About The Role
In this role, working from Spain, Granada, you ensure that our clients’ Dutch payroll is processed on time, accurately and completely every month, including at times of significant change. Your work remote from Grenada, with an average of one client visit per month in the NetherlandsThrough Managed Payroll, we take over a client’s entire monthly payroll processing, either temporarily or on a structural basis. During a system implementation, go-live or year-end transition, you relieve the pressure on the organisation and bring preparations forward. In this way, you combine the reliability of a stable operation with the dynamism of change projects. Does this sound like your next challenge? Apply now Your role as Payroll Specialist – Managed Payroll & Transition As Payroll Specialist – Managed Payroll & Transition at Highberg, you are responsible for a payroll that is correct every month, and for making sure that changes are embedded smoothly in processes, systems and work instructions. You work independently within a dedicated team led by a lead payroll consultant, as part of Payroll Services: the Dutch-speaking payroll team of Highberg | Consultday. Your responsibilities include:
• Processing input files, calculating variable pay and running payrolls in line with the payroll calendar, including four-weekly pay cycles.
• Performing gross-to-net checks, verifying compliance with collective labour agreements (CAOs) and pension schemes, and carrying out the four-eyes check before the final run.
• Delivering payslips, journal entries and the payroll tax
- wage return, performing reconciliations and preparing for audits.
• Ensuring compliance with Dutch payroll tax regulations and keeping up to date with legislative changes.
• Drafting business requirements and functional specifications, and conducting impact analyses on processes, integrations and reports.
• Designing and executing test scenarios, regression tests and validation plans.
• Supporting system conversions and transitions and providing additional capacity during go-live and hypercare.
• Preparing for year-end: translating legislative and CAO changes taking effect on 1 January into a payroll change roadmap, including special runs, tax changes and reports.
• Documenting work instructions, checklists, FAQs and training materials, making processes more efficient, more predictable and audit ready Who are you?
• You are accurate and reliable in meeting deadlines,



and you keep track of multiple clients or payroll runs at the same time.
• You have an improvement mindset: you look beyond today’s processing and think about how processes can be improved.
• You have a pragmatic, flexible and independent attitude, even when working mostly remotely.
You are AI-literate and able to apply AI in a conscious, critical and responsible way to enhance your work. We strongly encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to apply, even if you do not meet all of the criteria listed above. What are we asking?
• You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree, or an equivalent level of thinking and working, and have a PDL or VPS diploma
• You have extensive experience in independently processing Dutch payroll end to end.
• You have knowledge of CAOs, pension schemes, Dutch payroll tax and Dutch employment law.
• You have proven experience with payroll implementations, system conversions or the transition of HR and payroll activities, as well as with testing, impact analyses and functional specifications.
• You have experience with systems such as SAP HCM, AFAS, Oracle HCM, Workday or another platform.
• ou are willing to travel to the Netherlands for client visits about once a month and are flexible enough to travel more often when an assignment requires it.
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Dutch and English. What are

we offer
ing?
• Attractive and comprehensive employment

conditions:
a gross monthly salary of € 3.400 to € 4.084 (depending on experience), complemented by paid leave, reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs for client visits in the Netherlands, work at home allowance.
• The best of two worlds: the intellectual sharpness and quality of a high end consultancy firm, combined with the agility and engagement of an entrepreneurial organization.
• Responsibility, autonomy, and entrepreneurship: from the very start, you take ownership in projects and client work, with plenty of room to take initiative, supported by experienced colleagues. A structured development cycle with coaching from partners and development coaches,



offering strong growth and career opportunities
• Collaborating in an accessible environment: you work in a setting where decision making is close to the action and ideas quickly gain traction.
• Versátil working with strong connection: hybrid working is possible, combined with regular moments where we come together for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and team activities such as inspiring sessions and the Highberg Festival. Apply now About The Culture Highberg is a European transformation consultancy. We support organizations in realizing their strategic ambitions by combining clear direction with execution. We believe sustainable change happens when deep expertise and human dynamics are in balance. That is why we work closely with our clients, not only as advisors, but as partners in realization. Our teams combine analytical depth with pragmatism and build solutions that not only work on paper, but above all in practice. Learn more about Highberg Want to know more? Would you like to learn more about this role or explore other opportunities within Highberg? Please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected]. Over Highberg Highberg is ontstaan uit negen boutique adviesbureaus, elk met expertise in organisatorische, digitale en duurzaamheidstransformaties. We zijn er trots op een B Corp-gecertificeerd bedrijf te zijn, omdat we ernaar streven om zorg te dragen voor onze planeet, de maatschappij en onze medewerkers. Werken bij Highberg Bij Highberg bevorderen we een ondersteunende en samenwerkende cultuur. Deze cultuur is gebaseerd op onze drie kernwaarden: Be Committed, Be Better en Be You.
• In 'Be Committed' streven collega's onvermoeibaar naar een blijvende positieve impact op onze klanten, de maatschappij en het milieu. We kenmerken ons door onze ondernemersgeest en onze gezamenlijke inzet voor het algehele succes van het bedrijf.
• 'Be Better' draait om ons geloof in continu leren en verbeteren, en we bieden je mogelijkheden om te groeien en je te ontwikkelen, zowel persoonlijk als professioneel. We streven naar de hoogste kwaliteits
- en professionaliteitsnormen in alles wat we doen.
• En tot slot, maar zeker niet minder belangrijk, gaat, 'Be You' over het aanmoedigen om jezelf volledig te zijn op je werk, plezier te hebben en diversiteit en inclusie te omarmen. Wij streven ernaar om een persoonlijke band op te bouwen met onze klanten en collega's, en zo langdurige, vertrouwensvolle relaties op te bouwen.

📌 Payroll Specialist (España)
🏢 Highberg
📍 España