Senior Payroll Associate | Portugal

Deel, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Portugal

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• The Senior Payroll Associate at Deel plays a critical role in ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing for a globally distributed workforce, directly supporting the company’s mission to unlock global opportunity by guaranteeing workers are paid correctly and protected under local laws across 150+ countries.
• This role combines technical payroll expertise with leadership responsibilities, overseeing end-to-end payroll operations while mentoring junior team members and driving process improvements that enhance scalability and compliance in a high-growth SaaS environment.
• Day-to-day responsibilities include overseeing the processing of payroll data for employees across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring all calculations align with local tax laws, statutory requirements, and company policies.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date employee records in Deel’s HRIS and payroll systems, including personal details, contract changes, benefits enrollments, and termination data, to ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Verifying and reconciling employee data such as salaries, hours worked, overtime, bonuses, deductions, and tax withholdings, identifying discrepancies and resolving them promptly to prevent payment errors or compliance risks.
• Assisting with payroll tax calculations, filings, and remittances in coordination with local experts or external providers, ensuring timely submission of statutory reports and payments to tax authorities.
• Providing first-line support to employees for payroll-related inquiries, including payslip explanations, tax document requests, and adjustment processes, delivering clear, empathetic, and timely communication.
• Ensuring ongoing compliance with evolving payroll laws and regulations across Deel’s operational countries, monitoring legislative changes and updating internal processes accordingly.
• Leading the implementation of new payroll processes, system enhancements, or integrations, collaborating with product, engineering, and compliance teams to test, validate, and roll out improvements that increase efficiency and accuracy.
• About the team or company: Deel is a fully remote, globally distributed organization with over 7,000 employees across 100+ countries, recognized as one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, backed by a $17.3B valuation and $1B ARR, and consistently ranked among top workplace innovators by CNBC, Forbes, and Deloitte.
• The Payroll team operates within Deel’s broader HR and People Operations function, working closely with Legal, Finance, and Product to deliver a seamless, compliant global employment experience that powers the future of work.
• What the person can learn or achieve in this role: Deepen expertise in international payroll compliance, gaining hands-on experience with multi-jurisdictional payroll processing across emerging and developed markets.
• Develop leadership and mentoring skills by guiding junior associates, contributing to team knowledge sharing, and influencing process standardization that scales with Deel’s rapid growth.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, or a related field from an accredited institution
• 3-5 years of direct experience in payroll processing, payroll administration, or a closely related HR/finance role
• Strong knowledge of payroll laws and regulations, including tax withholdings, statutory deductions, and reporting requirements across multiple jurisdictions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets for data analysis, reconciliation, and reporting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to explain complex payroll concepts clearly to employees and stakeholders
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and support junior team members in a collaborative, remote-first environment

🏖️ Benefits

• Stock grant opportunities tied to role, employment status, and location, offering long-term equity participation in Deel’s high-growth journey
• Flexibility of remote work with optional access to WeWork spaces for those who prefer hybrid arrangements
• Additional perks and benefits tailored to employment status and country of residence, reflecting Deel’s commitment to inclusive, localized total rewards

Skills & Technologies

Senior

Remote

Degree Required

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About Deel, Inc.

Deel is a San Francisco-based payroll and compliance platform that enables businesses to hire, pay, and manage contractors and employees in over 150 countries. It automates onboarding, localized contracts, tax filings, and payments while ensuring adherence to local labor laws. The cloud software integrates with HR and accounting systems, offers visa and immigration support, and provides employer-of-record services for companies without local entities. Founded in 2019, Deel serves thousands of remote-first and distributed organizations, helping them scale global teams quickly and reduce administrative overhead associated with international employment.

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