People Ops Analyst – Junior Payroll

Mercafacil

Support payroll routines and benefits administration while ensured by Mercafacil's data efficiency. Collaborate in HR tasks and serve employees effectively.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeCuritiba • 🇧🇷 BrazilJuniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The role’s mission is to support payroll routines and benefits administration, ensuring organization and accurate verification of information.
The challenge of the position is to learn and grow in the area, contributing to the execution of day-to-day activities, meeting deadlines and providing clear, attentive support to employees.
Payroll: Support the collection, verification and input of data, ensuring the accuracy of information for monthly processing.
Benefits Administration: Assist in the administration of benefits (health, dental, meal/food vouchers — VR/VA, transportation — VT), including onboarding new employees, updating records and responding to inquiries.
Compensation: Collaborate on maintaining salary tables and assist in preparing analyses and proposals for adjustments and personnel movements.
Employee Support: Act as a point of contact for employees, resolving questions about pay slips, vacation, benefits, working hours and other HR processes.
Timekeeping: Assist in managing the electronic timekeeping system, monitoring inconsistencies and ensuring correct accounting of overtime, absences and time bank.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Degree in Administration, Accounting, Human Resources Management or related fields (in progress or completed).
Introductory courses in Payroll, Labor Law and Benefits.
Initial certifications, such as eSocial (desirable).
Basic knowledge of data entry procedures and payroll processing.
Understanding of benefit enrollment, maintenance and updates.
Initial ability to review and interpret simple data, such as discrepancies in payroll and time records.
Ability to identify errors or inconsistencies in processed data.
Participation in payroll closing processes and benefits updates.
Experience supporting internal audits, especially those related to payroll and legal compliance.
Experience with administrative and operational routines within HR.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical insurance (SulAmérica or Central Nacional Unimed, depending on predominant region) for you and your dependents at no monthly cost, with co-payment based on usage.
Dental insurance (Odontoprev) for you and your dependents at no monthly cost, with co-payment based on usage.
Dasa telemedicine with a variety of online care options, no referral required and no co-payment.
"Meu Doutor" program, offering a family doctor for employees and dependents enrolled in the medical plan.
Maternity program (for employee or dependent), supporting a safer and more comfortable experience during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum.
Free influenza vaccine for you and your dependents.
Prevenar 13 vaccine, which helps protect against 13 types and subtypes of pneumococcal bacteria.
Life insurance.
Wellhub.
Extended maternity and paternity leave.
Flexible benefits with the Caju card (meal/food vouchers — VR/VA).
Birthday off to celebrate your birthday.
Day off for moving house.
Extended honeymoon leave to enjoy your honeymoon with peace of mind.
No dress code.
Performance reviews.
Corporate University.
Culture of feedback and frequent 1:1s.

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Hard Skills & Tools

payroll processingdata entrybenefits administrationsalary analysistimekeeping managementdata verificationerror identificationpayroll closing processesbenefit enrollmentHR operational routines

Soft Skills

attention to detailcommunicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsemployee supportcollaborationtime managementadaptabilitycustomer serviceinquiry resolution

Certifications

eSocial