Payroll Operations Specialist

Prestwick Aerosystems; København; Hybrid; DKK 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration with bonus

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Parental leave

29 days holiday + senior and flex days

Job summary

SATAIR in Copenhagen seeks a reliable People Operations Specialist to own Danish payroll and time administration within our HR ecosystem. You’ll coordinate data with a third‑party payroll provider and manage daily time-registration tasks, while ensuring compliance and data privacy.

As the local focal point for onboarding/offboarding, SAP procurement, and international mobility support, you will partner with HR colleagues and managers to deliver accurate, timely administrative services with a

Qualifications

• Strong Danish payroll experience and knowledge of tax rules.
• Experience with external payroll providers (e.g., Azets).
• Proficient with HR tools and Excel/Google Sheets.
• Fluent in English; Danish language a plus.

Responsibilities

• Payroll and time-management ownership for Copenhagen.
• Coordinate monthly data with payroll provider.
• Handle time-registration tool administration.
• Manage onboarding/offboarding in HRIS.
• Act as HR procurement delegate in SAP.
• Support mobility, visas, and recruitment admin.
• Suggest process improvements.
• Provide ad hoc HR support.

Skills

Danish payroll

Time administration

HR data systems

Microsoft Excel

Education

HR or general administration background

Tools

SAP

Google Workspace

HRIS

Job description

Job Description: Are you our new People Operations Specialist?

Consider these questions: Would you like to be part of a small “People” team in Copenhagen, contributing to a large international organization with ambitious growth plans, having colleagues in Germany (Hamburg), China, Singapore, and USA? Do you have deep experience in Danish payroll and time administration, paired with an eye for detail and a pride in upholding compliance, confidentiality, and integrity? Do you have a strong service mindset and the courage to challenge the status quo? If you can answer ‘Yes’ to these questions, perhaps you are the right person to join our local People team in Copenhagen. We are always ready and willing to help each other and our colleagues with any HR-related topics and we expect you to be ready to do the same!

What the job is … For our team in Copenhagen, we are looking for a trusted expert and focal point for all payroll and time-management operations for Satair Copenhagen. In this role, you will ensure seamless monthly data coordination with our third-party payroll provider and handle the daily administration of our time-registration tools. You will drive operational efficiency by managing end-to-end employee lifecycle data within our HR IT systems, act as the local HR procurement delegate, and provide high-quality, reliable ad-hoc support to employees, managers, and HR colleagues - safeguarding compliance and precision at every step.

These are the most important tasks in the role:

• Payroll & Time Expert: Act as the expert and sole focal point for all payroll and time-management-related tasks for Satair Copenhagen, holding overall responsibility for monthly inputs to our third-party payroll provider.
• Time Administration: Take responsibility for the day-to-day administration of our time-registration tool.
• Lifecycle Coordination: Coordinate the on- and offboarding of employees in our HR IT systems.
• HR Procurement Delegate: Act as the procurement delegate for the local HR function, creating purchase orders and vendors in SAP, approving invoices, etc.
• Mobility & Recruitment Support: Liaise with external providers on international mobilities, visa, and work permit matters, while supporting the team with various recruitment administrative tasks.
• Process Optimization: Contribute to process improvement and optimization initiatives, bringing your ideas to the table as our in-house expert on payroll and time administration.
• Ad Hoc Support: Provide high-quality, reliable ad-hoc support to employees, managers, and HR colleagues.

Together with your colleagues in the Copenhagen team, you will ensure that the organization is provided with the best and most professional support and a positive experience when they drop into our office or reach out to us.

How you will contribute to the team

Your educational background is within HR or general administration, which equipped you for roles with HR operational tasks, complex payroll workflows, and system administration. Your Professional Skills include:

• Danish Payroll Preparation Expertise: Strong experience in Danish Payroll, including a solid understanding of legal and tax requirements. You are comfortable advising employees on working time directives, holidays, flex-time accounts, paternity/maternity leaves, and basic taxation rules.
• Provider Experience: Experience working closely with an external payroll provider (e.g., Azets).
• HR Tech & Systems: Experience working across different HR tools, with proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets. Experience with Google Workspace is a plus.
• Data Protection: A natural habit of applying the fundamentals of data privacy and data protection principles to your work on a daily basis.

Your Personal & Interpersonal Skills: Preferably, you have experience from an international environment. Most importantly, you are fluent in English (our corporate language). Danish language skills are a plus. It is very important that you are eager to learn, proactive when a new topic arises, and have the courage to challenge the status quo. As you will be working with a variety of complex tasks, it is crucial that working in a structured manner comes naturally to you, alongside high attention to detail, strong reliability, integrity, and a strict focus on deliveries.

What does your next challenge look like? At SATAIR, we believe in sustainable aviation that allows people to travel and connect across the globe. We are on a mission to provide world class material solutions that keep aircraft flying and extend their lifespan. In Satair, you can challenge the status quo, pioneer new ways of working, and generate real value for airlines and suppliers worldwide. Being part of the Airbus family gives us the opportunity to live a global mindset, working in international and diverse teams and collaborating across functions, sites and cultures. If you want to work as one team embracing a can-do attitude in a demanding environment, then we offer a great place to explore, learn, and grow, making an impact on aviation’s digital and sustainable transformation. If you want to know more about our business, have a closer look at our website www.SATAIR.com or check out our SATAIR Youtube Channel at www.youtube.com/sataircompany !

What do we offer at SATAIR?

At SATAIR, you will find much more than a job - we offer you the possibility of growing both your personal and professional capacities in a fun, supportive and informal working environment, where you will be encouraged to engage, share knowledge and ideas. SATAIR is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We love to bring in people with different backgrounds and experiences as we believe it enhances our performance immensely!

Here is a selection of some of the benefits we offer our employees in Copenhagen:

• Competitive remuneration, including short term incentive bonus on all levels
• Work/life balance: hybrid working, flex time, maternity/paternity/parental leave, 29 days of holiday + senior and flex days
• Personal development: personalized development plans, large portfolio of learning solutions and many internal mobility opportunities, both locally and globally
• Health and well-being: Health insurance, in-house canteen with many healthy options

Come on board and join us at Satair, an Airbus Services Company!

We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

When applying for the position, you accept our data privacy statement: http://www.SATAIR.com/privacy

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company: Satair A/S

Contract Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Administration / Documentation

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