Payroll Specialist Lead - Netherlands

Remote · Remote-Iberia · posted Jul 16, 2026

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What this role actually asks for

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Must have

  • End-to-end payroll processing
  • Knowledge of payroll best practices
  • Proficient in Excel / Google Suite
  • Analytical mindset with problem-solving abilities
  • Adaptable to fast-paced, international work
  • Fluent English (written and spoken)

Nice to have

  • Experience working remotely
  • Experience with AFAS payroll software

Tools and technologies

ExcelGoogle SuiteAFAS

Languages required

en

The full posting

About Remote

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.

With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.

If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!

What this job can offer you

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Payroll Specialist Lead joining our Global Payroll Operations Team.

What you bring

  • End-to-end payroll processing in-house or within a payroll service provider
  • Knowledge of payroll best practices.
  • Proficient in using software tools like Excel / Google Suite.
  • 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
  • It's not required to have experience working on AFAS payroll software, but considered a plus

Key Responsibilities

  • 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

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