Payroll Data Administrator - Americas

About Remote Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote. With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role. We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform. If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work! What this job can offer you This is an opportunity to build foundational payroll expertise in a fast-scaling, global environment. As a Payroll Operations Coordinator - Americas, you’ll support the accurate and compliant execution of payroll across multiple regions in the Americas ensuring employee data is clean, complete, and ready for processing according to established guidelines. This role is critical to payroll quality. You will operate at the intersection of data integrity, compliance, and execution — supporting payroll teams to run smoothly and on time. What you bring Entry-level career experience in a payroll administration or HR operations role High attention to detail — you catch inconsistencies others miss. Strong data handling skills; comfortable working in spreadsheets (Excel / Google Sheets). An analytical mindset with the ability to investigate and resolve data discrepancies. Ability to follow structured processes while identifying opportunities to improve them. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional, and globally distributed environment. Clear and concise communication skills in English. Strong sense of ownership — you take responsibility for data accuracy and task completion. What’s nice to have: Exposure to payroll concepts, employee data management, or compliance requirements. Experience working with HRIS, payroll systems, or ticketing tools. Experience working remotely and across both the North American and Latin American markets Key Responsibilities Maintain and validate employee payroll data within internal systems, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and audit readiness against defined procedures . Perform structured data checks and reconciliations to identify and resolve discrepancies ahead of payroll processing. Partner closely with Payroll Specialists and Managers to support payroll cycle readiness across Americas countries. Execute recurring operational tasks tied to payroll inputs (e.g. data updates, reporting support, expense management, mail management, and document validation). Support internal stakeholders (e.g. Benefits, Finance, Onboarding) to ensure data flows correctly into payroll. Track and manage tasks through internal workflows and ticketing systems, ensuring SLAs are met. Contribute to documentation and standard operating procedures to improve consistency and scalability. Identify inefficiencies and propose improvements to streamline payroll operations and reduce manual effort. Practicals You'll report to: Manager, Payroll Operations Team: Payroll Operations - Americas Location : LATAM Start date: As soon as possible Application process Interview with recruiter Interview with future manager Interview with team member Bar Raiser Interview Prior employment verification check Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope ... (truncated, view full listing at source)