Payroll Specialist

Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania; hybrid work with work from home up to 2 days per week depending on team needs.

Company

hirify.global provides technology and communication solutions for the global air travel industry, serving airports, airlines, transportation, and government clients.

What you will do

• Manage payroll activities for a portfolio of smaller European countries, including payroll inputs and outputs, reconciliations, reporting, controls, and statutory deadlines.
• Coordinate payroll processing with external providers and provide guidance to employees, managers, HR, and Finance stakeholders.
• Act as a backup across the EURO Payroll Team, develop cross-country knowledge, and maintain process documentation.
• Support payroll transformation projects, provider transitions, testing, validation, implementation, and Oracle Time & Labor optimization.
• Identify process improvements, support automation and digital solutions, and explore AI-enabled tools for efficiency, reporting, documentation, and knowledge management.
• Support payroll compliance, tax and social security requirements, audits, records, controls, and governance standards.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience in payroll.
• Strong attention to detail, commitment to accuracy, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent English required; additional European languages are an advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.

Nice to have

• Experience in HR, Finance, Accounts Payable, Shared Services, or a related operational environment.
• Experience with payroll, HRIS, ERP, or time management systems.
• Interest in process improvement, automation, and emerging technologies, including AI.
• Additional European languages.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and diverse environment operating across 200 countries and 60 languages and cultures.
• Flex Week: work from home up to 2 days per week depending on team needs.
• Flex Day allows workdays to be adjusted to personal plans; Flex-Location allows work from any location in the world for up to 30 days per year.
• Employee Assistance Program and Champion Health wellbeing platform for employees and dependents.
• Professional development through LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft Enterprise Skills Initiative, Pluralsight, Harvard Business Publishing, Stanford, and other learning platforms.
• Competitive benefits aligned with the local market and employment status.