Payroll Transformation Specialist

Solen Software Group

31d

About The Position

Solen Software Group is an investment and operating company that acquires and operates established software businesses across a variety of vertical markets. The Payroll Transformation Specialist supports payroll operations, integrations, and process improvement across Solen and its portfolio companies. The role suits someone who enjoys resolving payroll challenges, working with data, and building reliable processes; expertise in every country is not required, but curiosity, organization, and resourcefulness are important. The specialist supports payroll integrations for newly acquired companies, coordinates implementations and provider transitions, and helps ensure accurate, timely payroll through data validation, reconciliation, issue resolution, and compliance support. The role also documents processes, supports payroll systems and reporting, and identifies opportunities to standardize and automate work while accounting for local requirements.

Requirements

2–5 years of experience in payroll administration, implementation, HR operations, accounting support, or a related area.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills.
Experience supporting acquisitions, payroll conversions, or a global workforce.
Excellent organization, analytical ability, and attention to detail.
Ability to investigate discrepancies and clearly communicate findings.
Comfort working across multiple companies, countries, currencies, and time zones.
Sound judgment when handling confidential payroll information.
A practical, responsive, and service-minded approach.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to payroll in Brazil, Portugal, Canada, the UK, or the United States.
Experience with Deel, Rippling, Multiplier, Paylocity, Paychex, TriNet, or similar platforms.
Payroll certification or relevant coursework.

Responsibilities

Support payroll integration for newly acquired companies.
Coordinate payroll implementations, provider transitions, testing, and go-live activities.
Collect, validate, and reconcile employee and payroll data.
Review payroll inputs and outputs for accuracy and completeness.
Support processing related to new hires, terminations, compensation changes, deductions, taxes, and one-time payments.
Help resolve payroll issues accurately and on time.
Maintain payroll calendars, checklists, approvals, reconciliations, and audit-ready records.
Support payroll tax registrations, notices, statutory reporting, and year-end activities.
Reconcile payroll deductions with benefits and HR system records.
Partner with Finance, HR, portfolio leaders, EORs, and local payroll providers.
Identify and promptly escalate compliance or employee-impacting risks.
Document payroll processes and develop standard procedures, templates, and controls.
Support payroll system configuration, testing, data cleanup, and reporting.
Identify opportunities to simplify and automate manual work.
Track implementation milestones, deadlines, risks, and outstanding decisions.
Help standardize payroll practices while accounting for local requirements.