Job Overview
Location
Coral Gables Office
Job Type
Full-time
Category
HR & Recruiting
Date Posted
March 23, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • As a Payroll Specialist at KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings, you will play a critical role in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing across multiple international entities, directly supporting employee trust and organizational integrity in a fast-growing, innovative travel technology company.
- • You will manage end-to-end payroll operations for monthly and fortnightly cycles across global jurisdictions via Cloudpay and ADP, including data validation, calculations, statutory deductions, benefits administration, and year-end processing, while maintaining rigorous controls and compliance with local tax, social security, and employment laws.
- • The Finance Team at KAYAK is a highly motivated, detail-oriented group passionate about numbers, controls, and compliance, operating within a culture that values innovation, process improvement, and employee empowerment as part of a global leader in travel metasearch.
- • In this role, you will deepen your expertise in global payroll systems, regulatory compliance across jurisdictions, and cross-functional collaboration with People, Finance, and external vendors, positioning yourself for career advancement in payroll leadership while contributing to process automation and operational excellence.
- • You will serve as a trusted point of contact for employees worldwide, resolving payroll inquiries with professionalism and empathy, managing payroll-linked benefits, and ensuring audit-ready documentation, all while driving continuous improvement in payroll efficiency, accuracy, and service delivery through proactive issue identification and solution-oriented collaboration.
🎯 Requirements
- • Professional payroll qualification (e.g., CPP, FPC, or equivalent local certification)
- • Proven hands-on experience as a Payroll Specialist with expertise in payroll processing, statutory compliance, and benefits administration in at least one jurisdiction
- • Proficiency in payroll software including ADP, Cloudpay, or Workday, and advanced MS Excel skills (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, complex formulas)
🏖️ Benefits
- • Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
- • Company-paid mental health support including therapy sessions via SpringHealth and HeadSpace subscription
- • Annual company-wide week off for full team recharge, plus paid parental leave, generous vacation, birthday time off, and paid volunteer time
- • Career growth resources: Development Dollars, leadership programs, and access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
- • Travel discounts, free lunch two days per week, and Employee Resource Groups
- • Comprehensive health benefits, retirement plans, life insurance, FSAs, and eligibility for annual bonus
Skills & Technologies
Go
Onsite
About Booking Holdings Inc.
Kayak is a travel search engine and booking platform that aggregates fares and rates for flights, hotels, rental cars, and vacation packages from hundreds of travel sites and suppliers. It provides price comparison tools, price alerts, mobile apps, and itinerary management features to help consumers find and organize travel options efficiently. The company operates globally and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
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