Payroll Officer (Cyprus Legislation)

We are looking for a Payroll Officer who can take full ownership of monthly payroll processing within a multinational group environment.

This role requires someone who understands Cyprus payroll legislation in depth and can operate with accuracy structure and discretion. You will act as a key control point between HR Finance external payroll providers and banking institutions ensuring that payroll is processed correctly legally compliant and delivered on time.

This position suits a detail-oriented professional who is comfortable handling complexity high headcount volumes and confidential data in a fast-paced international organization.

Responsibilities

• Process monthly payroll accurately and on schedule for group employees

• Collect review and validate payroll input from internal departments

• Coordinate with external payroll providers and review calculations prior to approval

• Prepare and execute salary payments across relevant jurisdictions

• Upload and manage payroll batch files in banking systems

• Ensure full compliance with Cyprus payroll legislation tax regulations and statutory requirements

• Prepare payroll reconciliations and group-level payroll analyses

• Post payroll-related journal entries into accounting systems

• Maintain accurate payroll documentation and employee records

• Generate payroll reports and management analyses as required

• Respond to employee payroll queries in a professional and confidential manner

• Work closely with HR to ensure data accuracy and policy compliance

• Support additional payroll and finance-related tasks as required

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration or a related field

• Strong and practical knowledge of Cyprus payroll legislation (mandatory)

• Experience handling payroll for multinational groups (150 employees)

• Solid understanding of payroll accounting reconciliations and statutory compliance

• Experience coordinating with external payroll providers

• Excellent command of English (written and spoken)

• Greek language is an advantage

• Knowledge of Estonia or other jurisdictions is a plus

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail

• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills

• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion

• Structured organized and able to work under deadlines

Benefits

• Fixed-term contract with strong potential for permanent employment

• 13th salary

• Performance-based discretionary bonus

• Comprehensive medical insurance (outpatient inpatient dental)

• Provident Fund participation

• Structured training and professional development programs

• Health & wellbeing initiatives

• Recognition benefits (birthday and loyalty milestones)

• Opportunity to grow within a fast-scaling international organization

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