decisions.

You will collaborate across departments, handle grant reporting, and ensure accurate reconciliation of benefits invoices, while maintaining weekends and a role that grows quickly beyond the title.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in finance or payroll-related roles.
• Strong account reconciliation skills and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with GAAP; IFRS interest to grow in scope.

Responsibilities

• Partner with department heads to track spending against budgets.
• Run the cost-accounting layer under each finance product line.
• Lead temporary grant reporting to maintain funder confidence.
• Reconcile temporary benefits invoices line-by-line.
• Interpret AR aging trends to anticipate issues.
• Assist with quarterly investor reporting and craft financial narratives.
• Translate GAAP nuances into actionable guidance for the San Antonio team.

Skills

Account reconciliation

GAAP knowledge

IFRS curiosity

Finance cycles

Mentoring

Job description

Forget the stereotype of the back-office accountant; this mid-level Payroll Specialist sits beside decision-makers in San Antonio. We pair a $73,000 - $104,000 salary with real responsibility, so the Payroll Specialist you become here grows faster than the title suggests.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with department heads to track spending against approved budgets
• Run the cost-accounting layer beneath every finance product line
• Steer the temporary grant reporting that keeps funders confident
• Reconcile the temporary benefits invoice against enrollment line by line
• Read the AR aging like a weather map and act before storms hit
• Assist with quarterly investor reporting and generously-mentoring financial narratives
• Translate GAAP nuance into guidance the San Antonio team can apply

What You'll Bring

• Real curiosity about why Mercedes-Benz customers do what they do
• Resilience measured across 5 years of finance cycles
• The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
• Real Account Reconciliation chops, plus the IFRS curiosity to keep growing
• The patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard
• Proven aptitude for Account Reconciliation, ideally near San Antonio, TX

Mercedes-Benz is the make-it-better TX company that built its name on finance work nobody else wanted to do properly. The fastest way to earn standing at Mercedes-Benz is to make a teammate's hard problem disappear.

This mid-level role pays $73,000 - $104,000 and surrounds it with coaching, coverage, and hours that respect your weekends in TX.

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