Senior Payroll Implementation Specialist - NL & Belgium - remote job

Remote is hiring a Senior Payroll Implementation Specialist - NL & Belgium - a senior role, so the employer expects you to make the calls yourself. The role sits in Finance and accounting and is fully remote. The company hires candidates based in Europe.

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About Remote

Remote addresses the biggest challenge for modern organizations—navigating global employment compliance with ease. We empower businesses, regardless of size, to recruit, manage, and pay international teams seamlessly. At Remote, we uphold our core values and foster a future-focused work culture, enabling our team to tackle ambitious problems asynchronously from around the world. Our team members are spread across six continents (Antarctica is the only remaining destination), and all positions are fully remote.

We prioritize innovation and integrate automation and AI into every role’s requirements. Every member of the Remote team brings their unique talents, experiences, and cultural insights to the table, contributing to the development of our best-in-class HR platform.

If you are energetic, curious, motivated, and ambitious, join our global community and help shape the future of work!

What This Job Can Offer You

The Global Payroll team at Remote is central to our mission—ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll for employees worldwide. We operate across numerous countries, managing the entire payroll lifecycle from onboarding to live operations. You will collaborate with implementation specialists, country leads, and payroll experts, bringing best-in-class local knowledge to a globally distributed organization. We move swiftly, solve challenging problems, and take full ownership of our outcomes.

As a Senior Payroll Implementation Specialist for the Netherlands and Belgium, you will oversee the entire onboarding process for new clients, leveraging deep country expertise to ensure every launch is successful. You will engage directly with clients, internal stakeholders, and payroll software providers, with full visibility and accountability throughout the implementation lifecycle.

What You Bring

- Extensive hands-on payroll experience in the Netherlands, including knowledge of loonheffing, premies WW/ZW/WIA, Zorgverzekeringswet, and the 30% ruling. - Extensive hands-on payroll experience in Belgium, covering ONSS/RSZ, Dimona, DmfA quarterly cycles, and sector CLA structures. - Proven experience in payroll implementation, owning or significantly contributing to end-to-end projects from client kick-off through go-live. - Direct experience with AFAS for Dutch payroll; EasyPay for Belgian payroll is a significant 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. - Adaptability to a fast-paced, fully remote environment, defaulting to action. - Continuous improvement mindset. - Understanding and appreciation of asynchronous work. - Fluent written and spoken English; Dutch or French is a significant advantage. - Remote work experience is a plus, but not required.

Key Responsibilities

- Serve as the true subject matter expert for the Netherlands and Belgium, covering both EOR and Global Payroll. - Participate in sales calls as the Country Payroll SME when necessary. - Engage 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. - Manage the full process from inception through parallel runs and the first month of live payroll before handing over to Payroll Operations. - Maintain a complete record of all choices and configurations made throughout the implementation, ensuring Payroll Operations have full visibility, including all SOPs required to fulfill business as usual. - Develop and maintain detailed project plans and timelines. - Act 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 standardized payroll processes, project plans, and procedures to ensure consistency and efficiency across implementations. - Support and mentor Payroll Generalists working alongside you during implementations. - Focus on KPIs and SLAs throughout the implementation lifecycle. - Collaborate with internal teams to improve the Remote platform, completing UAT testing and ensuring all changes are documented.

Practical Details

- Reporting to: Manager, Payroll Operations - Team: Global Payroll Operations - Location: Anywhere in the world - Start Date: As soon as possible

Application Process

- Profile Review: (async) - Interview with Recruiter - Interview with Team Member(s) - Interview with Future Manager - Bar Raiser Interview - Offer: (async)

- Prior Employment Verification Check

Remote's Total Rewards Philosophy

At Remote, we commit to fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay, ensuring competitive benefits in all operational locations. We discourage cheap-labor practices and ensure above-in-location rates. Our goal is to inspire other companies to support global talent hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

Our salary bands may appear wide at first glance. Remote operates globally with a distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials, ensuring competitiveness in various markets. The actual base pay for the successful candidate is determined by role, level, location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

At Remote, we support internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development. All compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case-by-case basis.

Annual Salary Range

This full-time position has an annual salary range of $41,600-$93,600 USD.

Benefits & Perks

Our full benefits and perks are detailed in our handbook at [remote.com/r/benefits](https://remote.com/r/benefits). As a global company, each country operates differently, but some benefits/perks are available to all Remoters:

- Work from anywhere - Flexible paid time off - Flexible working hours (async) - 16 weeks of paid parental leave - Mental health support services - Stock options - Learning budget - Home office budget & IT equipment - Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

How You’ll Plan Your Day (and Life)

At Remote, we embrace async work, allowing you to plan your schedule around your life and needs. For more information, visit [remote.com/async](https://remote.com/async).

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt, you will default to action. Your life-work balance is important, and you will be encouraged to prioritize yourself and your family while fitting work around your needs.

If this sounds like an opportunity you're excited about, apply now!

How to Apply

- Please fill out the form below and upload your CV in PDF format. - We request that you submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standard language used at Remote. - If you do not have an up-to-date CV but are still interested in speaking with us, feel free to include a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.