Head Of Payroll

Purpose

This role ensures seamless payroll operations across Sweden Denmark and Norway delivering accurate and timely compensation while maintaining full legal compliance. It also serves as the governance anchor for payroll as a centre of expertisedriving continuous improvement and capability building as well as setting the frame for international payroll standards compliance and vendor management outside SASs main locations

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Management Oversee and secure accurate timely payroll processing for all covered markets.

Compliance Ensure adherence to tax laws labour regulations and company policies.

Reporting Deliver payroll reports and analytics to senior management as required.

Global Governance Provide guidance and oversight to maintain payroll governance and policy standards in smaller international locations including vendor selection and management.

Team Leadership Lead develop and inspire payroll teams across three countries and multiple sites fostering accountability and excellence.

Process Improvement Enhance payroll systems automation and workflows for efficiency and accuracy.

Change Leadership Drive and support change initiatives ensuring smooth adoption and engagement across different teams and locations.

Employee Support Address payroll-related queries with professionalism and speed.

Project Leadership Drive and contribute to payroll-related projects supporting SASs transformation journey.

Experience and Education

Personal Profile
You are a dedicated motivated leader who thrives in a collaborative multi-site environment. You embrace change act as a role model and contribute to SASs transformation journey within People & Culture supporting employees with professionalism and care.

Education
Bachelors or Masters degree in accounting Finance Business Administration or Human Resources.

Experience

• Extensive payroll expertise including 5 years in leadership roles.
• Experience working cross-border in Scandinavia
• Proven background in payroll automation vendor management and governance in diverse markets.
• Experience leading change initiatives and working hands-on in dynamic environments.
• Skilled in collaborating with teams across multiple sites and locations.

Key Competencies

• Proficiency in payroll systems (e.g. ADP QuickBooks Sage)
• Strong understanding of compliance labour laws and tax regulations
• Exceptional attention to detail and data accuracy
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving ability
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Strong time management and organisational abilities
• Financial reporting and budgeting acumen

Why join SAS

At SAS we offer extensive opportunities for professional development in an international fast-paced working environment. We are dedicated to the continuous growth of our employees. Working with us comes with a variety of benefits including:

Travel Perks: Enjoy discounted travel opportunities around the world with SAS.

Other of Importance

Deadline for application:. Please send us your CV as soon as possible as interviews are conducted continuously and the position may be filled before the application deadline. Note that we are not able to handle any applications that are sent by email due to GDPR regulations.

Location:Position based in Copenhagen or Stockholm

Desired start date: October

Position: Fulltime (100%)

To be eligible for this position you need an EU-work permit. Please note that we ask you to inform us if you currently have a valid EU-work permit.

A background check will be conducted at the final stage of this recruitment process as this role is security classified. If you are aware of any specific matters that may come up during this background check we kindly ask you to be transparent about them during the recruitment process.

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