Payroll Expert

JGA Recruitment Group | B Corp™; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the Netherlands is seeking an experienced Payroll Compliance Expert to lead compliance audits and design governance frameworks. The role requires extensive knowledge of payroll and employment legislation, along with strong stakeholder management and coaching skills. This full-time position offers the chance to shape compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Join a multicultural and remote-first team dedicated to equality and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of payroll, employment, and tax compliance across the Netherlands.
• Proven experience leading audits and regulatory reviews.
• Recognised as a subject matter expert in compliance matters.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver complex payroll and employment compliance audits across the Netherlands.
• Design and implement scalable governance frameworks and best practices.
• Support compliance investigations and embed learnings into new processes.

Skills

Payroll compliance knowledge

Employment tax legislation

Stakeholder management

Coaching and mentoring

Cross-cultural communication

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Compliance Expert with strong knowledge of employment tax and payroll legislation across the Netherlands and wider Benelux region.

This is a senior position, offering the opportunity to shape compliance frameworks, lead audits, and act as a trusted authority across multiple markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver complex payroll and employment compliance audits across the Netherlands
• Design and implement scalable governance frameworks and best practices.
• Support compliance investigations and embed learnings into new processes.
• Align payroll and employment compliance policies across multiple jurisdictions.
• Mentor and coach payroll specialists and leads to strengthen team capability.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to embed compliance into global processes.

What We’re Looking For

• Extensive knowledge of payroll, employment, and tax compliance across the Netherlands
• Proven experience leading audits, regulatory reviews, or cross-border compliance programs.
• Recognised as a subject matter expert in high-risk and strategic compliance matters.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including at senior level.
• A track record of coaching and mentoring colleagues.
• Ability to work effectively across multicultural, remote-first teams.

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist payroll, HR & Reward recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements together with our privacy notices set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Finance

Industries

Staffing and Recruiting

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands