Specialist, Payroll

Company Description We’re Checkout.com – you might not know our name, but companies like eBay, ASOS, Klarna, Uber Eats, and Sony do. That moment when you check out online? We make it happen. Checkout.com is where the world checks out. Our global network powers billions of transactions every year, making money move without making a fuss. We spent years perfecting a service most people will never notice. Because when digital payments just work, businesses grow, customers stay, and no one stops to think about why. With 19 offices spanning six continents, we feel at home everywhere – but London is our HQ. Wherever our people work their magic, they’re fast-moving, performance-obsessed, and driven by being better every day. Ideal. Because a role here isn’t just another job; it’s a career-defining opportunity to build the future of fintech. Job Description Checkout.com is seeking a Payroll Specialist to take ownership of our payroll operations in Mauritius and support with a few other global regions. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the ideal candidate will be responsible for managing the end-to-end payroll processing for these key regions. We're looking for someone with outstanding attention to detail who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced, and high-growth environment . You will work closely with the Finance team, supporting all duties associated with accurate and timely payroll processing and assisting with payroll-related financial close tasks. This role also offers exposure to a global transformation project to consolidate our payroll providers, giving you a chance to shape a new, more efficient system at a global scale. How you’ll make an impact Manage end-to-end payroll: Take full ownership of monthly payroll processing for employees in Mauritius and support the global team with few other countries. This includes collating data, preparing payroll files, submitting reports to our external payroll providers by specific deadlines, managing payroll accounts for funding and salary disbursements. Ensure accuracy: Review and verify payroll changes and outputs with providers to ensure 100% accuracy before final processing. Collaborate with stakeholders: Work closely with the People Team, Finance, and other departments to ensure all payroll data is accurate, timely, and complete. Maintain payroll data: Act as the primary owner for payroll-related data in the HRIS and payroll systems (Workday and Cloudpay experience is a plus), ensuring all employee information is kept up to date with complete accuracy. Support key payroll cycles: Assist with year-end tasks, annual salary reviews, and the processing of bonuses and commissions. Reconcile and report: Gather monthly payroll reports from providers, prepare employee data reports from the HRIS system, and provide them to the Finance department for financial close. Provide employee support: Manage the Payroll Helpdesk email inbox, answering employee queries related to pay, tax, and pensions in a timely and professional manner. Assist with financial tasks and audits: Help ensure that General Ledger postings accurately reflect monthly payroll and assist with balance sheet reconciliation queries. Provide audit support to Finance for payroll-related audit queries. Drive process improvements: Actively identify and implement improvements to payroll processes and systems with a clear focus on automation and standardization. Stay current: Proactively research and stay up-to-date with changes in payroll legislation, international accounting standards, and financial regulations to ensure compliance. Support special projects: Assist with the implementation of our new global payroll provider, payroll setup in new expansion regions, and other ad-hoc projects related to pay and benefits. What we’re looking for Experience: You have at least 5 years of hands-on payroll experience, with a proven track record of managing end-to-end Mauritius payroll processes, and have exposure to internat ... (truncated, view full listing at source)