Payroll Relationship Manager

Payroll Relationship Manager

Location: Remote-Payroll

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.

Please take a look at remote.com/handbook to learn more about our culture and what it is like to work here. Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age and abilities to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. You can check out independent reviews by other candidates on Glassdoor or look up the results of our candidate surveys to see how others feel about working and interviewing here.

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

About the role:

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Payroll Relationship Manager joining our Global Payroll team. As a dynamic and energetic professional, the Payroll Relationship Manager will own the collaboration with external Payroll partners.

You will be reporting to the Manager, Payroll Services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Vendor Scoping & Research
  • Continuous Market research for best fit vendors and new developments, via networking, online searching, surveys and references. Map out key criteria, and present out best options.
  • Organise questionnaires, demo’s, and create cost analysis.
  • Present out to small groups on specific findings, and larger groups on trends.
• New Country onboarding
  • Project manage end to end for all new country onboarding. From vendor selection, to stakeholder alignment, migration, testing & comms.
  • Project manage end to end for GP setup on PSPs. From vendor selection, to stakeholder alignment, migration, testing & comms.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with local Payroll Service Providers (PSP).
  • Review company practices to ensure clients get maximum satisfaction.
  • Identify potential opportunities to improve the way to collaborate with external partners.
  • Work with internal departments to ensure PSPs meets Remote’s expectations.
• Cost Tracking & analysis
  • Review the tracking of costs done by Operations, and call out any anomalies versus agreed contractual costs.
  • Document and chart out costs for countries or departments. Initiate and follow through on cost discussions either internally or with the vendors.
  • HC analysis and costs if needed for the whole payroll organisation, to argue for HC or other efficiencies.
• Create and manage all internal training resources including quick start guides.
• Maintain frequent communication with Payroll team management.

About the ideal candidate:

• 8+ years of work experience in regional / global payroll operations.
• Understanding of global payroll best practices.
• Experience in implementing payroll in multiple countries and in managing relationships with third party payroll services.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills with great attention to detail
• Excellent proficiency in using spreadsheets is a must.
• 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.
• It’s not required to have experience working remotely, but is considered a plus.
• You write and speak fluent English.

Practicals

• You’ll report to: Implementation Manager, Payroll Services
• Team: Payroll
• Location: Anywhere
• Start date: As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote’s Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

Application process

1. Interview with recruiter
2. Interview with future manager
3. Interview with Payroll Relationship Manager
4. Interview with Director of Global Payroll
5. Prior employment verification check (Read more at remote.com/employment-checks)

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 are for all Remoters:

• unlimited personal time off (minimum 4 weeks)
• flexible working hours (we are async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• mental health support services
• stock options
• learning budget
• home office budget & IT equipment

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.

See how to convert your CV to PDF here.

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.

Need help? Email hiring@remote.com