Senior Payroll Analyst

Summary

Join Sword Health, a Forbes Best Startup Employer, and contribute to our mission of freeing billions from pain. As a Payroll Specialist, you will play a critical role in ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing for Portugal employees and international contractors. This position involves managing payroll procedures, complying with regulations, and developing payroll analytics. You will collaborate with the people operations team and contribute to building a global center of excellence. Sword Health offers a stimulating, fast-paced environment with opportunities for career development and growth, along with competitive benefits including remote work options and a flexible schedule.

Requirements

• University degree in accounting, finance, human resources, or equivalent in a related field or experience minimum 4 years of experience in payroll required
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Experience with HRIS along with advanced Excel skills and ability to work with large amounts of data
• Strong knowledge of labor and fiscal legislation in Portugal
• Results-oriented: able to collaborate with different individuals across the organization and have a "roll-up the sleeves" attitude in order to accomplish all necessary tasks
• Possesses a proactive attitude in researching solutions, disciplined work ethic, strong moral compass, and ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Analytical and problem solving capabilities

Responsibilities

• Manage the processing and accurate completion of the monthly payroll processes for Portugal Employees and all International Contractors/EOR´s
• Review U.S. payroll cycles and payments with an external party ensuring payroll accuracy
• Ensure all payments are duly authorized, correct and compliant
• Manage and own the payroll inbox by responding to inquiries with precision and efficiency
• Establish, document, maintain and enforce proper payroll policies and procedures. Maintain accurate payroll and audit reports in accordance with statutory and filing requirements
• Own the delivery of all fiscal and parafiscal returns associated with payroll
• Prepare all necessary payroll accruals for the accounting team
• Process all (CARTA) equity-related transactions, ensuring accurate reporting and statutory filings
• Develop and maintain payroll analytics to provide insights about labor costs, trends and variances
• Perform financial analysis on payroll data to support budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning
• Produce other ad hoc financial and operational reporting
• Initiate and support process improvement and efficiencies across payroll to streamline processes
• Participate in the interim and annual audits for the Group
• Manage internal and external payroll queries within a timely and professional manner
• Provide thought leadership, expertise, and guidance in scaling operational efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in start-up environments helping to scale HR business, operations and processes
• Global payroll exposure from a corporate perspective
• Ideally experience with Primavera/Rippling or other global platforms

Benefits

• A stimulating, fast-paced environment with lots of room for creativity
• A bright future at a promising high-tech startup company
• Career development and growth, with a competitive salary
• The opportunity to work with a talented team and to add real value to an innovative solution with the potential to change the future of healthcare
• A stimulating environment with room for creativity
• A flexible environment where you can control your hours (remotely) with unlimited vacation
• Access to our health and well-being program (digital therapist sessions)
• Remote or Hybrid work policy
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Financial advisory services
• Supplemental Insurance Benefits (Accident, Hospital and Critical Illness)
• Health Savings Account
• Equity shares
• Discretionary PTO plan
• Parental leave
• 401(k)
• Flexible working hours
• Remote-first company
• Paid company holidays
• Free digital therapist for you and your family