About Remote
Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.
If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!
What this job can offer you
Our Global Payroll team sits at the core of Remote's mission, ensuring that employees everywhere are paid accurately, compliantly, and on time. We operate across dozens of countries, managing the full spectrum of payroll complexity from onboarding through to live operations. As part of this team, you will work alongside implementation specialists, country leads, and payroll experts who bring best-in-class local knowledge to a globally distributed organisation. We move fast, solve hard problems, and take full ownership of our outcomes.
As a Senior Payroll Implementation Specialist for the Netherlands and Belgium, you will own the end-to-end onboarding of new clients, bringing deep country expertise to every implementation and ensuring that every go-live is a success. You will work directly with clients, internal stakeholders, and payroll software providers, with full visibility and accountability across the implementation lifecycle.
What you bring
Several years of direct, hands-on payroll experience in the Netherlands, with solid legislative knowledge covering loonheffing, premies WW/ZW/WIA, Zorgverzekeringswet, and the 30% ruling
Several years of direct, hands-on payroll experience in Belgium, including ONSS/RSZ, Dimona, DmfA quarterly cycles, and sector CLA structures
Proven payroll implementation experience, including owning or significantly contributing to end-to-end projects from client kick-off through go-live
Direct working experience with AFAS for Dutch payroll; experience with EasyPay for Belgian payroll is a strong advantage
Strong communication skills for explaining payroll processes and compliance requirements to clients and stakeholders
Structured mindset with strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail
Experience with payroll reconciliations and parallel run validation
Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, fully remote environment and default to action
Constantly thinking of ways to improve and speed up your work
You understand the need and value of working largely asynchronously
Fluent written and spoken English; Dutch or French is a strong advantage
Experience working remotely is not required but considered a plus
**Key Responsibilities **
Act as the true subject matter expert for the Netherlands and Belgium, covering both EOR and Global Payroll
Attend sales calls as the Country Payroll SME when required
Participate in sales handovers and client handover and kick-off calls
Own the planning, execution, and monitoring of payroll implementation projects, ensuring timely and compliant delivery
Own the full process from inception through parallel runs and the first month of live payroll before handing over to Payroll Operations
Ensure that there is a complete record of all choices and configurations made throughout the implementation and that Payroll Operations have full visibility, including all SOPs required to fulfil business as usual
Develop and maintain detailed project plans and timelines
Serve as the primary point of contact for all stakeholders throughout the implementation, including the customer, internal teams, and payroll software providers
Input and validate data directly in payroll software, AFAS for the Netherlands and EasyPay for Belgium
Develop and implement standardised payroll processes, project plans, and procedures to ensure consistency and efficiency across implementations
Support and mentor Payroll Generalists working alongside you during implementations
Maintain focus on KPIs and SLAs throughout the implementation lifecycle
Work with internal teams to improve the Remote platform, completing UAT testing and ensuring all changes are documented
Practicals
You'll report to: Manager, Payroll Operations
Team: Global Payroll Operations
Location: Anywhere in the world
Start date: As soon as possible
Application process
1.(async) Profile review
2.Interview with recruiter
3.Interview with team member(s)
4.Interview with future manager
5.Bar Raiser Interview
6.(async) Offer
7.Prior employment verification check
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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.
