Senior Payroll Specialist (Portugal)

Job description

About this role

✨ One platform, a whole world of opportunity The best jobs have always clustered in a handful of the world's wealthiest cities. But talent is everywhere. Oyster set out to close that gap - building a global employment platform that lets companies hire, pay, and care for brilliant people anywhere. We're proof that a high-performing culture doesn't need an office. Distributed across 60+ countries since 2020, we've built something the industry keeps noticing: • Ranked #10 of 250 on TIME and Statista's 2026 list of America's Top WorkTech Companies • Named one of America's Greatest Startup Workplaces 2026 by Newsweek • A G2 Spring 2026 Leader…

Responsibilities

• Run payroll end-to-end. Own the full Portuguese payroll cycle in-house; accurate, compliant, and on time.
• Master data ownership. Oversee the validation of employee payroll master data, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, variable pay, payroll-related benefits (including meal vouchers and other employee benefits), absences, and garnishments (…
• Payroll controls & quality. Run rigorous pre- and post-payroll validations each cycle, investigate discrepancies, and implement corrective actions to keep payroll accurate before issues reach team members, customers or Finance.
• Handle all statutory filings & accesses. Monthly IRS withholding declarations, DMR (Declaração Mensal de Remunerações) filings to Segurança Social, and the annual Modelo 10 filing, filing of subsídio de doença and subsídio parental reimbursement claims, owning…
• Own the payroll system. Configure and maintain the in-house payroll system, test legislative updates before they go live, troubleshoot issues, and partner with our Product team to improve automation and scalability.

Qualifications and requirements

• Run payroll end-to-end. Own the full Portuguese payroll cycle in-house; accurate, compliant, and on time.
• Master data ownership. Oversee the validation of employee payroll master data, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, variable pay, payroll-related benefits (including meal vouchers and other employee benefits), absences, and garnishments (…
• Payroll controls & quality. Run rigorous pre- and post-payroll validations each cycle, investigate discrepancies, and implement corrective actions to keep payroll accurate before issues reach team members, customers or Finance.
• Handle all statutory filings & accesses. Monthly IRS withholding declarations, DMR (Declaração Mensal de Remunerações) filings to Segurança Social, and the annual Modelo 10 filing, filing of subsídio de doença and subsídio parental reimbursement claims, owning…
• Own the payroll system. Configure and maintain the in-house payroll system, test legislative updates before they go live, troubleshoot issues, and partner with our Product team to improve automation and scalability.
• Senior payroll role overseeing accurate, compliant payroll operations for Portugal.