Swedish Speaking Payroll Specialist

New Appointments Group; Darlington; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a Swedish-speaking Payroll Specialist to join a large international client. This role is remote but requires occasional travel to Darlington for meetings. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in Swedish payroll processing, strong knowledge of legislation, and proficiency in SAP payroll systems. This is an opportunity for a temporary position with the potential for long-term employment.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands-on experience of processing Swedish payroll.
• Good knowledge of applicable legislation.
• Understanding of payroll and HR compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Processing payroll for all Swedish sites in line with legislation.
• Maintaining relationships with internal customers and external agencies.
• Initiating and participating in continuous improvement projects.
• Maintaining and updating document workflow and work procedure manuals.
• Participating in (virtual) customer meetings at customer sites.

Skills

Swedish language proficiency

English language proficiency

Payroll processing experience

SAP payroll systems

Excel skills

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Title: Swedish-Speaking Payroll Specialist (Remote, UK-Based)

Location: Remote (with occasional travel to Darlington, UK)

We are looking for a Swedish-speaking Payroll Specialist to work for our large international client, initially on a temporary basis with the strong potential for extension or a permanent position.

This is a remote role with quarterly travel to the Darlington office and maybe rare travel to Germany if required.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing payroll for all Swedish sites in line with legislation and complete appropriate SOx controls.
• Maintaining relationships with internal customer and external agencies, respond to all internal and external queries regarding tax, social security, illness, insurance etc. including audits.
• Initiating and participating in continuous improvement projects internal departments.
• Maintaining and updating document workflow and work procedure manuals.
• Participating in (virtual) Customer meetings at Customer sites within Sweden and answering the payroll related queries.

Requirements

• Swedish and English language skills (at a professional level)
• Swedish payroll (legislative and statutory) knowledge
• Several years of hands on experience of processing Swedish payroll.
• Good knowledge of applicable legislation
• Must have experience with SAP payroll
• Good Excel skills

Desirable Competencies

• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Understanding of payroll and HR compliance standards
• Experience working in a shared services or multinational environment

You will be working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday.

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