Payroll Administrator

Why Mozilla?

Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years. We make pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser, and Pocket, a service for keeping up with the best content online. Now, with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month, we’re shaping the next 25 years of technology and helping to reclaim an internet built for people, not companies. Our work focuses on diverse areas including AI, social media, security and more. And we’re doing this while never losing our focus on our core mission – to make the internet better for people. 

The Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation. This means we aren’t beholden to any shareholders — only to our mission. Along with thousands of volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozillians design, build and distribute open-source software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms. 

About this team and role:

Responsible for supporting the EMEA/APAC payroll operations, processing monthly payroll for around 200 employees across 11 different countries.   This role will ensure accurate and timely payroll cycles, compliance with tax laws and company policies, and provide reporting and analysis to support business needs. The Payroll Administrator will also assist in process improvements and cross-functional initiatives.

What you’ll do: 

• Administer end-to-end payroll processing for EMEA/APAC employees (~200 employees), ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll on a semi-monthly basis and bi-weekly basis.

• Maintain current knowledge of applicable local country payroll tax regulations and reporting requirements. 

• Accurately incorporate payroll variables (e.g., commissions, one time bonus payments, etc.) into payroll templates for timely payment processing. 

• Ensure timely and accurate processing of  changes impacting payroll (e.g., new hires, terminations, rate changes, pension updates, etc.)

• Assist with payroll issue resolution, effectively collaborating and communicating with internal and external partners. 

• Collaborate with the People Operations, Benefits and external vendors to ensure accurate benefit deductions and payroll-related transactions.

• Effectively communicate with employees regarding payroll related inquiries. 

• Organize compliant and accurate payroll records. 

• Assist with year-end activities, including tax filings, and audits.

• Maintains payroll data with a high level of confidentiality. 

• Support payroll team in day to day operation and projects.

What you’ll bring: 

• 3 to 5 plus years of practical experience with EMEA and/or APAC payroll processing and solid knowledge of regulatory requirements within payroll. 

• Working knowledge of wage tax and social security.

• Experience with payroll processes and related systems. Experience working with ADP is a plus.

• Strong professional English language skills, both written and verbal, to support our global customer base. 

• Strong knowledge of MS Office tools such as Excel and Word. 

• Strong customer service focus with an ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and partner with key stakeholders. 

• Excellent attention to detail, organizational, and analytical skills.

• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with integrity.

• Experience working in cross-functional environments.

• Commitment to our values:

  • Welcoming differences

  • Being relationship-minded

  • Practicing responsible participation

  • Having grit

What you’ll get:

• Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)

• Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together

• Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday

• Quarterly well-being stipend

• Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)

About Mozilla 

When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online.  We’re not a normal tech company. The things we create prioritize people and their privacy over profits. We exist to make the internet a healthier,  happier place for everyone.

Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

Mozilla believes in the value of diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge, and knows diversity, equity and inclusion are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission. We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at hiringaccommodation@mozilla.com to request accommodation.

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