Senior Payroll Client Services Specialist - EMEA

What this job can offer you

• Act as the next point of contact for customer queries unresolved by Tier 1, ensuring prompt responses and timely resolution to our customers.
• Manage and resolve customer escalations promptly, joining calls to provide expert insight and reassurance.
• Dive deep into complex European payroll queries
• Champion collaboration between Payroll Operations and Client Services, making sure the tier 1 team is aware of how payroll was processed and potential issues before pay day.
• Write training materials to educate Tier 1 specialists, boosting their skills and confidence.
• Stay up-to-date with country legislation and maintain internal knowledge base.
• Ensure all client requests, from calculations to mock payslips, are met promptly and professionally.
• Foster a culture where the team is adept at finding independent solutions, optimizing the use of our extensive internal knowledge base.

What you bring

• Deep understanding of Payroll in one or more of the following countries: DACH, Spain and Portugal, UK/IE, Netherlands with 5+ years experience. Experience in other European countries is considered a big plus.
• Experience in client-facing roles.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficiency in payroll documentation and calculations.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.

Practicals

• You'll report to: Manager, Payroll Client Services
• Team: Payroll & Benefits Client Services
• Location: EMEA
• Start date: As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

The base salary range for this full-time position is between $30550 USD to $103150 USD. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

Application process

Roughly 3 hours across 3 weeks

1. (async) Take home test
2. Interview with Global Manager or Regional Manager of Payroll Client Services
3. Second interview with Global Manager or Regional Manager of Payroll Client Services