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Company Overview Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.  While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce. 

When you feel like you belong, work is no longer work – it's personal. At Paylocity, we believe better employees lead to better companies. Workplaces and cultures that care will build the future, and at Paylocity, we’re doing just that. Join us as we change the future and transform your career! There are jobs and then there are careers. Since 1997, Paylocity has been hiring talented people, giving them big challenges, and providing the right resources to help them succeed. Our award-winning culture ensures all employees feel truly welcome, appreciated, and free to be themselves. While other companies talk about it, we make it happen. Join Paylocity and launch your career! 

Position Overview 

The Finance Controller - Mexico will oversee Paylocity Mexico’s core accounting and compliance functions including, but not limited to, month-end close, general ledger, internal controls, internal/external reporting, intercompany, compliance, tax, and treasury. The Finance Controller – Mexico will work closely with US staff members responsible for Mexico accounting, including teams in corporate accounting, accounting operations, and corporate tax. This role will also be heavily involved in coordinating our relationship with our third-party accounting service provider in Mexico. Additionally, the Finance Controller – Mexico will provide support for US accounting, help drive projects including major process improvement initiatives, and implementation of new accounting standards. This person will be a trusted partner to the US Corporate Accounting team and must be comfortable both in the detail, ensuring financial reporting accuracy, as well as being able to rise-up and think strategically to scale the company. This role will provide leadership to achieve desired results and enable the continued growth the Company will continue to experience. 

Primary Responsibilities  

The below represents the primary duties of the position, others may be assigned as needed. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Review and approve journal entries and account reconciliations
• Manage work of team members with responsibility over functional accounting areas impacted by Paylocity Mexico’s operations. Includes leading efforts over topics such as GL accounting related to Mexico-specific payroll and benefits, VAT, Intercompany transactions, and others. 
• Coordinate and provide guidance to Accounting Operations/AP with respect to any Mexico-specific requirements for vendor bill and employee expense processing and recording to the GL. 
• Manage local compliance, banking, payroll, and tax relationships. Coordinate and act as liaison with external accounting and tax consultants to ensure subsidiary books are complete and accurate. 
• Partner with Legal and HR teams on corporate and personnel matters. 
• Ensure compliance with all Mexico statutory and regulatory accounting filing and reporting requirements 
• Own internal control environment for assigned areas. 
• Collaborate cross-functionally and with the accounting/finance group to prepare and execute against Corporate initiatives. 
• Assist in the Company’s evaluation of technical accounting matters, including those related to complex transactions, emerging areas, and adoption of new accounting standards. 
• Assist with providing 10Q and 10K/SEC required reporting information for parent company. 
• Serve as a key resource for special projects, including system implementations. 
• Identify opportunities for, and champion, accounting process evolution. 
• Drive a continuous improvement mindset through identifying automation opportunities, process improvements or improved reporting capabilities to support decision making across the organization. 
• Drive cross functional projects to enable and influence positive outcomes. 
• Other duties, as assigned. 

Education and Experience 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related degree. 
• Contador Publico Certificado license required. 
• 7+ years of experience in accounting-related work (Big 4 public accounting experience, public company, high-growth SaaS company a significant plus) 
• 3+ years team leadership experience 
• Significant experience with Mexican GAAP and compliance reporting. Experience working with a US-based parent company a plus. 
• Knowledge/experience in major ERP platforms. Experience with NetSuite, and multi-book a plus. 
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Office Suite – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook 
• Significant experience driving process improvements, leading projects, and implementing new systems to improve financial operations and efficiency. 
• Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency required to effectively liaise with local employees, vendors, and external accounting and tax consultants in Mexico, while partnering with U.S.-based leadership and regional teams 
• Strong strategic, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to operate at both a detailed level and as a strategic business partner. 
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive outcomes in a complex, matrixed organization. 

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. 

Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better.    

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers.   

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact LeaveBenefits@paylocity.com. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.  

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