Payroll Operations Country Lead - Sweden & Denmark

About Remote

Remote is solving global remote organizations’ biggest challenge: employing anyone anywhere compliantly. We make it possible for businesses big and small to employ a global team by handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance. Check out remote.com/how-it-works to learn more or if you’re interested in adding to the mission, scroll down to apply now.

Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under-represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.

All of our positions are fully remote. You do not have to relocate to join us!

What this job can offer you

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Payroll Operations Country (or Regional) Lead, joining our Payroll team.

What you bring

• Extensive Swedish and Danish payroll experience in an in-house processing environment
• Legislation expertise in said country/region
• Proficient in using local payroll tools and software tools like SAP, Excel / Google Sheet.
• An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact.
• Is a productivity geek and will constantly think of ways to improve and speed up their work.
• You understand the need and ideal to work largely asynchronously.
• Writes and speaks fluent English
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

Key Responsibilities 

• Act as a true subject matter expert for the Nordic region
• Overall responsibility for all operational processes and reporting for the country / region, working with payroll specialists and data administrators
• Responsible for timely and accurate statutory and 3rd party payments
• Monitor regulatory climate and ensure changes are understood, implemented, incorporated and communicated to EEs and Customers
• Maintain country knowledge pages
• Experience in accounting/reconciliations
• Be able to go from “scout to scale” and actually start things up.
• Have a focus on KPIs and SLAs
• Skilled in implementing and improving processes
• Ability to mentor and support payroll specialists
• Working with internal teams to improve our platform, completing UAT testing through to shipping. Changes all changes are documented .

Practicals

• You'll report to: Manager, Payroll Operations
• Direct reports: N/A
• Team: Payroll - Payroll Operations
• Location: For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from the following locations as we encourage our teams to diversify;
• Start date: As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce.  We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

The base salary range for this full-time position is $40,700 to $91,650. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

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