Payroll Operations Country Lead

Summary

Join Remote as a Payroll Operations Country (or Regional) Lead and make a difference in the global employment space. This exciting role involves managing all operational payroll processes and reporting for a specific country or region. You will be responsible for ensuring timely and accurate payments, monitoring regulatory changes, and maintaining country knowledge. The position requires extensive payroll experience, legislation expertise, proficiency in payroll tools, and strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Remote offers a fully remote work environment with flexible hours and a comprehensive benefits package, including paid parental leave, mental health support, and a learning budget. We prioritize a sense of belonging and encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Requirements

• Extensive Norwegian payroll experience in an in-house processing environment
• Legislation expertise in said country/region
• Proficient in using local payroll tools and 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

Responsibilities

• Act as a true subject matter expert for Denmark
• Overall responsibility for all operational processes and reporting for the country / region, working with payroll specialists and data administrators
• Responsible for timely and accurate statutory and 3rd party payments
• Monitor regulatory climate and ensure changes are understood, implemented, incorporated and communicated to EEs and Customers
• Maintain country knowledge pages
• Experience in accounting/reconciliations
• Be able to go from “scout to scale” and actually start things up
• Have a focus on KPIs and SLAs
• Skilled in implementing and improving processes
• Ability to mentor and support payroll specialists
• Working with internal teams to improve our platform, completing UAT testing through to shipping. Changes all changes are documented

Preferred Qualifications

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