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Oyster

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2020

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

👥 HR Tech

Consulting • Logistics • HR Tech

Oyster® is an automated global employment platform that simplifies the process of hiring and managing international talent. With coverage in 180+ countries, Oyster provides solutions for global payroll, compliance, employee benefits, and talent mobility, allowing companies to onboard and manage both full-time employees and contractors efficiently. By leveraging deep local knowledge and expert guidance, Oyster helps businesses navigate the complexities of international hiring and scaling their workforce globally.

📋 Description

• Own and run the complete Portuguese payroll cycle in-house accurately, compliantly, and on time • Validate payroll master data for hires, terminations, salary changes, variable pay, benefits, absences, and garnishments • Perform pre- and post-payroll validations, investigate discrepancies, and implement corrective actions • Manage statutory filings and government accesses, including IRS, DMR, Modelo 10, and reimbursement claims • Configure and maintain the in-house payroll system, test legislative updates, troubleshoot issues, and improve automation with Product • Advise stakeholders on Portuguese tax, social security, labor law, and collective bargaining agreement interpretation • Oversee payroll journals, GL mappings, Finance reconciliations, and data integrity • Handle complex client payroll escalations with a customer-first approach • Prepare statutory and ad-hoc reports, including pay transparency, works council pay assessments, and GDPR compliance documentation • Support internal and external audits with structured data and documentation • Improve processes, coach junior specialists, support Regional Managers, and maintain payroll playbooks and SOPs

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years running the complete native in-house payroll process for Portugal • Experience independently handling a high volume of Portuguese payslips per month • Advanced hands-on experience with Cegid (Primavera or PHC) and/or Sendys is essential • Completed recognized accounting/payroll qualification, such as Contabilista Certificado, and/or dedicated payroll processing certification • Deep, current knowledge of Portuguese wage tax, social insurance, and labor law • Ability to advise stakeholders directly on Portuguese payroll-related legislation • Portuguese at C1/C2 level • Fluent English for collaboration with an asynchronous global team • Experience handling complex and sensitive client escalations • Analytical, productivity-focused, automation-oriented mindset • Comfort operating in ambiguity and driving cross-functional change • Experience coaching or mentoring less experienced colleagues • Comfort working asynchronously in a fast-paced, remote-first environment • Must be based in Portugal • Must have the right to work in Portugal • Broader accounting background or qualification, such as Revisor Oficial de Contas, is desirable • Experience delivering cross-functional HR/payroll projects is desirable • Hands-on AI tools experience for optimizing payroll or operations workflows is desirable • Strong data transformation skills and practical data analytics platform experience are desirable

🏖️ Benefits

• Offers Equity • Work from anywhere, subject to authorization and role/location requirements • 40 days off per year including holidays and vacation, or more if required locally • Mental health support through Plumm • Monthly wellbeing allowance through the ThanksBen wallet • At least three months’ paid parental leave for all new parents • Job protection for up to 12 months or as required locally • WFH stipend for laptop and home office equipment • Asynchronous, collaborative work environment • Inclusive global workplace and reasonable accommodations during recruitment