Senior International Payroll Specialist

Rituals Cosmetics Enterprise B.V.; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Rituals Cosmetics Enterprise B.V. is seeking a Senior International Payroll Specialist to join our international Payroll team within Finance.

You will own payroll processing for multiple countries, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance with local regulations. Based in Amsterdam, you will collaborate with HR, Finance, external providers and internal control teams to drive improvements and scalable payroll operations.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating payroll across multiple countries.
• Strong focus on accuracy, compliance, and internal controls.
• Collaborates with HR, Finance and external payroll providers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and review payroll processing for multiple countries with external providers.
• Ensure payrolls are processed accurately, on time and in compliance with regulations.
• Review payroll data, reports, deductions, and outputs before final approval.
• Act as a key contact for HR, Finance, providers and control teams.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation and smarter workflows.

Skills

Payroll processing

International payroll

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder collaboration

Automation & improvement

Job description

As Senior International Payroll Specialist you will join our international Payroll team within Finance and help ensure that colleagues across our organisation are paid accurately, on time and in line with local legislation. You will work in a team of 27 payroll professionals, with 9 team members based in Amsterdam, and collaborate closely with HR, Finance, external payroll providers and internal control teams. In this role, you will take ownership of payroll processing and coordination for several countries in an international environment with many stakeholders.

Your work will combine operational payroll expertise with a strong focus on quality, compliance, and continuous improvement. You will review payroll input and output, resolve discrepancies, and help ensure that payroll data, reporting, and controls are accurate and complete. At the same time, you will look for smarter ways of working and support improvements that make payroll more efficient and scalable. If you enjoy bringing structure, clarity and care to a fast-moving environment, this role offers plenty of room to make a meaningful impact.

In this role, you will:

• Coordinate and review payroll processing for multiple countries together with external payroll providers.
• Ensure payrolls are processed accurately, on time and in compliance with local payroll, tax and social security regulations.
• Review payroll data, reports, statutory deductions, and payroll output before final approval.
• Act as a key contact for HR, Finance, payroll providers and internal control teams.
• Analyse payroll issues, identify root causes, and advise stakeholders on practical solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement across payroll processes by identifying opportunities for automation, AI, digitalisation and smarter ways of working.