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# Payroll Specialist (Brazil Payroll) at Pebl

- **Company:** Pebl
- **Location:** Medellín, Colombia
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/pebl/ce367a3e-f7ee-48ee-826b-652d00b75401

## Job description

Purpose in Every Position

Pebl puts a world of talent at your fingertips. With our AI-powered Global Work Platform™, companies can hire, pay, and manage employees in 185+ countries—removing risk, red tape, and guesswork from global growth. Backed by more than a decade of compliance leadership and local expertise, Pebl helps businesses move fast, stay compliant, and scale with confidence. With Pebl, companies everywhere can hire great talent anywhere.

Where Your Work Moves the Needle.

At Pebl, every team member drives our success. Joining us means more than filling a role—you’re accountable for results and impact. Our values guide how we operate, execute, and collaborate across borders. By putting them into action, you’ll help us scale faster, compete harder, and lead the future of global work.

What Makes You a Great Fit

We are looking for a Payroll Specialist – Brazil to join our Payroll Operations team. This full-time position is ideal for an experienced Brazilian payroll professional who can serve as a trusted resource for complex payroll matters and is passionate about accuracy, compliance, and operational excellence.

You will be responsible for supporting the end-to-end payroll lifecycle in Brazil, resolving complex payroll issues, ensuring compliance with Brazilian payroll and labor requirements, and partnering with internal teams and external providers to deliver accurate and timely payroll outcomes.

As a subject matter expert in Brazilian payroll, you will also play an important role in strengthening our payroll operations, supporting process improvements, and providing guidance to other members of the Payroll team. In this role, you will spend the majority of your time (85% or more) resolving complex payroll matters and ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of payroll services.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

- Manage end-to-end payroll operations for Brazil, including payroll processing, validations, reconciliations, adjustments, and payroll close activities.
- Review and resolve complex payroll matters related to earnings, deductions, benefits, taxes, social contributions, garnishments, leaves, and other payroll-related transactions.
- Manage and validate Brazilian payroll requirements, including INSS, FGTS, IRRF, 13th salary, vacation payments (férias), terminations (rescisões), and other statutory payments and deductions.
- Support and validate statutory payroll reporting and filings, including eSocial and other applicable Brazilian government requirements.
- Ensure payroll is processed accurately and in compliance with Brazilian labor, tax, social security, and payroll regulations, as well as internal policies and controls.
- Perform payroll reconciliations and investigate discrepancies between payroll results, funding, statutory liabilities, employee payments, and payroll records.
- Partner with internal teams, clients, external payroll providers, and in-country vendors to investigate and resolve complex payroll matters.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point for Brazil payroll questions and complex employee or client inquiries.
- Support payroll implementations, process transitions, statutory changes, system enhancements, and operational rollouts.
- Participate in testing payroll system enhancements, integrations, calculations, and regulatory updates.
- Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes through stronger controls, documentation, standardization, automation, and technology.
- Monitor payroll performance, SLAs, KPIs, and recurring issues, recommending corrective actions and process improvements when needed.
- Provide guidance and support to Payroll Specialists and Payroll Administrators to promote accuracy, consistency, and continuity across payroll operations.
- Provide backup support to the Payroll Manager and assist with urgent payroll matters and escalations when needed.

Let’s Connect If You Have:

- 3–5 years of hands-on Brazilian payroll experience, preferably within a payroll service provider, multinational organization, accounting firm, BPO, or similar environment.
- Strong experience managing end-to-end payroll operations in Brazil, including payroll processing, validations, reconciliations, statutory filings, and compliance.
- Strong knowledge of Brazilian payroll and labor legislation, including INSS, FGTS, IRRF, eSocial, férias, 13th salary, terminations, statutory deductions, and other payroll obligations.
- Strong understanding of gross-to-net payroll calculations, taxable and non-taxable earnings, deductions, benefits, and employer/employee statutory contributions.
- Experience researching and resolving complex payroll discrepancies, retroactive adjustments, terminations, tax issues, and other payroll exceptions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret payroll data, identify root causes, and ensure accurate and compliant outcomes.
- Experience supporting payroll implementations, process improvements, system changes, and operational transitions.
- Ability to identify opportunities for automation and process optimization, including the use of technology and AI-enabled solutions.
- Proficiency with payroll systems and related technologies, with the ability to quickly learn new platforms and tools.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with employees, clients, internal teams, external vendors, and government agencies in a remote environment.
- Fluency in Portuguese and professional working proficiency in English.
- High level of integrity, discretion, ownership, and attention to detail when handling confidential employee and payroll information.

Our Commitment to You

At Pebl, we’re committed to supporting our team with comprehensive rewards and benefits designed to meet diverse needs across roles and locations. Our core offerings include:

- Flexible Time Off – Take the time you need to recharge.
- Parental Leave – Support for growing families.
- Health and Dental Insurance – Where applicable, to cover you and your loved ones.
- Retirement Savings + Employee Incentive Plan – Plan for the future while sharing our success.

Please visit our career page for more information https://hellopebl.com/company/careers/.

Pebl is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We power global teams and believe diverse perspectives drive innovation and impact. Employment decisions at Pebl are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive culture where every teammate can thrive and do the best work of their career—anywhere in the world.

## About Pebl

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Pebl is an AI-powered Global Work Platform that provides Employer of Record (EOR) services, enabling companies to hire, pay, and manage employees in 185+ countries without setting up local entities.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series stage not publicly disclosed; formerly known as Velocity Global)
- **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, CA, USA
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Not publicly listed as individual founders; the company was originally founded as Velocity Global.

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Global HR technology, Employer of Record (EOR), Payroll & Compliance
- Target customers: B2B – Startups to Fortune 500 companies looking to hire internationally without establishing local legal entities.
- Mission statement: "To make global work simple by helping companies hire, pay, and support their people—anywhere."

## Products & Services
- **Pebl Global Work Platform**: An AI-powered, human-led SaaS platform that integrates with HRIS, HCM, and ATS systems. It handles the full employment lifecycle: locally compliant contracts, payroll, tax filings, statutory benefits, paid leave, onboarding, and offboarding across 185+ countries.
- **Employer of Record (EOR) Services**: Pebl acts as the legal employer for international workers, taking on compliance and liability so client companies can focus on the work relationship. Includes in-country legal teams and a partnership with Baker McKenzie, the #1 global employment law firm.
- **AI Assistant ("Alfie")**: A conversational AI tool that provides vetted answers in 50+ languages to help HR teams navigate global compliance questions.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Manages over $1 billion in annual global payroll and supports 185+ countries.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Partnership with Baker McKenzie (global employment law firm). Backed by a decade of compliance expertise. Trusted by startups and Fortune 500s alike.
- **Growth Signals**: Rebranded from Velocity Global to Pebl in 2024. Rated #1 for compliance on G2. Holds more employment licenses than any other EOR. Has 200+ world-class in-house legal experts. Company has 302 U.S.-based employees (Medium size) with colleagues across 45+ countries.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Compliance Leadership**: Rated #1 for compliance on G2, with a multi-layered approach that includes in-house regional legal teams and a partnership with Baker McKenzie.
- **Scale & Licenses**: Holds more employment licenses than any other EOR, providing a legal moat that is difficult for competitors to replicate.
- **AI-Powered Platform**: Integrates with existing HRIS/HCM/ATS systems and offers a conversational AI assistant (Alfie) for real-time compliance guidance.
- **Speed**: Can onboard new employees in as little as 24 hours with a flat-rate, transparent pricing model (no hidden fees).

## Strategic Focus
- **AI Integration**: Deepening the use of AI (Alfie) to automate compliance checks, provide salary guidance, and streamline global hiring workflows.
- **Global Expansion**: Continuing to expand country coverage and employment license portfolio (already at 185+ countries).
- **Product-Led Growth**: Emphasizing a self-service portal and transparent pricing to reduce friction for customers.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-First Culture**: Work from where you're most effective, with opportunities to connect in person at global hubs. Monthly stipends for workspace setup.
- **Global Team**: Colleagues across 45 countries, offering a diverse, international work environment.
- **Career Growth**: Defined job expectations, real mentorship, and clear paths to promotion. "More ownership, less hierarchy" with direct access to decision-makers.
- **Benefits**: 12 weeks minimum paid parental leave, competitive retirement plans, incentive equity, performance-based bonuses, flexible PTO, and paid volunteer days. The entire company shuts down globally a few times per year ("Pebl Pause") for rest.
- **Certified Workplace**: Great Place To Work® Certified™ (75% of employees say it's a great place to work vs. 57% at a typical U.S. company).
- **Open Roles**: Currently hiring for Account Managers, Payroll Specialists, Account Executives, Product Manager Intern (AI), Strategic Account Executives, Product Design Intern, and Benefits Administrators across AMER and EMEA regions.

## Sources
1. [hellopebl.com - Company Page](https://hellopebl.com/company/)
2. [hellopebl.com - Careers Page](https://hellopebl.com/company/careers/)
3. [hellopebl.com - Product Page](https://hellopebl.com/)
4. [Great Place To Work - Pebl Profile](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/7007819)
5. [LinkedIn - Pebl](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hellopebl)
6. [Ashby - Pebl Careers](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/pebl)

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