What this job can offer you

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Country Manager, Payroll Operations, joining our Global Payroll Operations team. As a dynamic and energetic professional, the Country Manager, Payroll Operations will own the planning, and implementation of our Payroll chapter.

You will be reporting to Manager, Payroll Operations.

What you bring

• 10 years of work experience in ANZ payroll / Global payroll operations
• Understanding of payroll best practices.
• Experience in implementing payroll and managing relationships with third party payroll services.
• You are passionate about managing people, and you don't micromanage your reports.
• Proficient in using software tools like SAP, Excel / Google Sheet.
• An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact.
• Is a productivity geek and will constantly think of ways to improve and speed up their work.
• You understand the need and ideal to work largely asynchronously.
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but is considered a plus.
• You write and speak fluent English.

Key Responsibilities

• The ANZ Payroll team will report to you and you will provide them with guidance and mentorship.
• The Country Manager, Payroll Operations will own the complete payroll function, ensuring payroll is processed on time, accurately, and in compliance with country specific government regulations.
• Serve as a point of contact between internal and external stakeholders on all ANZ payroll related matters.
• Lead the ANZ Payroll team, unblock and support them.
• Be up to date with payroll laws / regulations in ANZ.
• Ensure compliance with all corporate and country-specific regulations, policies and procedures.
• Manages existing relationships with payroll, accounting and payroll service providers.
• Develop and implement best practices, key performance indicators and SLA metrics for the team.
• Grow the team and create country specific SOP’s, processes and guidelines which tie in with other departments processes.
• Oversee the payroll contributions to building of our internal products

Practicals

• You'll report to: Manager, Payroll Operations
• Team: Payroll 
• Location: Australia/ New Zealand
• Start date: As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy

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 to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.
The base salary range for this full-time position is $63,303 USD - $71,383USD. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

Application process

1. Interview with recruiter
2. Interview with future manager
3. Interview with team members 
4. Prior employment verification check