Payroll Manager

Quick Facts

• On-site in Stockholm 4 days a week
• Scope: 100%, full-time
• Period: 2026-09-28 to 2027-03-26

Description

Lead and ensure accurate, compliant and timely end-to-end payroll delivery within a large and complex Swedish payroll environment. Take leadership of the payroll team by setting priorities and ensuring operational stability, while monitoring payroll quality, controls, risks and service performance. Drive process improvements, digitalisation and automation, and translate operational needs into priorities for payroll systems, integrations and longer-term development.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate, compliant and timely end-to-end payroll delivery within a large and complex Swedish payroll environment
• Lead, support and set priorities for the payroll team to ensure operational stability and clear ownership
• Monitor payroll quality, controls, risks and service performance; take action where issues arise
• Drive process improvements, digitalisation and automation to reduce manual work and strengthen efficiency
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, IT, Rewards, People Services and external providers on payroll-related matters
• Translate operational needs into clear priorities for payroll systems, integrations and longer-term development

Requirements

• Extensive hands-on knowledge of Swedish end-to-end payroll within a large or complex organisation
• Strong knowledge of Swedish payroll legislation, compliance, controls, reporting and the annual payroll cycle
• Swedish language a must
• Experience managing payroll for multiple employee groups and collective agreements
• Strong understanding of payroll systems, integrations, data flows, troubleshooting and external provider management
• Experience of payroll transformation, process development, digitalisation or system-related change
• Experience with SAP and HRM-related payroll flows is highly relevant
• Confidence using payroll data and reporting to identify risks, support decision-making and drive improvements
• Senior Payroll Manager or equivalent leadership-level experience within a large and complex Swedish organisation
• Proven experience leading experienced payroll specialists through operational complexity, change and improvement
• Able to balance strategic direction with hands-on operational judgement and decisive issue resolution
• Demonstrated ability to stabilise payroll delivery while building clear structures, governance, processes and longer-term development plans
• Strong stakeholder management skills; build trust and align payroll priorities across senior stakeholders and specialist functions
• Structured and pragmatic leadership style; prioritise business-critical activities and create clarity in a changing environment