About Remote Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it pos…
Payroll Specialist Lead - Hungary
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Job Description
About Remote
Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.
With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.
We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.
If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!
What this job can offer you
This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Payroll Specialist Lead joining our Global Payroll Operations Team.
What you bring
Payroll management or equivalent experience
Knowledge of payroll best practices.
Proficient in using software tools like SAP, Excel / Google Sheet.
An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities.
Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact.
Is a productivity geek and will constantly think of ways to improve and speed up their work.
You understand the need and ideal to work largely asynchronously.
Writes and speaks fluent English
It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus
Demonstrates strong automation and AI capabilities
Key Responsibilities
Act as a true subject matter expert for the country
Manage existing relationships with key stakeholder within Payroll Implementation, Finance, Product, Engineers.
Process full end to end payroll in-house, statutory filing requirements, exceptions, approvals, payments and compliance.
Ensure full data integrity and quality
Accounting/reconciliations
Focus on KPIs and SLAs
Implement and improve processes
Mentor and support payroll specialists
Back up regional managers during times of absence
Practicals
You'll report to: Manager, Global Payroll Operations.
Team: Payroll
Location: For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from the following locations as we encourage our teams to diversify; Hungary or EMEA.
Start date: As soon as possible
Application process
Interview with recruiter
Interview with future manager
Bar Raiser Interview
Prior employment verification check
Benefits
Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:
work from anywhere
flexible paid time off
flexible working hours (we are async)
16 weeks paid parental leave
mental health support services
stock options
learning budget
home office budget & IT equipment
budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces
How you’ll plan your day (and life)
We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.
You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.
If that sounds like something you want, apply now!
How to apply
Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your
Company & Role Analysis
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£45,000 – £60,000 (Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, 2025)
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