Global Payroll Operations Specialist
GitLab
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Canada
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About the role
- Support global payroll-impacting projects and drive change management to improve accuracy, efficiency, and team member experience in payroll operations
- Lead payroll testing activities for system implementations, upgrades, process changes, and integrations, documenting results and issues clearly
- Collaborate with People, Benefits, Accounting, and Operations teams to align on requirements, timelines, and deliverables for payroll-related initiatives
- Perform comprehensive reconciliations of historical payroll and accounting records to identify variances, analyze root causes, and define remediation plans
- Maintain and enhance data integrity across payroll systems and related tools by validating inputs, monitoring outputs, and escalating discrepancies as needed
- Provide clear, proactive communication and guidance to partner functions, explaining payroll impacts, trade-offs, and timelines, ensuring questions are resolved and decisions are well-documented
- Support end-to-end payroll processing coverage as needed, including during long-term absences, to ensure continuity of operations and compliance with internal controls
Requirements
- Experience supporting end-to-end payroll processing and payroll operations projects in a multi-country environment
- Practical knowledge of payroll accounting, including reconciling payroll and general ledger data and resolving variances
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets at an intermediate level, with the ability to quickly learn new tools and systems
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with GitLab team members and external vendors, both in writing and verbally, including explaining complex payroll reconciliations, variances, and process changes in an accessible way
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and maintain high attention to detail
- Experience working with or exposure to tools such as Workday, ADP, Papaya, MacOS, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Forms
- Demonstrated focus on accountability, customer service, and thorough, accurate work in a collaborative team setting
- Openness to learning, adapting to process changes, and applying transferable skills from related payroll, accounting, or operations roles
Benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
payroll processingpayroll accountingreconciliationdata integritychange managementprocess improvementsystem implementationvariance analysisdocumentationcompliance
Soft Skills
communicationorganizational skillsattention to detailcustomer serviceaccountabilitycollaborationadaptabilityproblem-solvingtime managementprofessionalism