Payroll Risk & Compliance Specialist

About Remote

Remote is solving global remote organizations’ biggest challenge: employing anyone anywhere compliantly. We make it possible for businesses big and small to employ a global team by handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance. Check out remote.com/how-it-works to learn more or if you’re interested in adding to the mission, scroll down to apply now.

Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under-represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.

All of our positions are fully remote. You do not have to relocate to join us!

The position

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Payroll Country expert (or Regional) , joining our Payroll Risk and Compliance team.

Our ideal candidate will have experience in regional/global payroll operations, including a deep understanding of wage tax laws and social security regulations in at least one country. Proven track record in identifying payroll compliance risks and implementing controls.

Requirements

Strong Legislation expertise in India country/region
Proven experience in a senior payroll role within an in-house payroll environment processing payroll or being in an payroll audit, compliance role.
Understands the approach taken by local authorities and has proven track record of communicating with authorities to resolve matters.
Has had exposure to local authority investigations and audits
Experience in making recommendations for process improvements and ensuring that they are implemented
Strong sense of accountability and ownership of tasks
Proficiency in data manipulation (eg sql, Excel)
Excellent time management and organisational skills
An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities.
Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact.
Is a productivity geek and will constantly think of ways to improve and speed up their work.
You understand the need and ideal to work largely asynchronously.
Writes and speaks fluent English as well as the local language being recruited for.
It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

Key responsibilities

Act as a true local employment legislation and tax expert for India country / region
Risk and Compliance: Conduct comprehensive risk reviews of payroll files to verify accuracy and compliance with all governmental wage tax laws (federal, state and local) and social security requirements. Identify and rectify discrepancies, underpayments, or overpayments, and recommend corrective actions.
Reporting and Documentation: Prepare detailed audit findings reports, highlighting areas of concern and recommending improvements to payroll processes. Maintain strong records of audits performed, methodologies used, and the resolution of identified issues.
Responsible for ensuring the correctness of our payroll processes and that checklists, sign-off criteria and the network is fully embedded into Payroll Operations
Monitor regulatory climate and ensure changes are understood, implemented, incorporated and communicated to Internal and external teams, as required
Provide support and training on compliance matters to payroll staff.
Maintain country knowledge pages
Overall responsibility for compliance and reporting to the Manager of Payroll Compliance and Audit, working with Tax, Legal and Payroll.
Experience in accounting/reconciliations
Skilled in implementing recommendations to improve processes
Working with internal teams to improve our platform, completing UAT testing through to sign-off. Ensure all changes are documented .

Practicals

You'll report to: Manager, Global Payroll Risk & Compliance
Team: Global Payroll Risk and Compliance
Location: Anywhere in the World
Start date: As soon as possible

Application process

(async) Profile review
Interview with recruiter
Interview with future manager
Interview with another manager
Prior employment verification check(s)
(async) Offer

Benefits

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:

work from anywhere
unlimited personal time off (minimum 4 weeks)
quarterly company-wide day off for self care
flexible working hours (we are async)
16 weeks paid parental leave
mental health support services
stock options
learning budget
home office budget & IT equipment
budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.

Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis.

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