Senior Payroll Coordinator

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Champro® es un fabricante privado de artículos y ropa deportiva con más de 30 años de experiencia. Ofrecemos equipamiento y ropa deportiva de alta calidad, tanto tradicional como innovadora, a través de un servicio al cliente excepcional basado en la integridad. Nuestra filosofía empresarial se centra en nuestros clientes y nos enorgullece brindarles la mejor relación calidad-precio en productos para deportes de equipo.

Senior Payroll Coordinator

Location: La Vega, Dominican Republic

Reports to: Payroll Manager

Supervises: Payroll Officer

Employment type: Full-time

Acerca del puesto

We are looking for a Senior Payroll Coordinator to supervise and ensure the accurate and timely execution of payroll processes for an organization of more than 2,500 employees across multiple locations. This is a second-level leadership position within the department. You will supervise the Payroll Officer and the operational team, ensure business continuity when the Payroll Manager is unavailable, and make sure every payment complies with Dominican labor, tax, and social security legislation.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and validate the processing of weekly payrolls, including overtime, incentives, absences, vacations, leaves, salary changes, deductions, and other payroll movements.
• Coordinate and review monthly obligations to TSS, SUIR, INFOTEP, and other labor and social security requirements.
• Verify the correct application of ISR (income tax), TSS, and other legal deductions, as well as authorized internal deductions.
• Oversee special payroll processes arising from period closings, audits, extraordinary requests, or transfers between locations.
• Review calculations for vacations, Regalía Pascual (Christmas bonus), labor benefits and severance, bonuses, and other benefits, as applicable.
• Apply tax credit balances in favor of employees and other authorized tax credits in payroll, including those related to the Education Expenses Law.
• Review and approve, within your level of authority, the payroll-related general ledger reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Prepare and/or review monthly payroll accruals and provide Accounting with the information and supporting documentation needed for booking.
• Prepare and review payroll variance reports, labor cost reports, headcount (HeadCount), and other relevant analyses, identifying significant deviations.
• Provide analytical information to the Payroll Manager, the Controller, and other authorized areas to support decision-making.
• Maintain the controls necessary to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of employees' salary and personal information.
• Coordinate the preparation of evidence and documentation required for internal, external, tax, and labor audits.
• Supervise the Payroll Officer and other staff under your responsibility, distribute workloads, evaluate performance, and promote technical development.
• Act as operational backup for the Payroll Manager, ensuring department continuity during their absences.
• Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and process improvement, strengthening controls and reducing manual tasks and risk of error.
• Participate in the implementation or improvement of payroll-related systems, including ERP, time and attendance systems, and government platforms.
• Ensure compliance with the payroll calendar and all critical deadlines associated with labor, tax, and social security obligations.

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Specialization or complementary training in payroll, labor law, social security, finance, or people management is a plus.

Experience

• 4 to 6 years of experience in payroll processes, preferably in high-volume organizations.
• Prior experience supervising staff or coordinating a payroll team.

Technical Knowledge

• Dominican Labor Code and applicable labor regulations.
• Social security, TSS/SUIR, INFOTEP, and related processes.
• ISR (income tax) on salaries and related payroll tax obligations.
• Calculation of severance, vacations, Regalía Pascual, and other benefits.
• Payroll-related general ledger reconciliations and accruals.
• Ability to handle and analyze large volumes of information.

Competencies

• Leadership and team supervision.
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• High standards of confidentiality and ethics.
• Organization and the ability to work under strict deadlines.
• Commitment to internal controls and error prevention.
• Effective communication and collaboration with Finance, Human Resources, Operations, and other areas.
• Ability to identify improvement and automation opportunities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Excel (pivot tables, complex formulas, data modeling, and analysis of large data volumes).
• Experience with NewSoft (payroll or ERP system).
• Experience in companies with more than 1,000 employees, manufacturing, free trade zones, or multi-location operations.
• Intermediate English