Payroll Country Champion
Strada
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇫🇮 Finland
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Serve as the go-to payroll expert for your assigned country, with deep knowledge of local legislation, tax laws, and compliance standards.
- Monitor and assess upcoming regulatory changes by working closely with the Compliance Alerts team, industry associations (e.g., Global Payroll Association), and government updates.
- Partner with the Product Development team to inform and influence the product roadmap and ensure the country-specific functionality is up to date.
- Maintain and update country workbooks with new legislative requirements and compliance changes.
- Analyze existing payroll procedures and recommend improvements to eliminate inefficiencies and minimize manual processes.
- Drive the evolution of Strada Pay by enhancing product functionality, cost-effectiveness, and user experience tailored to local market needs.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives within your country for Strada Pay methodology, delivery approach, templates, and standards.
- Provide subject matter expertise and strategic input to Strada Pay project teams during client deployments, ensuring smooth transitions into operational use.
- Act as a gatekeeper for client customization requests—balancing innovation with standardization and compliance.
- Support pre-sales activities by showcasing Strada Pay capabilities to prospective clients, sharing insights, lessons learned, and best practices.
- Collaborate with peers across the Country Champion network to share knowledge and drive alignment globally.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Payroll or HR Outsourcing
- Deep knowledge of payroll processes, regulations, and compliance requirements in Finland
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Highly detail-oriented and process-driven with a continuous improvement mindset
- Strong sense of accountability, ownership, and service orientation
- Self-motivated, proactive, and adaptable to a fast-paced, global working environment
- Able to work independently and collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams
Benefits
- health coverage
- wellbeing programs
- paid leave (vacation, sick, parental)
- retirement plans
- learning opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
payroll processesregulationscompliance requirementscontinuous improvementdata analysis
Soft skills
strong written communicationstrong verbal communicationdetail-orientedprocess-drivenaccountabilityownershipservice orientationself-motivatedproactiveadaptable