Your role
As International Payroll Specialist, you will manage and coordinate multi-country payroll activities across the EMEA region. You will work closely with HR, Finance, external payroll providers, and subject matter experts to deliver seamless payroll services while ensuring compliance with local legislation and company policies.
Beyond day-to-day payroll execution, you'll play an active role in improving processes, driving standardization, and supporting transformation initiatives that enhance efficiency and employee experience.
What you will do
As our International Payroll Specialist, you will ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery across multiple EMEA countries. Working closely with HR, Finance, and external payroll providers, you will act as the driving force behind a smooth payroll operation while continuously looking for ways to improve processes, standardize ways of working, and support payroll transformation initiatives.
In this role, you will:
- Manage end-to-end payroll activities across multiple EMEA entities, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time
- Partner with HR, Finance, and external providers to ensure compliance with local legislation, payroll controls, and reporting requirements
- Perform payroll reconciliations, validate financial data, and support month-end and year-end activities
- Drive process improvements, standardization, and automation initiatives across the payroll landscape
- Maintain high-quality payroll and employee data while supporting system enhancements and implementations
What you bring
You are a detail-oriented payroll professional who enjoys working in an international environment and takes pride in delivering accurate, compliant payroll processes. You combine strong payroll expertise with a proactive mindset and can build effective relationships across HR, Finance, and external partners.
Furthermore, you bring:
- Bachelor's degree, upper secondary vocational education, or equivalent experience in HR, Finance, or Business Administration
- 5+ years of payroll experience, preferably in a multi-country environment
- PDL and/or VPS certification
- Strong knowledge of payroll processes, controls, and payroll compliance
- Experience working with payroll systems and external payroll providers
- Analytical, accurate, and comfortable working with financial reconciliations and reporting
- Fluent in Dutch and English
- Proactive, service-oriented, and focused on continuous improvement
Nice to have
- Experience with CloudPay, Deel, or similar payroll platforms
- Experience in a Shared Service Center environment
What we offer
We offer a position in an international and professional working environment with room for personal development and growth.
This position offers a competitive salary range of € 3.800 to € 5.200 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance).
On top of your fixed salary, you’ll receive the following secondary benefits:
- 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days)
- Flexible working hours
- A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office)
- A Health & Wellbeing budget worth € 300 per calendar year.
- Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport
- Working from home allowance
- Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance
- On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists
- Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills
- A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives
About Vanderlande
Vanderlande is a global market leader in future-proof logistic process automation for airports, parcel services, and warehouses. Our systems support some of the world's largest logistics operations, helping customers improve efficiency, reliability, and sustainability.
With more than 11,000 employees worldwide, we combine innovation, technology, and operational excellence to deliver solutions that keep the world moving.
Ready to apply?
Are you interested in this position? Apply directly via our careers page with your CV. Questions about this role? Contact Carlijn Kneepkens (Recruiter) at [email protected].
Diversity & inclusion
Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree, upper secondary vocational education, or equivalent experience in HR, Finance, or Business Administration
- 5+ years of payroll experience, preferably in a multi-country environment
- PDL and/or VPS certification
- Strong knowledge of payroll processes, controls, and payroll compliance
- Experience working with payroll systems and external payroll providers
- Analytical, accurate, and comfortable working with financial reconciliations and reporting
- Fluent in Dutch and English
- Proactive, service-oriented, and focused on continuous improvement
- Experience with CloudPay, Deel, or similar payroll platforms
- Experience in a Shared Service Center environment
Vanderlande Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vanderlande and has not been reviewed or approved by Vanderlande.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with day‑one eligibility in many U.S. roles and employer‑paid protections that reduce out‑of‑pocket exposure. Feedback suggests medical, dental, and vision are a clear strength.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting in the U.S. Feedback suggests this forms a solid pillar of the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, sick leave, and paid holidays are characterized as generous relative to peers. Compressed workweek options in some roles further support time away and recovery.
Vanderlande Insights
What We Do
Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports. The company is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses and in the parcel market. Vanderlande’s baggage handling systems are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. Its systems are active in more than 600 airports including 12 of the world’s top 20. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel companies. In addition, many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions. The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Vanderlande’s extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology. Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 7,500 employees, all committed to moving its customers’ businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing turnover of 1.8 billion euros, it has established a global reputation over the past seven decades as a highly reliable partner for future-proof logistic process automation. Vanderlande was acquired in 2017 by Toyota Industries Corporation, which will help it to continue its sustainable profitable growth. The two companies have a strong strategic match, and the synergies include cross-selling, product innovations, and research and development.
