Nordic Payroll Executive

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The IFS payroll process is outsourced to a global company, CloudPay, and currently includes 35 payrolls in 26 countries. The successful candidate will be responsible for the processing of payrolls and will be required to work closely with key stakeholders across the business. 

As the Nordic Payroll Executive, you will manage payroll operations across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. You will ensure accurate and compliant payroll processing in collaboration with external vendors (e.g., CloudPay, Amesto, Firmally), HRSCC, and Finance. This role requires deep knowledge of Nordic payroll legislation, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage both routine and ad hoc tasks in a dynamic environment.

This role has some specific regular tasks but also has many ad hoc tasks.

Tasks include but are not limited to:

• Oversight of the payrolls assigned to you
• Collect, compile and enter employee status changes, new hires, terminations, and payroll data and upload data to CloudPay.
• Investigate, reconcile, and correct payroll data issues, discrepancies and errors
• Timely and accurately prepare on-demand checks for terminations, retro-adjustments and other disbursements determined to be necessary for immediate distribution
• Complete the payroll report checks on time and provide them to the Global Payroll Team Lead for approval
• Management of the Nordic pension & insurance administration
• Management of social security reporting with external service providers
• Management of the Swedish benefit platform “Benify”
• SSB statistic reporting
• Management of the Nordic expenses

• University Degree (BA/BSc) or Payroll Professional Certified.
• Working in Nordic payrolls is essential, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience, 
• EMEA experience an advantage
• CloudPay/ADP/other systems Global payroll exposure an advantage

We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles, while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community, we drive innovation, strengthen connections, and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best, while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.