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We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.\nJob Summary\nThis position executes, administers, and continuously improves payroll processes with a strong focus on accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with labor, tax, and social security regulations, while delivering an excellent employee experience.\nWhat You Will Do\nUpdating systems and analyzing processes to ensure periodic payrolls are accurately calculated with disbursements to employees on a timely basis.\nEnsuring the accuracy of payroll routines which include validation of calculated wages, in-process verification and correction of anomalies, and analysis of pay results for comparability with prior periods.\nCollaboratively responding to inquiries and troubleshooting issues related to payroll that require payroll policy interpretation.\nConsistently reviewing payroll procedures to make changes which improve payroll accuracy and efficiencies.\nMaintains compliance with all aspects of payroll.\nHas responsibility for one or more complex, specialized areas of payroll.\nAct as the Subject Matter Expert on business changes that impact that area of payroll.\nProposes and implements business process changes when required due to company policies, labor agreements, and legislative/tax requirements.\nRecommends solutions and partners with internal and external business partners to implement the corrections.\nRequired Profile\nEducation: Bachelor’s degree in Public Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.\n Languages: Intermediate to Advanced English (Conversational).\nSystems: TRESS, WORKDAY, SUA, Kronos, Power BI, Excel advanced.\nKnowledge in Tax and Social Security law, accounting, compliance, payroll.\nWhat you Have\nService Excellence: Knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques; ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner.\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nProvides a quality of service that customers describe as excellent.\nResolves common customer problems.\nResponds to unexpected customer requests with a sense of urgency and positive action.\nProvides direct service to internal or external customers.\nDocuments customer complaints in a timely manner. Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision. Level Working Knowledge:\nAccurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights.\nUtilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs.\nProcesses limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy.\nLearns from mistakes and applies lessons learned.\nDevelops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free. Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment. Level Working Knowledge:\nApplies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.\nIdentifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.\nParticipates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.\nRecognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.\nAssists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives. Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. Level Working Knowledge:\nDelivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.\nListens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.\nMakes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.\nAvoids technical jargon when inappropriate.\nLooks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups. Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations. Level Working Knowledge:\nIdentifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.\nExamines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.\nDevelops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.\nHelps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.\nUses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems. Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way. Level Working Knowledge:\nRaises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule.\nBreaks tasks into manageable steps that can be incorporated into a personal work plan.\nEscalates concerns over competing or conflicting priorities.\nMonitors progress continuously and adjusts tactics for handling situations on a case by case basis.\nCreates action plans that ensure the accomplishment of responsibilities. Payroll Management: Knowledge of payroll policy and methods; ability to use tools, techniques and processes to manage employee payroll and benefits operations. Level Basic Understanding:\nLocates forms and documents used for processing payroll transactions.\nNames laws affecting hiring and termination processes and payroll accounting.\nIdentifies the general ledger entries that are associated with payroll and benefits.\nDescribes the basic concepts of payroll accounting and administration. Payroll Administration: Knowledge of policies, operations and standards related to payroll; ability to establish, implement, and administer policies, procedures, and systems for confidentially calculating, preparing and distributing payrolls. Level Working Knowledge:\nAdministers payroll-related procedures and policies for sick leave, vacation, hires and terminations.\nApplies appropriate payroll systems to process payroll-related tasks.\nResolves payroll-related problems according to organizational payroll policies.\nCalculates payroll by utilizing payroll administration systems to process data.\nAssists in monitoring the costs related to payroll systems maintenance in the organization.\nAdditional Information\nLocation: Santa Catarina, Nuevo León.\nWork Model: On-site, Monday to Friday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM.\nFinal details:\nCaterpillar's Code of Conduct states that we will select, and place employees based on their qualifications for the job to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests or HIV tests as requirements for entry, permanence, or promotion in employment.\nPlease frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application - please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.\nFor more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social media.\nThis position requires working onsite five days a week.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.Posting Dates:\noctubre 26, 2026 - noviembre 2, 2026Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply\nNot ready to apply? 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