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inDrive is seeking a Global Payroll Lead to own the financial side of payroll across all inVision companies. This role combines strategic payroll budgeting and financial modeling with hands-on payroll execution, tax management across multiple jurisdictions, and close collaboration with HR, accounting, and external payroll providers.
Key Responsibilities:
**Payroll Planning & Budgeting:** Build and maintain the payroll budgeting process across all inVision companies. Create and maintain a strategic, automated payroll financial model in Google Sheets. Prepare payroll budgets for financial periods, calculate the full cost of positions (monthly gross, employer taxes, contributions, annual bonuses), and submit budgets for CFO and Director approval.
**Tax & Compliance:** Maintain and update tax conditions for key inVision jurisdictions, including tax rates, social contribution rates, caps, thresholds, and payment deadlines. Calculate employer and employee tax burdens for each jurisdiction. Monitor changes in tax legislation and assess their payroll impact. Plan tax and social contribution payments in line with deadlines and analyze payroll tax risks.
**Financial Control:** Enter HR-provided changes into the financial model and keep data current. Check new positions and changes against payroll budgets and limits.
**Monthly Payroll Cycle:** Calculate salaries, taxes, and contributions in Kazakhstan based on HR documents and events (hiring, terminations, vacations, sick leave, timesheets). Calculate payments to other individuals in Kazakhstan (civil-law contracts, student payments). Calculate and pay taxes and contributions. Prepare and submit tax and contribution reports in Kazakhstan; review and control reports in other jurisdictions with local advisors. Prepare payment registers, organize salary payments, prepare accounting entries, reconcile payroll with the general ledger monthly, and calculate final settlements on termination.
**Compensation Analysis:** Calculate payroll budget impact of compensation changes (raises, indexations, transfers). Assess requests exceeding department limits for CFO and Director review. Calculate bonus pools, book accruals, and process bonus payments. Reallocate payroll limits between departments and legal entities within approved budgets.
**Analytics & Reporting:** Run plan-vs-actual analysis and rolling forecasts for payroll. Prepare management analysis and payroll reports for leadership.
**Process Development:** Develop and maintain policies and control procedures for the financial payroll process. Work with HR, accounting, banks, external payroll providers, and auditors on financial payroll matters. Participate in automation and ERP system development for payroll.
**Requirements:**
- Degree in Economics or Finance (certifications in payroll, taxation, or accounting are a plus)
- At least 4–5 years of experience in payroll, tax and contribution calculations and/or payroll budget planning (experience in other jurisdictions is a plus)
- Experience coordinating external payroll providers and cross-functional processes (HR, accounting, finance)
- Strong knowledge of labor and tax legislation related to payroll, taxes, and social contributions (Kazakhstan required; other jurisdictions where the company operates are a plus)
- Experience building financial models and budgets
- Experience with the full payroll cycle in Kazakhstan: calculation, reporting to social funds, payments, accounting entries, and reconciliation
- Experience with payroll, HR, and accounting/ERP systems (1C:ZUP or similar) and master data management
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills (pivot tables, models, formulas) and financial analysis skills
- English at C1 level or higher
**Key Competencies:**
Attention to detail and accuracy; confidentiality and ethics; analytical thinking; cross-functional communication; ownership and meeting deadlines; flexibility and adaptability in a fast-changing environment.
