Payroll Specialist

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You’ll partner closely with the Payroll Manager to help keep Mambu’s global payroll running smoothly across all our locations. From gathering and validating data to coordinating with payroll vendors and making sure salaries and taxes are paid accurately and on time, you’ll be involved in the full payroll journey.

We’re looking for someone detail-oriented and organized, who enjoys working in a fast-moving, international environment and feels comfortable collaborating with colleagues and external partners alike.

• Payroll Lifecycle Management: Own the end-to-end payroll process for employees in collaboration with external payroll vendors, across international entities, ensuring 100% accuracy and on-time delivery.
• Data Collection: Systematically collect and validate monthly inputs (variables, bonuses, and changes) in coordination with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
• Payroll approval: review accuracy and act as first level approver of the monthly payroll reports.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary liaison for third-party payroll providers, ensuring service level agreements (SLAs) are met and local compliance is maintained.
• Financial Coordination: Partner with Finance and Treasury to manage funding instructions, and execute net salary and tax payments via various banking systems.
• Compliance & Audit: Monitor the on-time filing of payroll-related tax remittances by the local payroll vendors. Maintain a "ready-to-audit" archive of all filings and reports to ensure compliance with local statutory regulations.
• Reporting & Accounting: Generate and submit monthly Journal Entry (JE) reports to the Accounting team. Provide data-driven insights and feedback to support broader HR and Finance projects.
• Employee Support: Serve as the subject matter expert and primary point of contact for employee payroll inquiries, resolving issues with empathy and precision.

• International Expertise: 3–5 years of experience managing payroll within a complex, global environment.
• Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to navigate relationships with external vendors, internal HR functions, and global employees.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced analytical skills with a mastery of Microsoft Excel and experience with SAP reporting or similar ERP systems and external payroll vendors.
• Regulatory Knowledge: A good understanding of global payroll compliance and a proactive approach to staying current with changing local regulations.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written English communication skills; additional languages are considered an advantage.
• Operational Excellence: A problem-solving mindset with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining a high level of accuracy and a positive, team-oriented attitude.

Join us to shape the future of banking, where your professional growth is equally as valued as your personal well-being.

• Competitive base salary
• Company equity for all
• Learning and development opportunities
• Hybrid/Remote working (location dependant)
• 30 day working abroad
• 4 week paid sabbatical after 5 years service
• Additional benefits based on location

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As part of the recruitment (or HR onboarding) process, you will be required to obtain authorized criminal background and credit screening results, as well as be queried against a sanctions/anti-money-laundering/counter terrorism financing/politically exposed persons screening service and your employment is conditional upon approval of these results.

At Mambu, we encourage all interested candidates to apply, even if they don't meet every listed qualification, as we value diversity and recognize that experience doesn't always perfectly align with job descriptions. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for applicants with disabilities; if you need assistance during the application process, please contact talent.acquisition@mambu.com.