Senior Global Payroll Specialist

TechnipFMC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TechnipFMC is seeking an experienced payroll specialist to oversee daily payroll processing across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Suriname, and Guyana. This role requires hands-on support for day-to-day payroll operations, system management, and project work during high-volume periods.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of payroll experience, strong knowledge of payroll tax compliance, and fluency in English and Spanish.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of payroll experience required.
• Experience with payroll tax compliance, including jurisdiction analysis and issues resolution.
• Experience with international mobility, including assignment review and shadow payrolls.
• Minimum 5 years of complex payroll processing experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll administration and ensure accurate, timely processing across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Suriname, and Guyana.
• Support with payroll processing, training, project completion, issue resolution, and deadline management.
• Monitor PN/SF tickets for payroll exceptions requiring manual calculation (retroactive changes, late time, leave adjustments).
• Review, audit, reconcile, and correct payroll data before and after transmission for taxes, deductions, and general ledger data.
• Perform payroll data analysis, validation, audits, and spot checks to confirm processing accuracy.
• Perform payroll system testing for ADP Vantage, SAP, ADP Workforce, Grand Thornton interfaces.
• Coordinate with HRIS and vendors to resolve errors and maintain SOX compliance documentation.
• Support year-end payroll activities including entries, adjustments, gross-ups, and W-2 review.
• Collaborate with Deloitte and Global Mobility on international mobility activities and shadow payrolls.
• Work with Shared Services, HRIS, GBS, Benefits, Finance, P&C teams, and vendors to resolve payroll-related issues.
• Develop and update Payroll SOPs and support system enhancements in response to legislative changes.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Payroll knowledge

Tools

ADP Vantage

ADP Workforce

SAP

Job description

TechnipFMC is seeking an experienced payroll specialist to oversee daily payroll processing across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Suriname, and Guyana. This role requires hands-on support for day-to-day payroll operations, system management, and project work during high-volume periods.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of payroll experience, strong knowledge of payroll tax compliance, and fluency in English and Spanish.