Senior Analyst, Payroll (LATAM)

At World Kinect, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and culturally-diverse environment, where innovative thinking, collaboration and efficient execution are highly valued. Our high-performance culture is what allows us to drive sustained growth. Stronger together, we promote an environment where individuals can thrive.
 

The Sr Analyst, Payroll LATAM primary responsibility is to process payrolls across Latin American region (7 countries) in a timely and accurate manner in compliance with local laws and regulations.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Process payrolls across Latin American region for 7 countries.
• Maintain salaries, pension, taxes, and social security accuracy in Workday as well as in Payroll vendor’s systems by reconciling the data to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Administer the year-end tax filings and disbursement of employee forms for all applicable countries.
• File and label all confidential correspondence in ‘Box’ accordance with Data Security legal requirements and company policies whilst maintaining WFS Documentation retention policies.
• Administer Expatriate related payroll activities and coordinate with external tax vendors as needed.
• Maintain the LATAM shared Payroll Inbox, working to a maximum 24-hour response time, supporting employees with any pay-related queries.
• Support all relevant Finance/Accounting teams with reconciliations or general Payroll queries.
• Maintain close communication with workers unions.
• Maintain strong relationships with corporate staff: Accounting, Internal Audit, Financial Planning & Analysis, and People/HR.
• Maintain SOX controls and coordinate annual testing and reporting with Internal / External Auditors.
• Identify and recommend updates to payroll processing software systems, and procedures.
• Ability to train and assist junior staff.
• Communicate efficiently with business partners, team members, and Management

REQUIREMENTS

• Degree level or possess an equivalent level qualification
• 3-4 years experience in Payroll is essential
• Knowledge on Safeguard, ADP Streamline, ADP Expert and WORKDAY systems highly desirable
• International experience is preferable
• Intermediate knowledge of English language is essential
• Advanced knowledge of Spanish language is essential
• Intermediate knowledge of Portuguese language is preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Use of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel and Outlook, and willingness to experiment and work with new technologies

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