Lead Administrator Payroll - LATAM

Responsibilities

• Drive accurate and timely payroll delivery across Mexico and Latin America, creating a trusted experience for colleagues and ensuring business continuity.
• Own payroll compliance by applying labor, tax, and social security requirements, reducing risk and maintaining confidence in payroll operations.
• Lead payroll data validation and reconciliation processes that strengthen accuracy, improve reporting quality, and support informed business decisions.
• Shape continuous improvement initiatives that simplify processes, increase efficiency, and enhance the payroll experience across the region.
• Build strong partnerships with finance and human resources teams to create seamless connections between payroll and broader people processes.
• Influence payroll governance by maintaining robust records, strengthening Sarbanes‑Oxley (SOX) controls, and ensuring audit readiness.
• Use payroll insights and reporting to identify trends, improve consistency, and drive operational excellence.
• Create positive colleague experiences by resolving payroll inquiries with professionalism, accuracy, and a strong client‑focused mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• 8+ years of payroll experience across Mexico and Latin America, including ownership of end‑to‑end payroll processes.
• Strong knowledge of Mexican labor laws, social security regulations, tax legislation, and payroll compliance requirements.
• Experience working with payroll systems and advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain exceptional attention to detail in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, relationship‑building, and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across a matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated commitment to confidentiality, accuracy, teamwork, and delivering outstanding service to colleagues.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting payroll operations within a shared services or global organization, where you’ve helped streamline processes across multiple countries or entities.
• Exposure to SOX (Sarbanes‑Oxley) controls, audit processes, or regulated environments where strong governance and control discipline is essential.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement initiatives in payroll or HR operations, where you’ve influenced process enhancements, automation, or system optimization.

About the Team

In this role you’ll own payroll accuracy and compliance across Mexico and Latin America, create opportunities to improve processes and strengthen controls, and drive outcomes that directly impact colleagues across the region. You’ll influence how payroll operations evolve, ensure a seamless experience for our people, and play an important role in helping Global Payments shape the future of commerce.

Benefits

• A competitive salary and benefits package that recognizes your contribution.
• Opportunities to grow your skills and build your career within a global business.
• Access to learning, development and on‑the‑job experiences that expand your expertise.
• A supportive, inclusive team environment where your ideas and input matter.
• Time to give back through community and charity initiatives.
• A global employee assistance programme to support your wellbeing.
• Recognition through a global platform that celebrates your achievements.

EEO Statement

Global Payments is an equal opportunity employer. Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the Human Resources Department.