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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 17 days Backbase's roles stay open a median of 58 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Backbase's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Backbase
- high 41 stale, 3 reposted of 68 open
- Hiring momentum
- 98 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
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About this role
As a Senior Payroll Specialist, you will manage payroll for the Netherlands, UK, and Spain, ensuring accuracy and compliance while serving as a subject-matter expert. Your role involves advising stakeholders on payroll-related matters, improving processes, and implementing automation solutions. You'll also handle complex payroll cases and maintain high-quality documentation, all while navigating a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous work environment.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Backbase as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience in payroll, ideally in a senior payroll specialist, payroll officer, or similar role
- PDL (Praktijkdiploma Loonadministratie) or equivalent relevant payroll qualification
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with Dutch + UK payroll legislation, regulations, and institutions
- Native-level Dutch and fluent English, both written and spoken
- Experience working with payroll systems and HRIS platforms
Nice to have
- Experience working with Spanish payroll is highly desirable
- Experience working in an international, multi-country HR environment
- Experience with multiple systems/providers is a plus
Worth weighing
- Fast-moving, scrappy environment may lead to ambiguity and unclear processes
- Role requires a proactive problem-solving approach and comfort with ambiguity
- Focus on process improvement and automation may require a mindset shift for those used to traditional payroll processes
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Listed by Backbase on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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