Human Resources Generic Associate

• HR Associate - Payroll Accounting

Drive HR excellence by owning HR payroll accounting, controls, and month‑end activities for our Argentina team, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely financial close.

About the Role Join our Argentina HR team to strengthen our payroll accounting and control environment. You will partner with HR, Finance, and Payroll to validate payroll inputs, reconcile statutory and social contributions, and support a smooth month‑end close. We value proactive, detail‑oriented professionals who bring analytical rigor and a continuous‑improvement mindset.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform payroll accounting analysis across salaries, statutory and social contributions, and other compensation elements; validate calculations and postings to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare and review reconciliations between HR/Payroll systems and Finance ledgers; investigate variances, remediate exceptions, and document resolutions.
• Coordinate with HR, Finance, and Payroll on month‑end close activities, ensuring timelines, approvals, and controls are met; support accruals and true‑ups as needed.
• Monitor compliance with Argentina labor and social security requirements as they relate to payroll accounting; translate regulatory changes into control updates.
• Build, maintain, and execute control checklists and validations across the payroll cycle; evidence controls for audit and regulatory reviews.
• Develop and track operational and control metrics; identify root causes of recurring issues and drive corrective actions.
• Lead or contribute to process‑improvement initiatives focused on accuracy, standardization, and automation of payroll accounting workflows.
• Produce management reporting and dashboards that summarize variances, risks, and control status for stakeholders.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Human Resources, or related field.
• Verbal and written English proficiency
• 5+ years of progressive experience in HR, People Operations, or Finance with a strong focus on payroll accounting and controls.
• Solid understanding of Argentina payroll concepts and statutory/social contributions; familiarity with related regulatory requirements.
• Strong analytical skills with hands‑on experience in reconciliations, validations, and exception management.
• Proficiency working with HR/Payroll platforms and reporting tools; comfort interpreting data and mapping to accounting entries.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines, especially during month‑end close.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; proven ability to partner with HR, Finance, and Payroll teams.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data quality, including controls, reconciliations, and validations.
• Demonstrated experience in process improvement, standardization, and automation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP HR/Payroll or similar enterprise HRIS and downstream finance integrations.
• Prior exposure to audit, controls, or regulatory reviews in HR/Payroll contexts.
• Experience in multinational environments and cross‑functional projects.
• Advanced Excel or data analysis skills; experience building dashboards or automated checks.

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

Human Resources plays a critical role in driving the employee experience, shaping the firm's culture and building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are a strategic partner to the business - working with leaders across the firm to hire, develop and retain the best people and help meet business goals. Together, we foster a work environment in which our people are supported, feel like they belong and are able to make an impact through their work. We develop and deliver a suite of products and services that help make JPMorgan Chase an employer of choice and drive our business forward.

Client-provided location(s): Buenos Aires, Argentina

Job ID: JPMorgan-210727413

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-03-31T19:54:10