Payroll Coordinator - EMEA
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026. Safeguard Global scores A on the Alion truth index.
How would you like to team up with colleagues from the Americas, Europe, and Asia? We call ourselves Guardians, and there are over 1800 of us across the world. We understand that each one of our Guardians is unique, each with their own style of working. Our ‘Work in Any Way’ model means you’ll have the freedom to choose where and how you work best.
The role in a nutshell:
The Payroll Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing the entire employment lifecycle of each worker at Safeguard Global. Key responsibilities for this role involve daily query management, ensuring seamless, efficient, and compliant payroll processing for our clients in collaboration with internal/external providers, generating sales invoices, and ensuring timely and accurate worker payments.
This role offers the chance to significantly influence our clients' operations and contribute to their overall success.
How you will make a difference:
Managing changes in employment contracts, including modifications after the initial onboarding such as salary adjustments or provided benefits.
Maintaining and storing all relevant worker documentation throughout the employment lifecycle, following in-country compliance and record-keeping guidelines.
Being the point of contact for worker queries. Ensuring timely responses to queries received from workers, internal support teams, ICP/ICE, and clients.
Working through compliant offboards for all workers, whether on indefinite or fixed-term contracts; could involve voluntary or involuntary terminations.
Ensuring background checks are being completed as requested if not finalized prior to the first payroll through Implementation.
Accurate and timely processing of payroll payments to workers.
Maintaining a high level of knowledge on all of the company's payroll policies and governmental regulations impacting payroll preparation.
Investigating and correcting payroll reports, identifying out-of-balance payroll.
Performing necessary reviews and approving payroll reports against housed information and client input.
Maintaining KPIs, internal reporting, payroll schedules, and master payroll input on a periodic basis.
Working with clients to obtain/relay expert in-country requirements during the worker's lifecycle.
Managing the funding/billing process for payroll, completing charging sheets, and generating sales invoices.
What will give you an advantage:
Bachelor's Degree
2+ years of practical experience in HR, Finance, or Customer Services
Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities in English; proficiency in additional languages is advantageous
Familiarity with payroll concepts and knowledge of local payroll legislation for supported countries would be beneficial
Strong problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail and analytical acumen; adept at identifying, resolving, and mitigating issues
Capacity to manage multiple tasks and prioritize workload effectively
Self-motivated individual with a proactive approach
Exceptional organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail
Why become a Guardian:
International Environment: Grow your network internationally and collaborate across the world. Interact, discover cultures, and tap into local expertise.
Our Culture: We emphasize the human factor in everything we do. We’re proud of our nurturing culture. A culture where your ideas will always find their way to our leaders, and your contribution recognized.
Autonomy & Flexibility (Work in Any Way): We empower you with as much flexibility as possible with how and where you work best. We value results, not working hours.
Learning: We support your continuous growth by providing access to 2 learning platforms, where you can learn at your own pace.
We appreciate you: There are lots of great reasons to join us, but we’re proud that all Guardians are eligible to join the annual bonus scheme or sales incentive plan.
Who we are and what we do:
Safeguard Global is an international company with multiple offices across the globe. We enable over a thousand organizations to hire, onboard, manage and pay employees in over 165 countries. It's all about the people. We hire the best talent from across the globe, allowing you to learn about new cultures and interact with many different people worldwide.
Next Steps:
To apply, please click on the following link. We wish you the best with your application. Should your application meet the position's requirements, we will be in touch to arrange the next stage, or we will update you if you have been unsuccessful.
At Safeguard Global, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and Guardians.