Job Description
Company Description
Are you ready to trade your job for a journey? Become a FlyMate!
Passion, excitement & global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate. At Flywire, we’re on a mission to deliver the world’s most important and complex payments. We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical specific software, to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world.
What more do we need to truly be unstoppable? Perhaps, that is you!
Who we are:
Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company, founded more than a decade ago to solve high-stakes, high-value payments in higher education. We’ve since scaled into new regions and industry verticals and expanded our product offerings to deliver meaningful value to our clients around the world.
Today we support more than 4,900+ clients across the global education, healthcare, travel & B2B industries, with diverse payment methods across 240 countries & territories and more than 140 currencies.
With over 1,200 global FlyMates, representing more than 40 nationalities, and in 12 offices world-wide, we’re looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow.
Job Description
The Opportunity
We’re seeking a payroll professional who combines technical payroll expertise with strong accounting fundamentals.
The Payroll Specialist will serve on the Global Finance Team and report directly to their regional Payroll Supervisor. This individual should strive for excellence in their work, be a great team player, and enjoy a fast-paced environment.
- Prepare and process payrolls for employees in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions.
- Ensure the timely delivery of semi-monthly and monthly payroll files.
- Work closely with the People Operations (HR) and Finance teams to ensure the accuracy of the payroll data. Including, but not limited to, data related to new hires, terminations, transfers, variable compensation inputs and job information changes.
- Review employee’s expense reports.
- Maintain the updated employee information in our tools (Expensify and Netsuite).
- Carry out communication with Finance and payroll providers, creating and maintaining files as needed.
- Ensure stock based compensation activity is accurately captured in employees pay profiles and related taxes are remitted to tax authorities.
- Participate in month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing tasks.
- Support the execution of annual statutory audits pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as regional, internal, and external audits, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and the timely delivery of audit documentation and responses.
- Support other members of the finance team as needed.
Qualifications
Here’s what we are looking for:
Required Experience & Skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3+ years of payroll experience in a corporate environment.
• Strong accounting knowledge, including: Payroll reconciliations, Journal entries, Month-end close support
• Practical experience with ADP & SOX
• Experience working within a SOX-controlled environment and understanding of internal controls.
• Knowledge of labor laws, social security regulations, and payroll tax compliance.
• Experience with NetSuite or similar cloud-based ERP systems.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with integrity.
• Fluency in English (company working language).
Additional Information
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation, including Restricted Stock Units
- Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program (Meet our Execs & Global Teams)
- Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes, learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social media
- Dynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!)
- Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness, Yoga/Pilates/HIIT Classes) with Global FlyMates
- Be a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impact
- Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in and Digital Disconnect Days!
- Great Talent & Development Programs (Managers Taking Flight – for new or aspiring managers!)
Submit today and get started!
We are excited to get to know you! Throughout our process you can expect to meet with different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager, Peers on the team, the VP of the department, and a skills assessment. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will walk you through the steps and be your “go-to” person for any questions.
Flywire is an equal opportunity employer. With over 40 nationalities across 12 different offices diversity, gender equality, and inclusion are at the core of our people agenda. We believe our FlyMates are our greatest asset, and we’re excited to watch our unique culture evolve with each new hire.
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