Payroll Manager

We’re looking for a Payroll Manager for a company in Stockholm. Start is ASAP, 6 months limited contract to begin with. This role is 100% onsite in Stockholm.

Daily tasks

• Ensure accurate, compliant and timely end-to-end payroll delivery within a large and complex Swedish payroll environment.


• Lead, support and set priorities for the payroll team, ensuring operational stability and clear ownership.


• Monitor payroll quality, controls, risks and service performance, taking action where issues arise.


• Drive process improvements, digitalisation and automation to reduce manual work and strengthen efficiency.


• Collaborate with HR, Finance, IT, Rewards, People Services and external providers on payroll-related matters.


• Translate operational needs into clear priorities for payroll systems, integrations and longer-term development.



Minimum technical skills

• Extensive hands-on knowledge of Swedish end-to-end payroll within a large or complex organisation.


• Strong knowledge of Swedish payroll legislation, compliance, controls, reporting and the annual payroll cycle.


• Swedish language a must.


• Experience managing payroll for multiple employee groups and collective agreements.


• Strong understanding of payroll systems, integrations, data flows, troubleshooting and external provider management.


• Experience of payroll transformation, process development, digitalisation or system-related change.


• Experience with SAP and HRM-related payroll flows is highly relevant.


• Confidence using payroll data and reporting to identify risks, support decision-making and drive improvements.



Leadership and experience level

• Senior Payroll Manager or equivalent leadership-level experience within a large and complex Swedish organisation.


• Proven experience leading experienced payroll specialists through operational complexity, change and improvement.


• Able to balance strategic direction with hands-on operational judgement and decisive issue resolution.


• Demonstrated ability to stabilise payroll delivery while building clear structures, governance, processes and longer-term development plans.


• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and align payroll priorities across senior stakeholders and specialist functions.


• Structured and pragmatic leadership style, with the ability to prioritise business-critical activities and create clarity in a changing environment

This role requires fluency in both Swedish and English.
This is a full-time consultant position in Stockholm through Incluso. Start is ASAP, 6 months limited contract to begin with. This role is 100% onsite in Stockholm.

Please submit your CV as soon as possible since we will review the applications on an on-going basis.

For more information about this role, please contact Marianne Nilsson recruiter at Incluso.

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