Bacardi

Supervisor, BES, PEX, Payroll

Escazu, San Jose

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 14 days ago

Data AnalysisComplianceAccountingExcelSAPLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingTime ManagementMentoringAdaptabilitySarbanes-OxleyInternal Audit

About the role

YOUR OPPORTUNITY Bacardi has amazing goals to accomplish in the upcoming years.
To achieve this, it's critical that you provide the highest service to our employees.
You embody a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

Lead daily end-to-end multi-country payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, compliance, and right-first-time delivery; ensuring achievement of set goals.
Support People Cost Budget preparation and monthly updates.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date process documentation to ensure operational continuity and consistent delivery of high-quality services.
Identify process inefficiencies and root causes, develop corrective action plans, and track implementation through resolution.
Manage payroll-related escalations with an appropriate sense of urgency and customer focus.
Lead and manage a team of approximately 10 employees, setting clear goals, performance expectations, and workload priorities aligned with business objectives.
Direct, coach, develop and motivate team members; fostering accountability, engagement, collaboration, and capability growth.
Build strong collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive operational excellence and achieve organizational goals.
Your key responsibility in this role is to lead end-to-end payroll operations across multiple markets, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery while driving continuous improvement, strong controls, and a high-performing team culture.
The role balances operational excellence, strategic execution, and people leadership to deliver reliable payroll services at scale.

Requirements

You have a strong focus on accuracy, compliance, and controls.
Flexibility to support extended work hours during payroll processing cycles, quarter‑end, or year‑end activities as required.
You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance
You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change.

Nice to have

Previous experience in Payroll or Accounting / previous experience in shared services environment.
Previous experience in budget preparation processes.
High sense of accountability, integrity, and confidentiality.
Proactive and continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities to enhance processes and controls.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
Resilient and adaptable, with the ability to navigate change and ambiguity effectively.
Results-driven mindset with strong follow-through and execution capabilities.
Leader with the ability to inspire, motivate, and guide teams toward high performance.

Skills

Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business or related field.
Minimum 5 Years of progressive experience, with at least 2 years of experience managing people and operations.
Intermediate knowledge of Accounting/Finance, understanding the impacts of payroll elements into both balance sheet and P&L.
Fluent English & Spanish; additional languages (French, Italian, Portuguese) are a plus.
Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, complex formulas, data analysis).
Proficiency in SAP for reporting, financial review, and journal entries.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex payroll concepts to diverse audiences.
Proven analytical skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Preferred: Previous experience in Payroll or Accounting / previous experience in shared services environment.
Preferred: Previous experience in budget preparation processes.
Preferred: Previous experience with Workday.
Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy in handling sensitive payroll data.

Compensation

Competitive Pay Package

Benefits

Some benefits may be subject to an employee contribution.
Some benefits may be fully or partially subsidized.
Competitive Holiday/Paid Time Off, plus additional days offered ( i.e., volunteer day, allowing you to give back to the community)
Retirement/Pension Plan
Medical, Critical Illness, and Life Insurance
Best-in-class, family-friendly, and inclusive leave policies
The benefits /perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Bacardi, your work location, and are subject to change.

Company info

Bacardi seeks talent from all backgrounds to bring diversity of thought, agility and capability to our organization across the globe.
We promote a working environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly.
We do not tolerate any form of discrimination that adversely affects individuals or groups on the basis of national origin, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, and any other legally protected aspect of a person's identity.
U.S. applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.
Perks of Working for us
At Bacardi, we are committed to providing our Primos (employees) with a comprehensive Total Rewards package of compensation, benefits, incentives, allowances, well-being, and much more to meet the needs of themselves and their families.
It goes beyond just Cash!
The total rewards program is based on pay for performance, whereby the incentive programs are linked to company and individual performance.
We are building our Best10 yet!

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