Payroll Specialist

What You'll Do:

Work closely with global payroll supplier to process Semi-monthly/Monthly/Ad-hoc payroll accurately and on-time for employees in the Americas region (Brazil, Canada, and the US). The countries are Brazil, Canada and Sweden. US assistance and other countries as needed;
Maintain all payroll cycles for Brazil, including Advance, Annual Leave, Terminations, Interns, Monthly, and 13thSalary;
Support year-end reconciliations to produce timely and accurate tax documents for employees;
Collaborate with the Finance Team to ensure approvals are provided promptly for employee and tax payments;
Coordinate annually with People Operations to ensure annual union salary increases (dissidio) are accurately calculated and paid in compliance with union deadlines;
Coordinate with vendors to ensure accurate reporting is conducted for taxes and benefits;
Maintain the accuracy of all payroll information by following necessary internal controls and approvals;
Provide comprehensive support on payroll-related administrative tasks;
Support employee inquiries related to payroll-related matters;
Responsible for handling and maintenance of payroll/tax notices;
Collaborate with business teams across EMEA for monthly GL reconciliation 
Support quarterly Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) review/reporting requirements and controls;
Perform data-cleansing for quality assurance, data integrity, and data verification;
Organize cross-training with other team members to ensure adequate payroll support;
Participate in various People projects as needed;
We are currently working on implementation with another payroll supplier so additinoal work is needed for that;
Perform other related duties as assigned;

Who You Are:

Bachelor’s degree in a Business-related field
Knowledge of payroll tax and wage laws
Minimum of 2 years of payroll administration experience
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly in Excel
High ethical standards with an understanding of handling confidential information
Versatile and flexible, with the ability to work independently on assigned tasks and take directives on given assignments
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Portuguese and English
Excellent system and analytical skills (able to quickly and effectively problem solve)
Ability to work hours in different time zones to resolve critical issues if necessary

We acknowledge that many candidates may not meet every single role requirement listed above. If your experience looks a little different from our requirements but you believe that you can still bring value to the role, we’d love to see your application!​

Who We Are:

We’re Criteo, the Commerce Intelligence Platform. Criteo helps businesses turn shopper signals into commerce outcomes while delivering more relevant experiences for shoppers. We use proprietary commerce intelligence and AI decisioning to drive relevance for shoppers and performance for businesses.

At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices across the globe or from the comfort of home, our 3,600 Criteos collaborate together to build an open, impactful, and forward-thinking environment.

We foster a workplace where everyone is valued, and employment decisions are based solely on skills, qualifications, and business needs—never on non-job-related factors or legally protected characteristics.

What We Offer: