Payroll Analyst (Contractor)
This is a consultant role for a duration of 6-9 months.
Partner with the people team and other relevant teams in the organisation to ensure that payroll related documentation is up to date and accurate.
Ensure accurate and timely payroll end-to-end execution of the in-house Swedish payroll, including salaries, bonuses, commissions, and other compensation; managing the payment process, preparation of payslips, reporting to the tax authority and ensuring compliance with labour and local tax regulation.
Liaison with the external provider of other European Payrolls, ensuring that information is transferred accurately and timely to enable them to execute the end-to-end payroll, and review the end report to ensure that all changes have been appropriately reflected, the report is approved on time and payment is transferred.
Payroll Compliance & Controls: Oversee statutory filings, tax payments, social security contributions, and year-end reporting requirements, ensuring adherence to local laws and audit standards.
Payroll Accounting & Reconciliations: Direct payroll-related journal entries and ensure timely and accurate reconciliation of payroll accounts, including funding, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations to the general ledger.
Employee Benefits & Expense Coordination: Ensure appropriate payroll treatment of benefits and expenses where relevant, maintaining compliance with company policies and reporting standards.
Track and Optimise KPIs
Utilize system data and reporting to track key payroll operational metrics (KPIs).
Drive continuous improvement in accuracy, timeliness, compliance, and operational efficiency.
- Partner with people team and other relevant teams in the organisation to ensure that payroll related documentation is up to date and accurate.
- Ensure accurate and timely payroll end-to-end execution of the in-house Swedish payroll, including salaries, bonuses, commissions, and other compensation.
- Manage the payment process, preparation of payslips, reporting to the tax authority and ensuring compliance with labour and local tax regulation.
- Liaison with the external provider of other European Payrolls, ensuring that information is transferred accurately and timely to enable them to execute the end-to-end payroll, and review the end report to ensure that all changes have been appropriately reflected, the report is approved on time and payment is transferred.
- Oversee statutory filings, tax payments, social security contributions, and year-end reporting requirements, ensuring adherence to local laws and audit standards.
- Direct payroll-related journal entries and ensure timely and accurate reconciliation of payroll accounts, including funding, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations to the general ledger.
- Ensure appropriate payroll treatment of benefits and expenses where relevant, maintaining compliance with company policies and reporting standards.
- Utilize system data and reporting to track key payroll operational metrics (KPIs).
- Drive continuous improvement in accuracy, timeliness, compliance, and operational efficiency.
- Minimum of 5+ years in operational payroll, which must include hands on, end-to-end execution experience of Swedish payroll (required).
- Working with third party payroll providers (required).
- Prior experience in a high-growth FinTech or technology environment (preferred).
- Demonstrable expertise and hands-on experience with Kontek and FlexHRM (required).
- Experience with HiBob (nice-to-have).
- Have a Swedish Personal Number (essential for Swedish Bank ID), to enable execution of Swedish salaries (required).
- Strong analytical and data skills, close eye for detail (required).
- Good teamworking ability (required).
- Solid understanding of Swedish payroll technicality (required).
- 20 to 30 days of holiday to support a healthy work-life balance.
- Monthly team outing allowance to enjoy social events with your colleagues.
- Parental leave top-up additional support for new parents.
- Daily breakfast and on-site perks to make your workday smoother.
- Well being support our health allowance covers gym memberships, massages, and much more to help you feel your best.
- PLUS additional benefits designed to enhance your work-life experience!
Trustly is a Swedish fintech company specialising in account-to-account (open banking) payments, letting consumers pay directly from their bank accounts without cards. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Stockholm, it connects merchants - including many online gambling operators - to thousands of banks across Europe and North America. The company processes billions of euros in payments annually and is a widely used deposit and withdrawal method in the iGaming industry. Trustly employs more than 1,000 people across offices in Europe and the Americas.