Payroll Specialist/Controller

Payroll is more than compliance—it's a critical part of our HR transformation. You'll help us deliver seamless global processes that empower our people and accelerate Robeco's strategy."

Join Our Team as a Payroll Specialist/Controller at Robeco

At Robeco, people are the key to our success—our most valuable asset. As HR, we share the ambition to partner with the business and deliver the best possible results for our clients. Our purpose is simple yet powerful:

Creating an inspiring and challenging workplace where Robeco employees are empowered to achieve sustainable success—for our clients, our company, our shareholders, society, and each other.

We work across 15 countries, partnering with management teams to foster leadership, drive desired behaviours, and develop high-performing talent. Payroll plays a vital role in this mission as an integrated part of our HR Operations team.

About HR at Robeco

Our HR department consists of four specialized teams:

• Compensation & Benefits
• HR Business Partners
• Leadership, Talent & Learning
• HR Operations (Payroll, Hiring Desk, Global Mobility, and HR Service Desk)

The Payroll team ensures accurate and efficient payroll processes for colleagues in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland, Norway, Spain, Italy, UK, Dubai, and the US. Acting as the link between our global payroll provider, local accounting teams, and HR Business Partners, we make sure everything runs smoothly.

As Payroll Specialist/Controller, you will:

• Co-manage the daily execution and quality of salary administration across multiple countries
• Ensure monthly payroll accuracy through checks, reconciliations, and variance analysis
• Serve as the operational contact for payroll providers, HR, Global Mobility, Finance & Accounting, and Fiscal Affairs
• Handle queries on salary, benefits, tax, and social security in both local and international contexts
• Drive continuous improvement in payroll processes
• Implement legislative, benefit, and insurance changes in Workday, including integration with Celergo
• Contribute to cross-functional projects to enhance HR and payroll processes.

What You Bring

• Minimum 5 years of Dutch and/or international payroll experience
• Higher educational level (HBO) or equivalent
• Experience with external payroll providers or ADP Celergo (a plus)
• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot tables, VLOOKUP)
• A hands-on, detail-oriented approach with strong compliance focus
• Problem-solving and analytical mindset
• Fluent in Dutch and English
• Flexible, innovative, and a true team player who takes ownership

We offer

A collaborative environment where innovation is encouraged and a diverse and inclusive workplace where your voice matters. The team is informal, energetic and motivated. The remuneration is attractive and at market level.

Diversity and Inclusion

Robeco is committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion amongst its employees. We consider this to be a core value in the way we build our strategy, how we operate, how we recruit and how we shape our culture.

About Robeco

Robeco is an international pure-play asset manager founded in 1929 in the Netherlands. We help clients achieve their financial and sustainability goals by providing superior investment returns and solutions, with a strong focus on sustainable investing, quantitative strategies, fundamental equity and fixed income investments. With over EUR 214 billion in client assets (as of December 2024), we serve a broad client base - from institutional to private investors - across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. Headquartered in Rotterdam with 15 offices worldwide, we combine an entrepreneurial spirit with collaborative, international mindset.

We are actively growing our global market presence and continue to integrate technologies like generative AI and machine learning in our investment processes. These efforts are supported by a strong commitment to operational excellence and to talent development in an inclusive and equitable workplace.

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