Payroll Expert - Mexico

The Mexico Payroll Expert is responsible for the accurate, compliant, and timely delivery of Mexico payroll for GoGlobal clients. This role provides dedicated in-country payroll expertise, supporting active payroll operations, new client onboarding, statutory compliance, and the continued growth of GoGlobal’s in-house payroll capability in Mexico.

This is a hands-on payroll processing role for someone with strong Mexico payroll knowledge, including payroll calculations, employee lifecycle processing, statutory registrations and deregistrations, local tax and social security requirements, payroll reporting, and electronic payroll documentation. The successful candidate will be comfortable working remotely, managing recurring payroll cycles, resolving payroll queries, and maintaining high-quality payroll records.

This role is ideal for an experienced Mexico payroll professional who wants to apply deep technical expertise in a global, fast-paced services environment, contributing to a growing payroll operation that spans over 140 countries.

Role & Responsibilities

Mexico Payroll Processing

• Own the end-to-end processing of Mexico payrolls for a portfolio of GoGlobal clients, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and on-time delivery every pay period.
• Process payroll inputs including starters, leavers, salary changes, variable pay, benefits, deductions, attendance or time records, and other payroll-related adjustments.
• Calculate employee net pay based on time records, benefits, applicable taxes, statutory deductions, and other local payroll requirements.
• Generate and distribute payslips accurately and promptly, ensuring payroll outputs are complete, clear, and audit-ready.
• Prepare final calculations for leavers, including separation-related calculations and any required supporting payroll documentation.
• Maintain payroll processing systems and records by gathering, calculating, validating, and inputting employee data accurately.
• Complete payroll reports for record-keeping, internal review, and client reporting purposes.

Compliance & Regulatory Adherence

• Maintain strong working knowledge of Mexico payroll regulations, statutory filing requirements, social security obligations, local tax requirements, and payroll-related compliance processes.
• Register and deregister employees for statutory social benefits with the relevant local authorities, ensuring employee lifecycle events are processed correctly.
• Handle statutory processing, including monthly, quarterly, and annual tax filings where applicable.
• Ensure compliance relating to electronic payroll stamping and CFDI requirements in Mexico.
• Work with Mexico payroll systems and local platforms such as SUA, SIPARE, and IDSE, where applicable.
• Maintain accurate and audit-ready payroll records, ensuring documentation meets local regulatory and internal governance requirements.
• Keep up to date with regulatory changes and communicate relevant updates to internal stakeholders and clients as required.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a payroll contact for designated Mexico payroll clients, responding to queries regarding wages, deductions, attendance, time records, and payroll outputs.
• Provide clear explanations and payroll breakdowns to clients and internal stakeholders where required.
• Liaise with client HR and finance teams to collect, validate, and correct payroll inputs before processing deadlines.
• Escalate complex payroll queries, compliance risks, payroll errors, or service risks in a structured and timely manner.
• Support new client onboarding and go-live activity by applying Mexico payroll knowledge and validating payroll setup requirements.
• Client Facing role, be able to lead calls with clients

Data Quality & Process

• Conduct pre- and post-payroll checks to identify and resolve discrepancies before payroll outputs are finalised.
• Ensure employee data is updated correctly in payroll and employee databases.
• Maintain confidentiality of employee pay records and payroll data at all times.
• Maintain and update Mexico payroll SOPs, run guides, and internal knowledge databases with process and regulatory changes.
• Identify manual inefficiencies, recurring issues, or control gaps and contribute recommendations for process improvement, standardisation, automation, or stronger backup coverage.
• Support cross-training and documentation to reduce key-person dependency and strengthen operational resilience.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on payroll processing experience, with strong working knowledge of Mexico payroll requirements.
• Deep understanding of statutory filing requirements in Mexico, including payroll-related tax, social security, and employee lifecycle obligations.
• Experience with SUA, SIPARE, and IDSE in Mexico.
• Experience ensuring compliance with electronic stamping and CFDI requirements in Mexico.
• Strong knowledge of payroll regulations in Mexico and the ability to apply legislative requirements accurately in payroll processing.
• Experience using payroll-related systems and software, with strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Comfortable working remotely and independently, managing multiple payroll cycles and client deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to explain payroll matters clearly to non-payroll stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and payroll systems; experience with cloud-based payroll or HRIS platforms is advantageous.
• Comfortable working with AI-assisted tools and open to continuous learning as the team and function evolve.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree, postgraduate diploma, or professional degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Experience working in a payroll bureau, outsourced payroll, EOR, global payroll services, or multi-client payroll environment.
• Experience supporting payroll audits, statutory reviews, or internal control processes.
• Experience supporting client onboarding, go-live activity, payroll configuration validation, or payroll transition projects.
• Experience documenting payroll SOPs, run guides, controls, and country knowledge materials.
• Exposure to regional backup models or cross-country payroll support in Latin America is advantageous.

ABOUT US

GoGlobal is the leading professional services company to guide, establish and manage global operations with compliance and confidence. We bring the human touch to entering new markets and consolidating vendors through a single point of management. With a presence in over 140 countries on six continents and growing, we make running a global business easy.

Business & Corporate Services provided:

• Entity Solutions: Entity establishment, Corporate secretarial & directorship services, Domicile services, Dormancy/Liquidation
• HR Solutions: Global recruitment, Employer of Record (EOR), Agent of Record (AOR), Global benefits, Global payroll, International HR Consulting
• Finance Solutions: Accounting & Tax

For more information, please visit GoGlobal.com

OVERVIEW

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At GoGlobal, we give you the autonomy to make decisions that create real impact. We prioritize results over hours worked, focusing on quality of outcomes rather than tracking time.

As a privately owned company, we are free from the pressures of venture capital or private equity investors demanding exponential growth in unreasonable time frames.

Sometimes, things just take time to do well. In our business, delivering great results is a process - and we're committed to doing it right.

We are not for sale. We believe that financial success is a natural outcome of our work, not the primary goal. Unlike many investors who view money as a goal, our focus is on long-term growth and sustainable success.

We are a global team, built for those who want to go further. Here's what your career at GoGlobal looks like:

• A company small enough for your voice to be heard meaningfully, yet large enough to make a global impact
• Collaborating with a diverse, global and supportive team
• Built for the long-haul - no VC or PE pressure, just a focus on sustainable growth

WHY WE ARE DIFFERENT

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• We operate with the benefits of a partnership without the complexities of a partnership. Our hybrid partnership-corporate model offers all employees the opportunity to become a partner, while maintaining a streamlined corporate structure so that decisions are made quickly

• We do not offer equity plans. As we are not for sale and are not chasing an exit, "stock options" hold little value in our business model. Instead, we provide opportunities for outstanding employees to make partner and share in the profits. We believe it's better to build lasting value than to chase a one-time payout

• We prioritize organic and sustainable growth. Expanding operations quickly by way of mergers and acquisitions might seem appealing, but the reality is integrating diverse cultures can be challenging. We're proud of our own culture and prefer to grow it our way

• We're global. We offer career opportunities across the world-whether it's new job roles or international locations

• English is our official language, but for many, it's our second language. We embrace this and find it rewarding communicating with colleagues from all over the world

• We are not a family. We operate more like a high-performing sports team where each individual's contribution is crucial to our collective success

• We keep things simple and collaborative. Our structure makes it easy for teams to work together across borders so we can serve our clients with global needs more effectively. Unlike big, siloed companies, we work seamlessly to handle international deals without the headaches of territorial ownership

• We believe in transparency and trust. Every month, we share our financials with the team so everyone knows where we stand and what's coming next. It's all about open communication, building trust and empowering every individual to be part of our journey. We don't tell you what to think - we provide the information you need to make your own informed decisions

• We believe flexibility drives success. Our company is built on trust, and that's why we embrace fully remote work, and hybrid options in some countries. Forget rigid office routines - it's old school! This flexibility fuels productivity, strengthens our workforce, and ensures we remain agile in a fast-changing world.

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