Global Payroll Manager

Apollo is hiring a Global Payroll Manager to own and scale our multi-country payroll operations. In this role, you’ll be responsible for all payroll administration for our distributed workforce and support headcount expansion in new countries. You’ll work with cross-functional partners across the People, Legal, and Finance teams to build out a best-in-class payroll function. Rolling up into the Finance team, this is a manager role with a Payroll Analyst reporting to you.

Responsibilities

Payroll administration & compliance

• Oversee payroll processing across our distributed workforce spanning 8 countries with direct employees.
• Manage relationships with multiple EOR/PEO vendors across 12+ countries.
• Prepare and validate payroll inputs, including HR data, compensation changes, and relocations.
• Respond to and resolve employee inquiries regarding their pay.
• Partner with the People and Benefits teams to ensure compliance with local law over leaves, time off, overtime/differentials, and statutory reporting.

Reporting & accounting

• Prepare monthly entries and reconciliations in coordination with the accounting team.
• Develop ad-hoc reports for finance & legal teams, such as workers’ compensation.
• Support accrual calculations for statutory bonuses and accrued leaves.

Process & systems

• Manage our global payroll vendors and evaluate new providers.
• Improve and expand our process documentation and playbooks.
• Implement integrations across our dispersed payroll, finance, and HR systems.

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years progressive payroll experience (3+ managing global payroll operations).
• 2+ years overseeing direct reports (managing external consultants is OK)
• Direct experience processing US payroll, and strong familiarity with US payroll laws and procedures.
• Proficiency with a major US payroll system (ADP WFN or similar).
• Familiarity with payroll accounting, including reconciliation, accruals, and month-close duties.
• Experience with payroll vendor selection and/or implementation of a new system.

Preferred

• CPP, CPA, or similar credentials.
• Direct experience processing non-US payroll (including EOR/PEO and direct employment).
• LATAM and/or EMEA payroll experience a strong plus.