Payroll Partner (Global)

Who we are:

We believe in the everyday hero. Those who have the courage to follow their passion and who have the strength and determination to realize their dreams.

Small business owners are at the heart of all we do, so we create powerful, easy-to-use financial solutions to help them run their businesses. With a founder’s mentality and a 'team-first’ attitude, our diverse teams across Europe, South America and the United States work together to ensure that the small business owners we partner with can be successful doing what they love. 

SumUp is a financial technology company that allows businesses of all sizes to receive payments quickly and simply, both in-store and online. Named as Europe’s fastest-growing company in the Inc. 5000, SumUp supports over 3 million merchants globally and operates in 34 markets across Europe, the U.S., Brazil and Chile. With its card terminals and online services relied upon by businesses of all sizes from DHL to black cab drivers – SumUp is the partner of choice for small businesses from every walk of life.

Who you are:  

As a Payroll Partner (Global) in our Global Payroll Team, you will report to the Head of Payroll and help shape this function! You will play an active part in preparing, reviewing and executing our semi-monthly and biweekly payrolls for multiple entities in the Americas and monthly payroll Spain to begin with. As the Payroll function grows, you will have an excellent opportunity to develop your expertise across additional markets whilst continuing to deliver the best experience for our employees. You have experience with ADP Workforce Now and are preferably bilingual Spanish-speaking.

This is an in office position and can be located in either EL Paso, Texas or Boulder, Colorado.

What you’ll do:

• Manage the calculation and disbursement of multiple semi-monthly and biweekly US payrolls, including benefits, taxes, 401(k) plan management, incentives/bonuses as well as any other related compensation adjustments, while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local/county regulations
• Execute payroll for several entities in the America and troubleshoot any obstacles together with our external US  payroll provider (ADP WFN)
• Manage and audit W-2s and yearly administration of payroll in preparation of the following calendar year
• Process from start to finish international payrolls for countries like Spain
• Partner with different internal teams including Compensation & Benefits, People Operations and Accounting to ensure correct payroll runs
• Support our employees with all enquiries related to payroll, such as change of tax class, certificate of employment, yearly income tax documents
• Communicate with external providers, eg. health insurances, our pension provider,
• Ensure employee personal data is kept up to date and track new & leaving employees as well as monthly variable data
• Administer our payrolls and control incoming and outgoing payments
• Support our Global payroll team as required
• Collaborate with internal/external auditors to ensure successful audit results and compliance

You’ll be great for this role if:

• At least 3-5 years of payroll experience
• You have experience working with American Payrolls with knowledge of employment law and social security in multiple states
• ADP Workforce Now experience to include helping build file feeds with carriers
• Ability to work independently to prioritize and successfully complete multiple tasks with strict deadline
• You are an excellent communicator with active listening and interpersonal skills

Spanish speaker would be a nice addition as we expand the team in the Americas

• You love working with people and care about great employee experience
• You know how to prioritize to meet deadlines and know when to ask for support
• You are able to work in a fast paced environment, where accuracy matters
• Spanish Speaker is preferred

 Compensation: 

• $65K-70K
• Compensation will be finalized based on the candidate’s experience and location

Why you should work at the company:

• We’re a truly global team of 3300+ people from 60+ countries, spread across 3 continents
• Startup environment and small, cross-functional teams 
• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits, along with too many to list!
• Benefits that holistically support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
• Career Coaching & Development
• 22 days vacation days  and 8 sick days plus 11 paid holidays.
• 401(K) matching and Paid Parental leave
• Sabbatical after every 3 years of employment

SumUp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. SumUp does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other basis protected by applicable laws or prohibited by company policy. SumUp also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.

SumUp will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate.

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We recognise that candidates feel they need to meet 100% of the job criteria in order to apply for a job. Please note that this is only a guide. If you don’t tick every box, it’s ok too because it means you have room to learn and develop your career at SumUp.