Payroll Risk & Compliance Principal - Nordics

1 day, 23 hours ago
Full-time
Lead
Finance and Accounting
Remote

Remote

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Professional Services
251-1K
Founded 2019
$496M raised

Description

  • Hold statutory accountability for Norwegian payroll assignments as the named Oppdragsansvarlig.
  • Own payroll compliance across Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.
  • Embed Nordic legislation into product logic, systems, and governance frameworks.
  • Translate complex legal and statutory requirements into scalable operational and technical design.
  • Lead audits, investigations, and regulatory readiness across the region.
  • Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Design, Legal, and Operations to build compliance into the payroll platform.
  • Influence how compliance is operationalised across the Nordics and beyond.
  • Shape product logic, automation frameworks, and AI-assisted compliance tooling that scale globally.
  • Build thought leadership through documentation, industry engagement, and conference participation.
  • Develop future compliance leaders through structured coaching and mentoring.

Requirements

  • Active Autorisert Regnskapsfører licence issued by Finanstilsynet is mandatory.
  • Norwegian State Authorised Accountant certification is a strict prerequisite.
  • Deep hands-on Norwegian payroll expertise, including A-melding reporting, NAV processes, pension administration, Altinn.no workflows, and GRFS standards.
  • Working knowledge of payroll and employment compliance in Sweden, Denmark, and/or Finland.
  • Ability to convert statutory rules into build-ready product requirements and understand payroll logic, tax calculations, thresholds, and edge cases.
  • Experience leading audits, regulatory reviews, or country-level compliance programs.
  • Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership.
  • Strong automation and AI capabilities.
  • Ability to thrive in an async, fast-changing, fully distributed environment.
  • Location in Norway is required for regulatory purposes.

Benefits

  • Annual salary range of $1-$3 USD for this full-time position.
  • Work from anywhere.
  • Flexible paid time off.
  • Flexible working hours in an async work environment.
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Mental health support services.
  • Stock options.
  • Learning budget.
  • Home office budget and IT equipment.
  • Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces.

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