Latam Payroll Manager

**Description**:
The LATAM Payroll Manager is a critical member of the Global payroll organization and will report to the Head of Global Payroll. The scope of responsibilities is approximately 5,000 regular employees with 10-15,000 seasonal workers paid by Corteva.

The primary responsibilities are to provide strategic direction in LATAM for all payroll projects and lead the LATAM Payroll operations. The Manager will be a key member in the current transformation of the payroll solution and service delivery model and will cascade the global payroll strategy across various markets within the LATAM region. As a part of this transformation, the LATAM Payroll Manager will be responsible for driving process standardization and controls across the countries in LATAM region to reduce organization risk, increase efficiencies and enhance the employee experience.

Along with the key project activities, the Payroll Services Manager will oversee the day-to-day payroll operations for LATAM countries to enable an efficient, consistent, and compliant payroll function. This will include the management of a team of payroll analysts who will be responsible for delivering standardized payroll services within the context of local regulatory environments, resolving escalated employee payroll inquiries, and executing routine payroll activities in partnership with internal stakeholder and external payroll vendors.

This role will also be responsible for developing and maintaining strong relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g., HR Shared Services, in-country HR, Legal, Tax, Treasury, IT, etc.) and the external Payroll vendors.

Job Responsibilities
- Manage overall payroll data and processing accuracy for seasonal and temporary workers ensuring Corteva payroll data gets consolidated and appropriately submitted to Finance and Government entities (Brazil, Mexico and Argentina)
- Support the outsourced payroll vendors across most of the LATAM countries or through an insourced operating model in Brazil
- Execution of accurate and timely payrolls with the outsourced payroll vendors across the LATAM countries
- Ensure all regulatory taxes are filed timely according to deadlines
- Development of robust processes, checklists, and controls to ensure payroll accuracy while partnering with Finance and Internal Audit to ensure audit requirements are met
- Ensure timely and high value customer service to employees, including developing and adhering to established SLAs
- Manage the payroll providers in region to ensure that they are delivering on their services and commitments, escalating performance issues appropriately
- Drive process improvements and automation across payroll platforms and processes to eliminate manual processes and risks
- Participate in testing of policy, process, and system changes to ensure timely and accurate payroll
- Support all SOX and regional audits to ensure regulatory compliance
- Coach/develop/support growth of team members including cross training
- Manage special projects as needed

**Qualifications**:
**Requirements**:

- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a payroll leader running payrolls in the LATAM Region
- Technical experience with and knowledge of payroll processing in various countries in LATAM
- Experience working and collaborating in a cross-functional global environment required
- Experience working with and managing payroll vendors
- Experience with regional multi-language operations and regulatory environments preferred
- Ability to speak and write in English and Spanish. Additional capabilities in Portuguese, preferred.
- Familiarity with stock-based compensation programs as it relates to payroll processing preferred
- Personal Income Tax and basis local regulations knowledge in LATAM countries
- Expat payroll transactions
- Understanding of the General Ledger process
- Ability to think analytically, work independently and perform detail-oriented tasks
- Experience working with ServiceNow, or other case management tool preferred
- Strong time management and organization skills
- Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely via written and verbal communication both internally and with key stakeholders across the company
- Physical work location will be either Brazil or Mexico
- Advanced experience in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- BA/BS degree preferred