Global Payroll Specialist – Nordic Operations

Valmet; Karlstads kommun; On-site; SEK 420,000 - 560,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness benefits

Healthcare insurance

Wellbeing initiatives

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Valmet in Karlstad is seeking a payroll professional to own complex payroll processes across Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, ensuring accuracy and compliance. You will drive improvements, support employees and managers, and contribute to year-end activities.

You will work with time and attendance, tax reporting, pension processes, and case-management inquiries; the role requires strong administration, analytical mindset, and fluent Swedish and English.

Qualifications

• At least three years of payroll experience.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, employment law, taxation, and compliance.
• Experience with Agda PS is advantageous.
• Fluent Swedish and English, written and spoken.
• Payroll certification is a merit.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll administration processes for operations across Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
• Perform payroll corrections, reconciliations, and reporting related to vacation balances, compensatory time, accounting transactions, tax reporting, and pension processes.
• Own time and attendance administration, including schedule management and absence-related processes.
• Support employees, managers, authorities, and external stakeholders by handling payroll-related inquiries through our case management system.
• Contribute to process improvements, participate in year-end payroll activities, and help develop payroll policies, routines, and training initiatives.

Skills

Payroll administration

Complex payroll calculations

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Swedish language

English language

Tools

Agda PS

Job description

Valmet in Karlstad is seeking a payroll professional to own complex payroll processes across Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, ensuring accuracy and compliance. You will drive improvements, support employees and managers, and contribute to year-end activities.

You will work with time and attendance, tax reporting, pension processes, and case-management inquiries; the role requires strong administration, analytical mindset, and fluent Swedish and English.