The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech.
What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way.
You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our general community.
The Role AspenTech is the world's leading supplier of software that optimizes process manufacturing.
We have an exciting career opportunity for an experienced Senior Payroll Analyst to support accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations across Latin America, with responsibility for Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina.
This role applies strong Mexico payroll expertise and broader LATAM payroll knowledge to independently manage assigned payroll activities, analyze and resolve moderately complex issues, and coordinate effectively with employees, HR, Finance, Treasury, payroll providers, and other partners.
The primary purpose of this role is to execute and control payroll processes for assigned entities across Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina, from approved payroll inputs through validation, reconciliation, country-specific statutory administration, payment support, and issue resolution.
The role works within established policies and broad guidelines, exercises judgment in day-to-day decisions, and escalates matters involving significant risk, policy interpretation, or exceptional complexity.
As a P3 / IC3 senior professional, this individual is expected to work with limited day-to-day instruction, solve moderately complex problems, contribute analytical insight, lead defined payroll projects or workstreams with limited risk and resource requirements,



and serve as a knowledgeable resource to team members without formal people-management accountability.
Your Impact LATAM Payroll Processing investigate discrepancies; and coordinate correction files, notices, or adjustments based on approved instructions.
Prepare payroll tax and social security accruals, calculations, statutory payment files, and supporting documentation for review and authorization in accordance with local requirements and company controls.
Monitor changes in applicable payroll, tax, labor-related social security, benefits, and statutory requirements across the assigned LATAM countries; assess operational impacts and coordinate updates to processes, systems, controls, calendars, and vendor instructions.
Support statutory reviews and audits by preparing reconciliations, payroll evidence, calculation support, and responses within assigned areas.
Payroll Controls, Reconciliation investigate and resolve identified discrepancies.
Validate payroll payment files, statutory payment support, and related control evidence before routing items for required review and authorization.
Apply company pay policies and local payroll requirements consistently, identifying situations that require interpretation or escalation.
Maintain effective operational controls over payroll inputs, data changes, approvals, interfaces, vendor deliverables, and payroll results.
Identify recurring errors and control gaps, perform root-cause analysis,



and implement practical corrective actions within established governance.
Employee, Vendor additional experience with payroll in Brazil, Colombia, and/or Argentina is strongly preferred.
An advanced degree may reduce the experience requirement.
Conceptual and practical expertise in Mexico payroll operations, together with working knowledge of broader LATAM HR, finance, accounting, tax, social security, benefits, and statutory processes; knowledge of Brazil, Colombia, and/or Argentina payroll practices is preferred.
Practical experience interpreting and administering country-specific payroll requirements, including statutory filings, taxes, social security contributions, mandated deductions, benefit administration, payment support, and local payroll controls, with the ability to learn and apply requirements for additional LATAM countries.
Demonstrated ability to independently manage recurring payroll activities, solve moderately complex problems, and determine when escalation is appropriate.
Experience working with outsourced payroll providers and coordinating deliverables across internal and external stakeholders.
Experience performing payroll audits, reconciliations, variance analysis, and documentation in a controlled environment.
Experience with Workday and one or more payroll or ERP platforms such as ADP or Oracle is preferred.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills and the ability to analyze detailed payroll data accurately.
Strong organization, attention to detail, customer service, judgment, and written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to manage competing deadlines, exchange sensitive information appropriately, and maintain strict confidentiality.
Professional fluency in Spanish and English is required; Portuguese language capability is preferred or advantageous.

📌 Sr. Payroll Analyst (Xico)
🏢 Aspen Technology
📍 Xico