Oyster
501 - 1000 employees
Founded 2020
💼 Consulting
📦 Logistics
👥 HR Tech
Consulting • Logistics • HR Tech
Oyster® is an automated global employment platform that simplifies the process of hiring and managing international talent. With coverage in 180+ countries, Oyster provides solutions for global payroll, compliance, employee benefits, and talent mobility, allowing companies to onboard and manage both full-time employees and contractors efficiently. By leveraging deep local knowledge and expert guidance, Oyster helps businesses navigate the complexities of international hiring and scaling their workforce globally.
Senior Payroll Specialist
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🗣️🇳🇱 Dutch Required
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Oyster
501 - 1000 employees
Founded 2020
💼 Consulting
📦 Logistics
👥 HR Tech
Consulting • Logistics • HR Tech
Oyster® is an automated global employment platform that simplifies the process of hiring and managing international talent. With coverage in 180+ countries, Oyster provides solutions for global payroll, compliance, employee benefits, and talent mobility, allowing companies to onboard and manage both full-time employees and contractors efficiently. By leveraging deep local knowledge and expert guidance, Oyster helps businesses navigate the complexities of international hiring and scaling their workforce globally.
📋 Description
• Own the complete Dutch payroll cycle in-house, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing • Oversee validation of payroll master data, including hires, terminations, salary changes, variable pay, benefits, absences, and garnishments • Perform pre- and post-payroll validations, investigate discrepancies, and implement corrective actions • Own monthly Loonaangifte and annual Jaaropgave submissions to the Belastingdienst • Set up and manage required government accesses, including Belastingdienst and UWV • Configure and maintain the in-house payroll system and test legislative updates • Partner with Product to improve payroll automation and scalability • Advise the business on Dutch wage tax, social insurance, labour law, 30% ruling applications, and CAO interpretation • Oversee payroll journals, GL mappings, Finance reconciliations, and data integrity • Handle complex client payroll escalations with a customer-first approach • Prepare statutory and ad-hoc reports, including EU Pay Transparency Directive, AVG/GDPR, WKR, and works council documentation • Provide data and documentation for internal and external audits • Improve processes, coach junior specialists, back up Regional Managers, and maintain payroll playbooks and SOPs
🎯 Requirements
• 5+ years running the complete native, in-house payroll process for the Netherlands • Comfortable independently handling a high volume of payslips per month • Advanced hands-on experience with AFAS and/or Nmbrs by Visma and/or Loket.nl • PDL, VPS, and/or NIRPA Register Salarisadministrateur (RSa) certification/registration • Deep, current knowledge of Dutch wage tax, social insurance, and labour law • Ability to advise stakeholders directly on payroll matters • Dutch at C1/C2 level for interaction with local authorities • Fluent English for collaboration with the asynchronous global team • Experience handling complex and sensitive client escalations • Analytical, productivity-focused, and automation-oriented mindset • Comfortable building processes from scratch and operating without an established playbook • Comfortable operating in ambiguity and driving cross-functional change • Some experience coaching or mentoring less experienced colleagues • Comfortable working asynchronously in a fast-paced, remote-first environment • Broader accounting background or RA/AA accountancy qualification is desirable • Proven experience delivering cross-functional HR/payroll projects is desirable • Hands-on experience with AI tools for payroll or operations workflows is desirable • Strong data transformation skills and practical experience with data analytics platforms are desirable
🏖️ Benefits
• 40 days off per year (including holidays and vacation), or more if required by your country • Mental health support through Plumm • Monthly wellbeing allowance in the ThanksBen wallet • At least three months’ paid parental leave for all new parents • Job protection for up to 12 months or as required locally • WFH stipend for laptop and home office equipment • Work-from-anywhere flexibility where authorized to work • Asynchronous, collaborative, remote-first work environment
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