Job Description

Payroll Senior

Type of Work: On-site

Location: Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico

Date of Publication: March 2026

The Payroll Senior position offers experienced professionals the opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of accurate, compliant, and efficient payroll services across North America. This position will support payroll operations for Mexico, Canada, and the United States while collaborating with cross-functional and regional stakeholders to ensure operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Apply now and join our team.

Your Position

As a Payroll Senior, you will report directly to the Payroll Team Leader.

You will be responsible for executing, reviewing, and optimizing payroll processes across North America, ensuring compliance with local legislation, company policies, and internal controls. The role requires strong payroll expertise, analytical skills, stakeholder management, and a customer-service mindset to support employees, managers, and business leaders.

Your Tasks

• Execute and validate end-to-end payroll processes for North America in accordance with established payroll calendars and service level agreements.
• Ensure accurate calculation and processing of salaries, overtime, incentives, bonuses, benefits, deductions, taxes, and statutory contributions.
• Review payroll results and perform reconciliations to ensure data accuracy and compliance with internal controls.
• Coordinate payroll activities related to hires, terminations, transfers, promotions, salary changes, leave management, and other employee lifecycle events.
• Analyze payroll discrepancies and resolve complex issues in partnership with HR, Finance, external vendors, and employees.
• Support compliance with labor, tax, social security, and regulatory requirements in the countries under scope.
• Prepare payroll reports, metrics, audits, and management information for internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in payroll audits and ensure proper documentation and control compliance.
• Support payroll system implementations, upgrades, testing activities, integrations, and process standardization initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in payroll administration.
• Experience managing payroll processes for multinational organizations.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, taxation, social security, and labor compliance.
• Advanced knowledge of payroll systems and HRIS platforms such as SAP SuccessFactors, ADP, Workday, Oracle HCM, or similar.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, formulas, data analysis, and reporting.
• Advanced English proficiency (written and verbal) required.

Benefits:

• Financial support
• Opportunity to gain practical experience in payroll and business services
• Certificate of completion at the end of the program
• Please submit your application through our website in English.

About RHI Magnesita

As a global leader in refractories, we supply advanced products, technologies, and services essential to high-temperature industrial processes in sectors such as steel, cement, and glass. With approximately 20,000 employees and production sites worldwide, we are committed to driving innovation, sustainability, and market leadership. By leading the industry in reducing emissions and supporting our customers' transition to greener solutions, we are shaping the world of tomorrow.

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