Payroll Specialist (International – Europe / Multi-Country)

Location: Lisbon, Portugal; no relocation

Company

hirify.global is a global healthcare company focused on women's health, biosimilars, and other health solutions.

What you will do

• Process accurate and timely end-to-end payroll for multiple European entities.
• Monitor and validate personnel and compensation changes for compliance with local laws, tax requirements, and collective agreements.
• Manage statutory payroll tax filings, social security contributions, legislative updates, controls, approvals, reconciliations, and audit support in line with SOX and internal policies.
• Coordinate external payroll providers such as ADP, SD Worx, and local vendors against SLAs and quality standards.
• Support HR, Finance, Tax, and employees with payroll expertise and inquiries.
• Drive continuous improvement, payroll projects, system optimization, and process harmonization across countries.

Requirements

• Understanding of payroll components and processes, preferably in a multinational environment.
• Familiarity with current payroll law, social security, tax, and related developments.
• Strong organization, prioritization, deadline management, attention to detail, and accuracy across multiple countries.
• Good knowledge of MS Office and Excel.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and effectively as part of a team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Nice to have

• Experience in international remuneration.
• Knowledge of ADP Celergo and Workday.
• Experience with UK and/or Ireland payroll.
• Additional European languages.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular employment status.
• Inclusive and equal-opportunity working environment.
• Work within a regional payroll team reporting to the Regional Payroll Lead.
• Employees must satisfy applicable travel and credentialing requirements, including associated vaccination prerequisites.