Payroll Administrator

This role manages and optimises end-to-end multi-country payroll operations, ensuring the global workforce is paid accurately and on time while maintaining compliance with local statutory regulations, tax laws and internal controls. A central focus is modernising and scaling the payroll tech stack, including administering Deel and ADP and supporting system migrations and implementations. The role works with third-party payroll providers, local in-country partners, banking partners, HR Operations, IT, Finance/Tax and external legal/payroll partners, and acts as a primary contact for employee payroll inquiries.

• Oversee and execute multi-country payroll cycles across international entities, contractors and employee models including EOR, direct employment, part-time and full-time.
• Coordinate data collection, calculations and input verification for base pay, overtime, allowances, bonuses, statutory deductions, benefits and final payouts.
• Audit and reconcile preliminary payroll reports and gross-to-net calculations against HRIS records before approval and transmission.
• Partner with third-party payroll providers, local in-country partners and banking partners to execute disbursements and tax remissions.
• Administer Deel and ADP payroll platforms, maintaining accurate configurations, data mappings and system workflows, and document system configurations, integration touchpoints and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Support rollout, testing and implementation of new payroll and HRIS tools, with emphasis on Deel integrations and optimisations.
• Partner with HR Operations, IT and Finance to automate workflows between HRIS, time-tracking and accounting systems to eliminate manual data entry.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of statutory payroll regulations, labour laws, social security contributions and tax withholdings across active operating jurisdictions, and collaborate with internal Finance/Tax teams and external legal/payroll partners on year-end filings, wage reporting
• Tax forms and statutory audits, producing monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc payroll reporting for Finance journal entries, general ledger (GL) reconciliations, variance analysis and workforce budgeting.
• Act as primary contact for employee inquiries regarding pay stubs, tax withholdings, deductions and payment timing, resolving tickets promptly and empathetically, and collaborate with Talent Acquisition and HR Operations during onboarding
• Status changes and offboarding to ensure seamless data handoffs.
• Conduct regular audits of employee tax profiles, banking details and benefit deductions to maintain peak data integrity.

• 3+ years of direct experience administering payroll across multiple international jurisdictions and legal entities.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Deel and ADP (WorkForce Now, GlobalView or Streamline), or proven technical acumen with a demonstrated track record of rapidly mastering complex new HRIS and payroll software.
• Familiarity with international tax withholdings, statutory contributions, benefits administration and multi-currency payouts.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables, nested formulas) for reconciliation and auditing.
• Exceptional communication skills with a proven track record of handling confidential and sensitive employee data with utmost integrity.
• Detail-oriented, highly analytical and tech-savvy approach.

• Hands-on experience participating in or leading a payroll/HRIS system implementation or migration, particularly involving Deel.
• Experience supporting workforce transitions such as contractor/freelancer to direct or part-time employee transitions.
• Experience with integrations between HRIS platforms, time/attendance tools and ERP systems such as NetSuite, Workday or BambooHR.

• Mental Health Days Off
• No Meeting Fridays
• Flexible working schedules
• 2 days of Volunteering Time Off
• Opportunities to take part in charitable activities
• Opportunities to support environmental efforts
• Employee Resource Groups