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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in managing end-to-end payroll processes across multiple European jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with payroll tax and statutory regulations. Proven ability to lead payroll teams, optimize operations, and maintain governance frameworks in high-risk environments.
Highest-signal resume keywords
International Payroll ManagementPayroll Tax ComplianceDeel Platform ExperienceLeadership in Payroll OperationsRegulatory Risk Mitigation
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Hard Skills
Payroll ProcessingStatutory RegistrationPayroll GovernanceAudit DocumentationData Integrity ManagementVariable Pay StructuresCross-Border PayrollPayroll ReportingProcess OptimizationCompliance Frameworks
Soft Skills
OwnershipAccountabilityDetail-OrientedStructured ApproachStakeholder Management
Tools & Technologies
DeelHRISFinance SystemsCommission-Tracking PlatformsBenefits Platforms
Industry Keywords
FintechFinancial ServicesPaymentsEuropean Labour LawHigh-Risk Environments
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own end-to-end payroll across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Austria and Switzerland; scope may also include Bulgaria
- Act as final escalation point for payroll failures, compliance risks and regulatory issues
- Ensure accurate, timely and legally compliant payroll processing each cycle
- Oversee payroll onboarding and employee setup in Deel
- Oversee statutory registrations and de-registrations for new hires, leavers and job changes
- Ensure employment changes are accurately reflected in Deel and related systems
- Coordinate with HR Operations and Deel to maintain complete, consistent and compliant payroll data
- Stabilise global payroll operations with Deel and complete remaining country migrations
- Refine payroll processes, calendars, controls and hand-offs between HR, Finance and Deel
- Maintain global payroll governance, RACI, audit-ready documentation and approval controls
- Strengthen data integrity and system-based controls across Deel, HRIS, finance, commission-tracking and benefits platforms
- Own vendor governance, SLAs and issue resolution with Deel; perform root-cause analysis
- Partner with Finance, Accounting and Tax on payroll tax treatments, statutory filings and cross-border or variable-pay issues
- Serve as primary payroll contact for Finance, HR, Country Managers and senior leadership
- Provide payroll reporting for monthly close, accruals, budgeting, forecasting and audits
- Identify and mitigate payroll-related regulatory and financial risks
- Support employee-benefits governance and payroll processing
- Maintain payroll SOPs and process documentation
- Lead, develop and coach the payroll team
Requirements
What you’ll need- 10+ years of payroll experience, including significant depth in international, multi-country payroll and several years in a leadership role
- Proven experience operating payroll across multiple European jurisdictions, including several countries in scope
- Experience with Italy, France and Germany is a strong advantage; experience with Bulgaria is a plus
- Strong knowledge of payroll tax, statutory compliance and labour law interactions, including new-hire and leaver statutory registration requirements
- Experience with commission-heavy or variable pay structures
- Experience with global payroll platforms; Deel strongly preferred
- Experience stabilising and optimising payroll operations after a system implementation
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing and maintaining payroll governance, controls and approval frameworks
- Experience in regulated, high-risk environments such as fintech, financial services or payments is a significant advantage
- Comfortable operating at senior leadership level and challenging stakeholders where payroll controls or compliance are at risk
- Strong sense of ownership, accountability and risk awareness; structured, detail-oriented and audit-focused
- Able to bring discipline, predictability and trust to payroll operations
- Fluent English, written and spoken
- Additional European languages are a strong advantage
Benefits
Comp & perks- Annual salary reviews
- Promotions
- Performance bonuses
- myPOS Academy for upskilling and training
- Unlimited access to courses on LinkedIn Learning
- Annual individual training and development budget
- Refer a friend bonus
- Teambuilding, social activities and networks on a multi-national level
- Meal voucher - 11 euros - 50% paid by the company
- Health Insurance - Alan - 50% paid by the company
- Transportation - 50% paid by the company
