Our client, a leading technology company in the consumer electronics sector, is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist and Senior HR Generalist to join their dynamic Human Resources team in Amsterdam. This role offers a unique opportunity to work across multiple European markets, with a primary focus on payroll management, system implementation, and HR transformation projects.
The successful candidate will lead payroll operations and coordination across multiple countries while providing strategic HR support.
This role is ideal for an HR professional with deep payroll expertise who thrives in a multicultural environment and enjoys driving process standardisation, system modernisation, and organisational change alongside core HR operations.
Key Responsibilities
Payroll Management, Coordination & System Implementation (60%)
- Perform 4th eye check for final payroll validations, ensuring accurate gross-to-net, statutory deductions, and approving reports before processing payments across multiple European countries.
- Create and implement European payroll checklists, train HR generalists, enhance payroll controls, and resolve discrepancies collaboratively.
- Support in implementation of upcoming payroll vendor change participating in integrating payroll vendor software with our HRIS.
- Lead the payroll workstream of the upcoming entity consolidation project, managing contract changes, benefits alignment, and insurance harmonisation.
- Champion standardisation of payroll processes across supported countries, utilising strong Excel skills for reporting, and analysis.
HR Generalist (40%)
- Provide operational HR guidance on performance management, employee relations, engagement, and organisational development.
- Manage key aspects of the employee lifecycle including onboarding, contract administration, job changes, and offboarding.
- Lead monthly payroll processes across assigned countries (UK, Nordics and Ireland) in partnership with the payroll vendor and finance teams, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and full compliance with local tax and labour laws
- Support workforce planning, talent management, and organisational changes in collaboration with local and regional stakeholders.
- Ensure alignment with global HR policies whilst maintaining compliance with local labour legislation.
- Maintain accurate employee records and reporting in the HRIS system, preparing HR data analytics and insights to support decision-making.
- Act as the key HR contact for payroll-related audits and compliance reviews, supporting employees with payroll queries and resolving issues promptly.
