Junior Payroll Analyst
EF Language Abroad is seeking an organized, detail‑oriented and proactive Junior Payroll Analyst to support our regional payroll operations. Based in our São Paulo office and reporting to the payroll team, this role will contribute to accurate and timely payroll processes across the region.
The Junior Payroll Analyst will play an important role in ensuring data integrity, supporting payroll checks, maintaining documentation, and assisting with routine payroll activities. This position offers the opportunity to learn in a multinational environment while helping improve process efficiency and support our internal stakeholders.
Your main responsibilities are:
- Support payroll processing activities for assigned countries by collecting, validating, and organizing payroll data.
- Assist in reviewing payroll calculations, benefits, deductions, and statutory components.
- Help ensure compliance with local regulations, internal policies, and deadlines.
- Provide support to employees and internal teams by addressing basic payroll inquiries and escalating when necessary.
- Maintain accurate payroll records, documentation, and audit files.
- Assist in the preparation of simple reports, spreadsheets, and control documents.
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives, documentation updates, and workflow standardization.
Requirements:
- Previous experience with payroll routines (internship or junior-level role).
- Intermediate English (used for systems, communication and documentation).
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and sense of responsibility.
- Ability to work with repetitive tasks while maintaining high accuracy.
- Basic proficiency in Excel (filters, vlookup, organizing data).
Preferred:
- Experience with ADP, SAP or other payroll systems.
- Prior exposure to multinational environments.
- Analytical mindset and comfort with numbers.
Why you will love working with us:
More than just a job, we offer a lifestyle. Enjoy performance-based bonuses, a welcoming international environment, and a young, energetic, and collaborative team. You'll have growth opportunities through training and seminars, plus the chance to travel internationally to attend events and visit our campuses. We value your efforts and aspirations, offering real professional development opportunities. Make a real impact by helping to break down language, cultural, and geographical barriers through education. Plus, fun activities like social events, parties, and sports.
About Company
At EF Language Abroad, we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we've helped millions of students discover new places, embrace diverse cultures, and gain fresh perspectives. We're dedicated to our mission of opening the world through education, harnessing the power of language learning to deepen the connection between people across the globe.
We offer immersive short-term and long-term language courses and programs across 10 languages at our EF International Language Campuses in 50 of the world's greatest cities. Through blending classroom-based lessons with interactive exercises and real-world practice, our courses bring you to the heart of the language. Together, our global staff help students from around the world develop the language skills they need to achieve their dreams.
Company
Some companies are in the business of banking. Others are in the business of shoes. Or sports. Or soft drinks. At EF, we're in a different kind of business. One that's a little less tangible, and a lot more important. Because our business, what we make, makes everything else possible. We're in the business of understanding. Between people. Between cultures.
For over half a century we’ve been the leader in international educational programs and experiences designed to foster such understanding. Through language, cultural exchange, academic studies, and educational travel, we create the kinds of immersive experiences that challenge biases, open minds, and pave the way for a more understanding world.
You’ll find our offices and schools located in some of the world’s greatest cities, and filled with smart, driven people (over 50,000 of us) who push each other to be better every day. But it’s what we do together - building greater understanding, breaking down barriers, and creating a better world - that makes all the difference.
Founded in 1965 in Sweden, EF (Education First) is a global association of education companies that share a common mission of opening the world through education. EF has been recognized on Forbes 2025 and 2024 World’s Best Employers and 2024 Top Companies for Women lists, Fast Company’s 2025 Next Big Things In Tech, and was a 2024 App Store Award winner in Cultural Impact.