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Payroll Specialist Lead
Location
Denmark
Posted
82 days ago
Salary
$33.3K - $84.3K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Payroll Specialist Lead
Remote
• Act as a true subject matter expert for the country • Manage existing relationships with key stakeholder within Payroll Implementation, Finance, Product, Engineers. • Process full end to end payroll in-house, statutory filing requirements, exceptions, approvals, payments and compliance. • Ensure full data integrity and quality • Accounting/reconciliations • Focus on KPIs and SLAs • Implement and improve processes • Mentor and support payroll specialists • Back up regional managers during times of absence
Job Requirements
- Payroll management or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of payroll best practices.
- Proficient in using software tools like SAP, Excel / Google Sheet.
- An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact.
- Is a productivity geek and will constantly think of ways to improve and speed up their work.
- You understand the need and ideal to work largely asynchronously.
- Writes and speaks fluent English
- It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus
Benefits
- work from anywhere
- flexible paid time off
- flexible working hours (we are async)
- 16 weeks paid parental leave
- mental health support services
- stock options
- learning budget
- home office budget & IT equipment
- budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces
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