Senior Payroll Specialist

Shine is the financial copilot for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Founded by serial entrepreneurs Rico Andersen and Martin Hegelund, Shine is a leading European fintech unicorn on a mission to restore the joy of running a business, by ending wasted time on financial admin. Shine offers a connected solution for invoicing, accounting, payroll, business accounts, payments, and financing, meaning business owners can focus their energy on growing a healthy business, not held back by manual admin.

Part of something bigger Today we're part of Cegid, a European leader in cloud software for finance and accounting. Together we're building Europe's leading financial copilot for small businesses and their accountants.

Shine already supports more than 400,000 small businesses. As part of Cegid, we now reach over one million small businesses and 15,000 accountants across Europe.

We're a multicultural team working from France, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands, contributing to a wider European network that spans Spain, Portugal and Belgium.

Your Hiring Experience Matters Just as we respect our customers' time, we respect yours. Your experience with Shine and Cegid should feel simple, transparent and genuinely supportive.

If this sounds like somewhere you want to grow, we'd love to hear from you.

Your role as a Senior Payroll Specialist

We are looking for an experienced Dutch payroll professional who knows payroll inside out and feels confident working with different collective agreements, small businesses, and practical day‑to‑day payroll questions.

In this role, you will use your payroll expertise to help us build and continuously improve our payroll solution for the Dutch market.

Your main responsibility is to make sure our payroll calculations are correct, compliant, and up to date . You will work closely with our Support team and the colleagues who maintain our payroll system, so that your payroll knowledge is reflected in how the system works.

Experience working for a payroll software company is a plus, but not required. We actively welcome candidates with strong hands‑on payroll experience from bookkeeping offices, accountancy firms, or payroll service providers.

This role is perfect for someone who wants to take the next step in their career — moving from processing payroll to helping shape and build a modern payroll solution.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Be the payroll expert for the Dutch market
• Monitor changes in Dutch payroll legislation and collective agreements
• Help implement and maintain payroll rules in our internal payroll system (training provided)
• Support the Support team with complex payroll questions
• Check and review payroll calculations to ensure accuracy
• Work closely with colleagues to make payroll processes smoother and more efficient
• Provide practical input to improve our payroll solution based on real payroll experience
• Help us make payroll easier for small businesses

📍 This Job located in Amsterdam, with the possibility of two remote working days per week About You

• C.1 (fluent) Dutch (required), good English skills (spoken and written)
• 5+ years of experience in payroll administration
• Strong hands-on experience with payroll for small or medium-sized businesses
• Recognized as a payroll expert in your previous role
• Solid knowledge of Dutch payroll rules, employment law, and collective agreements
• Comfortable working with digital tools (no coding or technical background needed)
• Accurate, structured, and detail‑oriented
• Able to explain payroll topics clearly to others
• Proactive, reliable, and used to working independently

Team

You Will Work Closely With

• Our Support team (4 colleagues)
• A small group of colleagues maintaining the payroll system
• Other teams when payroll expertise is needed

You will be the main payroll expert for the Dutch market and an important partner for several teams.

Why this role is special

• Be a part of building the future of payroll, not maintain systems older than 10 years
• Real impact on a product used daily by entrepreneurs
• Strong ownership and autonomy
• Modern office, 15 minutes from Amsterdam Central Station
• Great daily lunch and social events
• Possibility to work from our other office hubs across Paris, Copenhagen and Berlin
• Collaborative, human-focused fintech environment

Our recruitment process

1️⃣ 45' call with Talent Acquisition

2️⃣ 45' interview with Hiring Manager

3️⃣ A 1h business case presentation to highlight your skills and give you a hands-on feel for the role

4️⃣ A team introduction, followed by a soft skills interview based on personality assessments to see how we can best support your growth at Shine

Equal Opportunity Employer We follow the principle of equal treatment to consider all job applicants and do not discriminate based on their gender, sexual orientation, color, racial or ethnic origin, religion, disability, etc. as per applicable law.