# Payroll Generalist (Generalist - Senior)

> WorkMotion · Portugal (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-14

**Salary:** EUR 19,000–22,000

**Workplace:** remote

## Description

**Tired of the 9-to-5 grind?** Imagine a Worldwithout borders, where opportunities are endless. **That's the future of work, and we're building it at** [**WorkMotion**](https://workmotion.com/careers/)**.** Our all-in-one HR platform makes it easy to hire and manage global teams, ensuring compliance and streamlining processes. So whether you're a digital nomad or a remote-first company, we've got you covered.

Ready to join the future of work? Let's build something amazing together. As we value work-life balance, **please only apply if you're based within 2 hours of the Central European Timezone.**

**Our Payroll team is looking for a detail-oriented, highly organised, and motivated individual to join us as a Senior Payroll Specialist. In this role, you'll be the primary owner of a portfolio of entity and partner payrolls, ensuring compliant, accurate and timely delivery while providing an exceptional experience to our clients and their employees.**

### **What you will do as a Senior Payroll Specialist...**

●      Independently manage end-to-end monthly payroll cycles for an assigned portfolio of entity and partner payrolls, in line with our Confluence country process guides and SLAs.

●      Coordinate data collection, validation, and submission to outsourced vendors/partners, ensuring inputs are complete, accurate, and on time.

●      Review vendor draft payrolls and supporting reports, performing detailed checks and reconciliations (gross-to-net, contributions, employer cost) before sign-off according to the approval matrix.

●      Own customer and internal stakeholder communication for your payrolls, managing queries from employees, clients, People & Culture, Finance and other teams in a clear, empathetic and professional manner.

●      Act as a subject-matter expert for your countries, maintaining a deep understanding of local payroll legislation and statutory requirements using official sources, Guru and Confluence.

●      Own and maintain cost calculators and gross-to-net tools for your entities, ensuring accurate cost booking for billing and supporting Finance with payroll cost reconciliations.

## Requirements

### **What we are looking for…**

●      Strong experience in end-to-end payroll operations, including working with outsourced payroll vendors or partners, with a proven track record of managing multiple payrolls or entities independently.

●      Deep legislative and operational payroll knowledge in at least one country, with the ability to interpret and apply statutory rules using official guidance and internal knowledge tools (Guru/Confluence).

●      Solid understanding of gross-to-net calculations, employer and employee social contributions, and total employer cost concepts, plus experience using and maintaining payroll tools such as cost calculators and reconciliation templates.

●      Excellent communication skills with a strong customer service mindset, able to explain complex payroll topics in simple, empathetic terms to non‑experts.

●      High attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and a structured, process-driven approach to problem solving, including adherence to approval matrices and documented procedures.

●      Fluency in English (written and spoken); additional languages are a plus.

**Desirable (but not required):**

●      _Experience in a multi‑country or high‑volume payroll environment._

●      _Exposure to partner/PEO/EOR payroll models and working across different jurisdictions._

●      _Experience contributing to payroll process improvements or tool optimisation projects._

●      _Familiarity with knowledge bases (e.g. Guru) and documentation tools (e.g. Confluence)._

## Benefits

### **Our benefits and perks…**

●      **Global, remote, and thriving:**  We're a global team of talented individuals spread across 26 countries. Our **WorkFlex** program lets you work from anywhere, anytime. Whether it's a beachside office or a cosy home office, the choice is yours.

●      **Your well-being is our priority:** We know mental health matters, which is why we offer a dedicated **Well-Being Day**—a full day off just to recharge and relax.

●      **Get fit and stay active:** Whether it’s yoga, weightlifting, or a quick jog—work out on your terms, at a discount with our **subsidised gym memberships**.

●      **Learn, grow, and develop:** We believe in constant growth. With our **Training & Development Allowance**, you’ll have all the opportunities you need to keep expanding your skills and knowledge.

●      **Stay connected:** Take part in exciting **annual team meetups**!

●      **Diversity is our superpower:** We are proud to be an **equal opportunity employer**, committed to fostering a **diverse and inclusive** workplace.

_\*Benefits vary depending on location due to local laws and regulations._

_At WorkMotion, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If you need any accommodations during the recruitment process, just let our Recruitment Team on Jobs@WorkMotion.com. We’re here to support you every step of the way!_

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