Payroll Specialist

Who are Benifex? 💚💜

We are a fast-moving technology company, and one of the most successful providers of online reward and benefits solutions in the world. We believe that everyone deserves an exceptional experience at work, every day, and build workplace technology that makes this happen. Benifex’s mission is to build remarkable experiences that employees love. Today Benifex supports more than five million employees in over 3,000 organisations across more than 100 countries. To help us on our quest to be the best, we need brilliant people on board and that’s where you come in. 🚀

Why should you apply? 🌟

• Play a business‑critical role owning Swedish payroll end‑to‑end in a fast‑growing international HR tech company
• Join a close‑knit, collaborative payroll team with strong support from HR and Finance
• Work in an environment that values structure, accuracy, integrity, and continuous improvement
• Gain exposure to international payroll coordination and variable compensation in a European context
• Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and Best Large Tech Company to Work for 2025
• Work for a profitable, fast-growing market leader in the online reward and benefits space
  
  

Great Benefits

⚖️ Guaranteed work-life balance with a hybrid working model

🧠 ITP1 pension

❤️ Lifeplan - a leading financial advisory service that offers personalized advice for maximizing your pension savings

📝 Collective agreement

💸 Access to our comprehensive benefits portal.

🤸 Generous wellness allowance

✈️ 30 vacation days / year

💰 Referral bonuses

🌟 Enhanced parental pay

🙂 Volunteer Days – two paid days annually to give back to the community

Role Overview 🚀

As a Payroll Specialist at Benifex, you will be responsible for delivering accurate, compliant, and timely Swedish payroll, which is managed in‑house and is critical to employee trust and business continuity. Reporting to the finance director, you will work closely with HR, Finance, and external partners to ensure all payroll processes meet legal and regulatory requirements.

This role sits within a Stockholm‑based payroll team and plays a key part in supporting employees across Sweden and the wider European organisation. You will operate in a fast‑paced environment with strict monthly deadlines, handling sensitive data with the highest level of integrity.

Responsibilities 🤘

• Together with your team, run Swedish payroll end‑to‑end, including data collection, calculations, and monthly payroll processing
• Ensure correct handling of taxes, social security contributions, deductions, and statutory reporting
• Manage variable compensation elements as part of the payroll process
• Act as a point of contact for payroll‑related questions from employees
• Collaborate closely with HR, Finance, pension providers, insurance partners, and unions
• Liaise with external payroll providers supporting other European countries
  
  

What are we looking for? 🔎

• 2+ years of experience working with payroll administration
• Proven experience running Swedish payroll end‑to‑end
• Hands‑on experience with Agda or a similar payroll system
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with payroll data
• Fluency in English and Swedish
• A structured, detail‑oriented approach with high integrity and discretion
• Experience working closely with HR teams
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
• Higher education within payroll from a Swedish institution (vocational education/YH or similar)
  
  

Bonus Points For

• Experience handling variable compensation
• Exposure to international payroll and outsourced payroll providers
  
  

Even if you don't meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply! We are looking for talented and passionate individuals who are eager to learn and grow. We also offer a variety of other roles, so please check out our careers page to see if there is something else that might be a good fit for you.

Our interview process

✌ Benifex understands the need to have a fast and efficient process, the below will all be completed in the shortest time possible.

📞 Initial informal call with the Talent team

🧪 Online tests in numeracy and logical reasoning

⏳ Interview with the hiring manager and a member of the team

🤩 Final interview with a senior team member/director

We look forward to receiving and reading your application!

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments for interviews by replying to the email you will receive after you apply.