Payroll Manager

The Payroll Manager takes full ownership of the end-to-end payroll process cycle, serving as a vital strategic partner for both the HR and Finance departments. This high-responsibility role involves significant influence over payroll architecture and offers extensive opportunities for process optimization and automation.

Areas of Responsibility

HR Administration Management (Outsourced Personnel)

• Full Lifecycle Support: Manage the complete cycle of HR administration including hiring, transfers, and termination of cooperation.
• Data Integrity: Ensure all data within HR and Payroll systems, specifically HiBob, remains correct and relevant.
• Documentation Control: Oversee the preparation and rigorous maintenance of all HR-related documentation.
• Cooperation Terms: Manage changes to cooperation terms such as role definitions, compensation adjustments, and work format updates.
• Mass Changes: Coordinate and support HR changes occurring on a mass scale.

Payroll: Calculation and Payments

• Outsourced Compensation: Take full ownership of calculation processes for outsourced specialists.
• In-house Validation: Validate calculations performed for internal staff members.
• Data Consolidation: Organize the systematic collection, verification, and consolidation of all payroll input data.
• Provider Interaction: Manage relationships and daily interactions with external payroll providers such as Mellow and Garna.
• Financial Accuracy: Control the correctness of all calculations, applicable taxes, and deductions.
• Payment Logistics: Organize timely direct payments and payments routed through external providers.
• Pay Slip Transparency: Maintain high standards of accuracy and transparency for all employee pay slips.

Period Closing and Reporting

• Month-End Leadership: Lead the comprehensive month-end closing process for the payroll function.
• Report Management: Prepare and control detailed payroll reports for stakeholders.
• System Reconciliation: Reconcile financial data across HR, payroll, and internal financial systems.
• Personnel Auditing: Control data integrity for employees, contractors, and outsourced personnel.
• Audit Participation: Actively participate in external and internal audits and final checks.

Interaction and Process Development

• Internal Consulting: Provide expert consultation to employees regarding calculation and payment inquiries.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Maintain close interaction with HR, Finance, and external partners.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements, automation, and scaling strategies for payroll.

Candidate Requirements

• Professional Experience: 4–5 years of specialized experience in payroll, covering end-to-end processes.
• Leadership Background: Prior experience as a Payroll Manager or Senior Payroll Specialist.
• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of payroll mechanics, taxes, and deductions, preferably within an international context.
• Provider Management: Proven experience interacting with and managing external payroll service providers.
• Software Proficiency: High proficiency with HRIS and Payroll systems, specifically HiBob or similar platforms.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional attention to detail, systemic thinking, and a high level of professional responsibility.
• Language Skills: English proficiency at an Intermediate level or higher for documentation and provider communication.
• Process Optimization: Previous participation in automation or optimization projects is considered a significant advantage.

Preferred Qualifications

• International Scope: Experience working within international companies or rapidly growing environments.
• Process Architecture: History of building payroll processes from scratch or leading major process transformations.
• Multi-Jurisdictional Exposure: Experience managing payroll across multiple legal jurisdictions.

What we offer:

• Work in a stable international company.
• Competitive salary, reviewed every 6 months based on market trends and your performance.
• Flexible work setup: whether you prefer coming to the office, working from home, or a hybrid of the two, the choice is yours.
• Flexible benefits: an annual $1000 to spend on perks, including health insurance, sports, therapy, education and language classes.
• Full pay during sick leaves and personal leaves, in addition to 20 working days of vacation annually.
• Open statistics, including earnings from our games.
• An epic team ready to share their experience and knowledge.