Payroll Manager

Incluso AB; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Incluso AB in Stockholm is seeking a Senior Payroll Manager to lead end-to-end payroll delivery in a large Swedish environment. Start is ASAP on a 6-month fixed-term contract, with 100% onsite work in Stockholm.

You will guide the payroll team, drive process improvements and ensure compliance, controls and timely cycles while collaborating with HR, Finance, IT, and external providers. Fluency in Swedish and English is required, and the role merges strategic direction with hands-on operations in

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on knowledge of Swedish end-to-end payroll within a large or complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of Swedish payroll legislation, compliance, controls, reporting and the annual payroll cycle.
• Swedish language a must.
• Experience managing payroll for multiple employee groups and collective agreements.
• Strong understanding of payroll systems, integrations, data flows, troubleshooting and external provider management.
• Experience of payroll transformation, process development, digitalisation or system-related change.
• Experience with SAP and HRM-related payroll flows is highly relevant.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate, compliant and timely end-to-end payroll delivery within a large and complex Swedish payroll environment.
• Lead, support and set priorities for the payroll team, ensuring operational stability and clear ownership.
• Monitor payroll quality, controls, risks and service performance, taking action where issues arise.
• Drive process improvements, digitalisation and automation to reduce manual work and strengthen efficiency.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, IT, Rewards, People Services and external providers on payroll-related matters.
• Translate operational needs into clear priorities for payroll systems, integrations and longer-term development.

Skills

Swedish payroll

Payroll legislation

Stakeholder management

Payroll systems

Payroll data analysis

Team leadership

Tools

SAP

Job description

We’re looking for a Payroll Manager for a company in Stockholm. Start is ASAP, 6 months limited contract to begin with. This role is 100% onsite in Stockholm.

Daily tasks

• Ensure accurate, compliant and timely end-to-end payroll delivery within a large and complex Swedish payroll environment.
• Lead, support and set priorities for the payroll team, ensuring operational stability and clear ownership.
• Monitor payroll quality, controls, risks and service performance, taking action where issues arise.
• Drive process improvements, digitalisation and automation to reduce manual work and strengthen efficiency.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, IT, Rewards, People Services and external providers on payroll-related matters.
• Translate operational needs into clear priorities for payroll systems, integrations and longer-term development.

Minimum technical skills

• Extensive hands-on knowledge of Swedish end-to-end payroll within a large or complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of Swedish payroll legislation, compliance, controls, reporting and the annual payroll cycle.
• Swedish language a must.
• Experience managing payroll for multiple employee groups and collective agreements.
• Strong understanding of payroll systems, integrations, data flows, troubleshooting and external provider management.
• Experience of payroll transformation, process development, digitalisation or system-related change.
• Experience with SAP and HRM-related payroll flows is highly relevant.
• Confidence using payroll data and reporting to identify risks, support decision-making and drive improvements.

Leadership and experience level

• Senior Payroll Manager or equivalent leadership-level experience within a large and complex Swedish organisation.
• Proven experience leading experienced payroll specialists through operational complexity, change and improvement.
• Able to balance strategic direction with hands-on operational judgement and decisive issue resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to stabilise payroll delivery while building clear structures, governance, processes and longer-term development plans.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and align payroll priorities across senior stakeholders and specialist functions.
• Structured and pragmatic leadership style, with the ability to prioritise business-critical activities and create clarity in a changing environment

This role requires fluency in both Swedish and English.

This is a full-time consultant positionin Stockholmthrough Incluso. Start is ASAP, 6 months limited contract to begin with. This role is 100% onsite in Stockholm.

For more information about this role, please contact Marianne Nilsson recruiter at Incluso.