What You Can Expect
- Compensation: Contractor rate based on experience and country market rates, equivalent to approximately 10–15 hours per month initially. The scope may increase as we expand our managed payroll operations.
- Location & Ways of Working: Fully remote. You’ll collaborate closely with our distributed operations and product teams across Europe.
- Start Date: ASAP
- Right to Work: Applicants must have the legal right to work in the Netherlands.
About the Role
We’re hiring a Payroll Manager (Contractor) in the Netherlands to oversee accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing for a growing set of customers. You’ll be the local expert, ensuring that all payroll operations adhere to national tax, social security, and employment regulations, while helping us deliver a modern, frictionless experience for employers and employees.
You’ll manage payrolls that include both local and expatriate employees, working directly with clients and collaborating with internal teams to streamline processes, improve automation, and ensure quality.
This role starts at around 10–15 hours per month, with the potential for expansion as our client base grows.
What You'll Do
- Run end-to-end payrolls for clients in the Netherlands, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness.
- Process and validate payroll data including new starters, leavers, bonuses, deductions, and benefits.
- Handle payrolls for both local and expatriate employees, coordinating cross-border taxation and social security when relevant.
- Prepare and submit statutory filings and reports to local authorities (e.g. tax offices, social insurance bodies).
- Reconcile payroll accounts and maintain complete, audit-ready documentation.
- Collaborate with accountants, benefit providers, and government agencies to resolve queries.
- Support the onboarding of new customers by advising on local setup and compliance requirements.
What You Bring
- 7+ years of payroll experience in the Netherlands, ideally covering multiple clients or entities.
- Strong understanding of local payroll legislation, and tax systems.
- Experience managing expatriate or cross-border payroll cases.
- Proficiency with local payroll software and electronic submission systems.
- Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
- Strong communication skills.
- A proactive, collaborative approach with the ability to work independently in a remote setup.
- Customer-first mindset and enthusiasm for improving how payroll is delivered.