Payroll Specialist

Position:
Payroll Specialist

Company:
Rapyd Finance

Location:
Colombia, Bogotá

Employment type:
Full-time

Short Summary:
Rapyd has unified payments, payouts, and fintech on one worldwide platform. As a Payroll Specialist, you will own and scale local and regional HR operations, ensuring precise and timely payroll execution while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities:
- Partner with external payroll vendors to execute end-to-end monthly payroll.
- Consolidate monthly novelties, review draft outputs, automate audit checks, and finalize monthly closing reports.
- Align operations with local tax, labor, and social security regulations.
- Deliver monthly payroll reconciliations for Finance and maintain strict SOX controls and audit trails.
- Lead onboarding/offboarding documentation, manage contracts, track work permits, and monitor local statutory requirements.
- Maintain updated employee records across HRIS and digital archives.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for payroll and admin queries.
- Build domain knowledge across LATAM payroll frameworks for effective regional support.

Requirement:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, HR, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 1–3 years of hands-on payroll processing and personnel administration experience.
- Deep understanding of local labor legislation and end-to-end employee lifecycle documentation.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and HRIS platforms.
- Proven experience handling payroll audits and financial control environments.
- Professional English proficiency (B2 minimum).
- Extreme attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills.