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Description
Job Description:Established nearly two centuries ago, FM is a leading mutual insurance company whose capital, scientific research capability and engineering expertise are solely dedicated to property risk management and the resilience of its policyholder-owners. These owners, who share the belief that the majority of property loss is preventable, represent many of the world's largest organizations, including one of every four Fortune 500 companies. They work with FM to better understand the hazards that can impact their business continuity to make cost-effective risk management decisions, combining property loss prevention with insurance protection.
JobSummary
The Payroll Specialist, LATAM is responsible for the accurate, compliant, and timely execution of payroll activities across multiple Latin American countries, utilizing third-party vendors such as ADP Celergo and Deloitte. This role partners closely with internal stakeholders and external providers to ensure adherence to complex local statutory, tax, and labor regulations, while supporting payroll transformations, process improvements, and ongoing compliance initiatives.
The role requires strong regional payroll expertise, the ability to work independently, and comfort navigating multi-country payroll environments with diverse regulatory requirements.
All candidates who progress to interview stages with our hiring leadership team will be required to take and pass a Spanish language assessment.
Schedule&Location
This is a full-time exempt position based out of FM's Corporate Headquarters in Johnston, RI. This position requires three days in-office on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays with flexibility to work remotely two days per week on Tuesdays and Fridays.
LanguageRequirements
English: Required
Spanish: Required
Highly Preferred Language Requirements
Portuguese: Highly preferred
Payroll Processing–LATAM
Manage and oversee end-to-end payroll operations for assigned LATAM countries in partnership with providers (e.g., ADP Celergo, Deloitte).
Validate payroll inputs, calculations, and outputs including earnings, deductions, statutory contributions, and net pay.
Ensure payrolls are processed accurately, on time, and in compliance with locallegislation.
Support off-cycle payrolls, retroactive adjustments, and special payments asneeded.
Compliance, Regulations&Controls
Maintain strong working knowledge of LATAM payroll legislation, social security, labor laws, and statutory reporting requirements.
Monitor regulatory changes and coordinate implementation with vendors and internalpartners.
Ensure statutory filings, tax remittances, and year-end requirements are completed accurately and timely.
Identify and escalate payroll compliance risks and recommend correctiveactions.
Vendor&StakeholderManagement
Act as primary operational contact for LATAM payrollvendors.
Review vendor deliverables, SLAs, and issues; drive resolution ofdiscrepancies.
Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, Mobility, and Benefits teams to resolve payroll-relatedissues.
Support audits, internal reviews, and data requests related to LATAM payrollactivity.
Reporting, Reconciliations&DataIntegrity
Review and reconcile payroll reports, funding requirements, and general ledgerimpacts.
Support payroll-to-GL reconciliations and downstream financialvalidation.
Ensure employee payroll data integrity and confidentiality in accordance with data protectionrequirements.
Projects, Systems&ProcessImprovement
Participate in payroll system implementations, migrations, vendor transitions, andenhancements.
Support testing for payroll system updates, regulatory changes, and integrations (e.g., Workday to vendor).
Identify opportunities to standardize and streamline LATAM payrollprocesses.
Document regional procedures andcontrols.
Required Education
Associate's degree or equivalent relevant work experiencerequired
Highly Preferred Education
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, HR, or related fieldpreferred
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)preferred
Required Work Experience
5+ years of payroll experience with demonstrated LATAM regional payrollresponsibility
Hands-on experience with multi-country LATAM payrollprocessing
Highly Preferred Work Experience
Experience working with ADP Celergo and/or Deloitte stronglypreferred
Experience partnering with third-party payroll providers in a global or regionalmodel preferred
Prior exposure to Workday payroll integrationspreferred
Required Skills&Competencies
Strong knowledge of LATAM payroll legislation, statutory deductions, and laborpractices
High attention to detail with strong analytical and reconciliationskills
Ability to work independently and manage multiple countries anddeadlines
Effective communication with internal stakeholders and externalvendors
Comfortable working in a matrixed, globalenvironment
Proficiency in Excel, Word, andOutlook
The final salary offer will vary based on individual education, skills, and experience. The position is eligible to participate in FM's comprehensive Total Rewards program that includes an incentive plan, generous health and well-being programs, a 401(k) and pension plan, career development opportunities, tuition reimbursement, flexible work, time off allowances and much more.
FM is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce.