LATAM Payroll Manager

Location: On Site, Juarez Nuevo Leon Opportunity Position Overview: The LATAM Payroll Manager will be responsible for overseeing and managing payroll functions across Kohler’s Latin American operations. This includes ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing, compliance with local tax and labor regulations, and optimizing payroll systems and processes. The role will be pivotal in ensuring Kohler maintains a streamlined and efficient payroll operation while adhering to legal requirements across multiple LATAM countries. Key Responsibilities: Payroll Processing Administration: Lead and Manage the end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring full compliance with local labor laws, tax requirements, and Kohler’s policies. Oversee the calculation of salaries, bonuses, benefits, and deductions. Compliance Regulatory Management: Oversee compliance with all local tax, labor, and social security obligations (e.g., IMSS, INFONAVIT, RCV in Mexico; FGTS, INSS in Brazil). Coordinate and submit required statutory filings and declarations, including tax withholdings, social security, and year-end processes. Stay current with labor law updates, tax changes, and regional payroll trends, providing proactive recommendations for change. Team Leadership Development: Lead a team of payroll professionals, from multiple locations and countries, providing guidance, training, and development to ensure high standards of payroll accuracy and efficiency. Promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the payroll function. System Process Optimization: Manage payroll systems and tools, identifying and driving process improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness. Collaborate with IT and other departments to implement new payroll software or system upgrades. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Human Resources, Finance, and Legal teams to resolve payroll-related issues. Work with HR on employee data management, benefits integration, and new hire onboarding to ensure accurate payroll setup. Payroll Reporting Analysis: Generate and review payroll reports, including cost analysis and compliance audits. Provide regular and ad-hoc reporting to senior management, highlighting any payroll-related risks or opportunities for improvement. Employee Support Communication: Oversee team’s investigation into employee payroll inquiries. Address discrepancies, ensure timely resolution of issues, and ensure employees receive exceptional service regarding payroll concerns. Global Integration Projects: Support integration activities for new business units or acquisitions. Lead or participate in payroll-related projects to enhance payroll efficiency or introduce new initiatives within the LATAM region.