gerente de nómina
/xeɾente de nomina/from spelling rules
The English phrase "payroll manager" is translated into Spanish as gerente de nómina.
This phrase describes a person who manages the payment of salaries and wages to employees in a company. In many Spanish-speaking corporate environments, you may also see responsable de nómina used interchangeably to describe this same role.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of gerente (manager), de (of) and nómina (payroll/salary list).
Which one should you use?
While gerente de nómina is the standard term, responsable de nómina translates more specifically to "payroll person in charge."
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, such as Mexico and Argentina, Jefe de Nómina is used as a formal alternative. Additionally, Encargado de Sueldos may be used in certain regions.
How does it change in a sentence?
The term gerente is gender-neutral in its form, but the article used before it will change to indicate gender: el gerente for a man and la gerente for a woman.
Did you know?
- The word nómina is a distant relative of the English word 'noun', as both originate from the Latin word for 'name'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, asking for your nómina is not a request for the payroll process, but a request for the physical pay stub.
- While gerente is a high-ranking title, in some small Latin American businesses, an encargado may actually wield more authority over the funds than a formal gerente.
Examples in context
- Ella es la nueva gerente de nómina.She is the new payroll manager.
- Busco al gerente de nómina de esta empresa.I am looking for the payroll manager of this company.
- El gerente de nómina revisará los pagos mañana.The payroll manager will review the payments tomorrow.
Example conversation
Lucía is asking Alejandro about a job opening at his office.
- Lucía¿Buscan un gerente de nómina en tu empresa?Are they looking for a payroll manager at your company?
- AlejandroSí, Lucía, tenemos una vacante disponible.Yes, Lucía, we have an available vacancy.
- LucíaMe interesa mucho ese puesto.I am very interested in that position.
- AlejandroTe enviaré la descripción del empleo ahora mismo.I will send you the job description right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, gerente, nómina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
