Payroll Manager
PayJoy
Accounting & Finance
Mexico City, Mexico
Posted on Mar 6, 2026
About PayJoy
PayJoy is a mission-first credit provider dedicated to helping under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success. Our patented technology for secured credit provides an on-ramp for new customers to enter the credit system. Through PayJoy’s point-of-sale financing and credit cards, customers gain access to a modern quality of life. PayJoy’s credit also allows our customers to seize opportunities as micro-entrepreneurs, and provide safety acts as insurance for tough times. Through our cutting-edge machine learning, data science, and anti-fraud AI, we have served over 18 million customers as of 2025 while achieving solid profitability for sustainable growth.
This role
The Payroll Manager is responsible for manage end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring legal compliance, operational accuracy, and process efficiency through continuous improvement, system optimization, and cross-functional collaboration.
Responsibilities
PayJoy Principles
Finance for the next billion * Ownership * Break Through Walls * Live Communication * Transparency & Directness * Focus on Scale * Work-Life Balance * Embrace Diversity * Speed * Active Listening
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PayJoy is a mission-first credit provider dedicated to helping under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success. Our patented technology for secured credit provides an on-ramp for new customers to enter the credit system. Through PayJoy’s point-of-sale financing and credit cards, customers gain access to a modern quality of life. PayJoy’s credit also allows our customers to seize opportunities as micro-entrepreneurs, and provide safety acts as insurance for tough times. Through our cutting-edge machine learning, data science, and anti-fraud AI, we have served over 18 million customers as of 2025 while achieving solid profitability for sustainable growth.
This role
The Payroll Manager is responsible for manage end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring legal compliance, operational accuracy, and process efficiency through continuous improvement, system optimization, and cross-functional collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end payroll processing for MX and US employees processed by external vendors, including PTO, bonuses, terminations, and off-cycle payments.
- Ensure compliance with local labor laws, tax regulations, social security and statutory requirements in each jurisdiction.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including HR, Finance, legal and IT, to align payroll processes with organizational objectives.
- Prepare and oversee payroll audits, managing relationships with external auditors, tax authorities, and other stakeholders for audits and compliance checks.
- Support payroll expansion into other LATAM countries as needed.
- Drive process improvements, documentation, controls, payroll system optimization and integration payroll systems and technology to improve efficiency, accuracy, accuracy, and data integrity.
- Stay ahead of changes in global payroll regulations and practices, adapting policies and processes as needed.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, IT, or related field.
- 5+ years of payroll experience, including multi-country exposure, specially focus in payroll for Mexico and the United States, but additional LATAM payrolls isa plus.
- Advanced knowledge of financial modeling and analysis techniques.
- Strong understanding of corporate finance, accounting principles, and financial reporting standards (GAAP).
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Familiarity with payroll systems and vendor management.
- 100% Company-funded Health and dental and vision discount plan for employees and immediate family members.
- Life insurance.
- Phone finance, Headphone, home office equipment and wellness perks.
- 30 days of Christmas bonus
- 20 days paid Vacation
- 50% Vacation premium
- 13% Saving funds
- $2,000 MXN monthly grocery coupons
- $2,000 USD annual Co-working Travel perk
- $2,000 USD annual Professional Development perk
- Catered lunches
PayJoy Principles
Finance for the next billion * Ownership * Break Through Walls * Live Communication * Transparency & Directness * Focus on Scale * Work-Life Balance * Embrace Diversity * Speed * Active Listening
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