Senior Finance Process Lead

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference. When you join us, you will have: Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey. A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes. Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family. You will work out of our San Jose, Costa Rica office in our Finance Global Operations Center as a part of our global payroll team to oversee and manage the day-to-day operations of the Payroll team. You will ensure accurate and timely payroll processing, compliance with statutory requirements, and effective team management. You will collaborate with internal departments, external vendors, and auditors to support payroll operations and continuous improvement initiatives. You will complete accurate and timely processing of employee salaries, benefits, and statutory deductions. You will review and validate payroll inputs, including attendance, bonuses, incentives, reimbursements, etc. You will ensure compliance with local labor laws, tax regulations, and company policies. In coordination with HR, Finance, and other stakeholders, you will work to resolve payroll-related issues. You will perform final reviews and approvals of payroll reports, pay slip, and bank files. You will maintain and audit payroll records and documentation to support internal controls and audits (ICFR compliance, SOX, etc.). You will manage month-end and year-end payroll activities including reports, reconciliation, and filings (PF, ESI, TDS, etc.). You will lead initiatives for payroll system enhancements, automation, and process improvements. You will prepare MIS reports and payroll dashboards for senior management. You will provide guidance, training, and performance feedback to team members and act as a point of escalation for complex or sensitive payroll matters.

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or a related field is preferred 4+ years of experience in Latin America countries – experience in US / other countries or regions will be an added advantage Multiple payroll system experience required, exposure to SAP will be advantageous Strong knowledge of accounting principles Strong attention to detail, problem-solving, and analytical skills Familiarity with productivity tools such as Microsoft Office Suite Payroll transformation experience required – including testing experience, ensuring data accuracy and integrity Excellent verbal and written communication skills