Senior Payroll Administrator

Regional vice presidents oversee clusters of branches in Capital Region of Denmark and neighboring markets. Our managed service programs handle contingent labour for large employers across multiple sites. Most internal hires started as recruiters and moved up.

Role overview:

We need someone who catches errors before checks go out, not after. The Senior Payroll Administrator runs biweekly payroll for about 900 employees in 12 states, hourly and salaried. Remote position. Most of the team is in Copenhagen, but nobody is required to come in. Weekday working hours, with room to shift your day when needed. Please make sure you have a quiet place to work and a solid internet connection.

Day to day:

• Prepare payroll journal entries and accruals for accounting.
• Audit benefit deductions against carrier invoices.
• Reconcile payroll registers to the general ledger each period.
• Maintain payroll records and documentation for audits.
• Administer wage garnishments, child support orders and tax levies.
• Calculate final pay in line with state timing rules.
• Answer employee questions about paychecks, withholding and direct deposit.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of hands-on payroll processing, ideally multi-state.
• High school diploma required; associate or bachelor's degree preferred.
• Comfortable with garnishments and tax withholding setup.
• Clear communicator with employees who are upset about their check.

Preferred:

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC)
• Bilingual English and Spanish.
• Union payroll or certified payroll for prevailing wage jobs.

Salary: DKK 34,000 - DKK 45,000 monthly

Benefits:

• Private health insurance.
• Occupational pension.
• Five weeks of annual leave.
• Wellness allowance.

We are reviewing applications as they arrive, so apply early.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Sjælland Workforce.