Payroll Manager

We believe that it is the task of each generation to leave its children a healthier planet. To succeed in this, we create responsible choices, every day – choices that enable people to live a more sustainable life and consume fewer natural resources.

There are roughly 5,000 Neste employees in Europe, Asia and North America. We are the world's largest producer of renewable diesel refined from waste and residues, and we are also bringing renewable solutions to the aviation and plastics industries. We are looking for the best professionals in their respective fields – people who have the will to make the world cleaner.

Are you our next creator of change?

Do you want to be part of creating solutions for mitigating climate change? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. Together we will accelerate transformation for a more sustainable future.

We are looking for a

Payroll Manager

to join our HR team in Hoofddorp, or in Rotterdam, the Netherlands

In this role, you will manage our payroll operations, vendors in the payroll field and development of these, as well as provide advice in payroll matters.

Reasons to join

Real impact right now. We create solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. We live by our values every day; we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

Safety and caring. We value safety always and everywhere. We want our work to feel good and do good. At Neste, we nurture a culture where everyone is welcome and feels safe, respected and encouraged to be their unique true selves. 

Exciting growth. Transformation brings new possibilities, fostering both courage and curiosity. As a global company, collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working. We support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities.

More about the job

Your role in our team / in creating a sustainable future

• Owner of compliant, agile and efficient payroll processes execution and development within the Netherlands, and some other European countries where Neste has a smaller team, including preparing the payroll runs
• Managing the payroll partners in the NL and the smaller Neste countries, and constantly developing the process and cooperation
• Maintaining and administering payroll related records, reporting and audits
• Ownership, active contribution and project management of payroll, or related compensation & benefit, development project, such as pension and benefit schemes, global mobility, tools and systems. You are also welcome to contribute in developing our total rewards package
• Ensuring compliance in payroll and keeping up to date with the changes in relevant regulation and rulings
• Proactively providing expertise to the HR team and managers in all payroll, tax and related compensation & benefit matters, and answering those inquiries
• To support our growth investment, managing global mobility and business travelling payroll related processes, and supporting in M&A

You will work closely with our  teams and managers as well as HR colleagues and HR hubs. 

Keys to success in this role / The best combination to succeed in this role

• Broad and up to date knowledge and experience of payroll processes and practices, as well as related legislation

• Ability to work on operational level with payroll runs and on process level to develop our ways of working

• Deep knowledge of payroll system (AFAS)  and readiness to learn the rest of our system landscape

• Understanding of international payroll situations and ability to guide in those

• Passion for excellence and professional payroll management

• Fluency in spoken and written English & Dutch

• Responsible attitude and safety-oriented mindset

Other strengths we value

• High integrity, ability to focus on both the big picture as well as on the details and a customer-oriented mindset

• Motivated, flexible, responsible and independent approach to work

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application (with a salary request) by 27th of July.

We will do our best to contact you within 2 weeks after the application time has ended. The recruitment process will include interviews and a possible aptitude assessment.  (The person selected for the position must pass a health examination including a drug test. A security clearance is obtained with your consent.)

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. The company is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, enabling its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste refines waste, residues and other renewable raw materials to high-quality renewable fuels at its refineries located on three continents. The company’s annual renewable fuels production capacity will be increased to 6.8 million tons in 2027.

Neste has high standards for sustainability and the company has consistently been recognized by several leading sustainability indices. In 2024, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 20.6 billion. Read more: neste.com

We have a continuous enthusiasm of development. We believe in people who find new ways to do things and who are team players – people for whom safety and sustainability are parts of their professional skills. We value every individual. Come and do meaningful work in a community that has its eyes set forward!

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