Payroll & C&B Associate

For our client, a global multinational company that recently opened its business in Serbia and is rapidly growing every year, Workforce is looking for a new team member who will be a crucial part of the payroll department and who will grow fast with the company in the role of:

Payroll & C&B Associate

(Belgrade)

The Role:

• Own the monthly data collection cycle inside payroll & compensation and benefits department: set cut-off dates, communicate deadlines across departments, and enforce them
• Collect, validate, and consolidate timesheets and attendance data from a large number of team leaders or direct managers
• Follow up proactively with team leaders/managers on missing, incomplete, or inconsistent inputs
• Prepare the final payroll input package for submission to the external payroll agency
• Coordinate with the payroll agency throughout the monthly cycle; review outputs and flag discrepancies
• Apply knowledge of Serbian labor legislation to verify payroll outputs for compliance and accuracy
• Serve as the primary point of contact for employees on payroll-related queries: pay slips, deductions, and employment changes
• Maintain accurate employee records and manage onboarding, offboarding, and state registration processes
• Prepare and update monthly payroll reports, statistics, and HR documentation.
• Support HR audits of personnel files and employment records
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Requirements:

• 3 years of experience in payroll operations or compensation & benefit roles within a large, high-headcount organization (call center, manufacturing, shared service center, or similar)
• Hands-on experience owning a data collection process according to deadlines
• Solid knowledge of Serbian labor legislation and payroll fundamentals
• Advanced Excel skills
• Proficiency in written and spoken English

Who You Are:

• Structured and deadline-driven — you set the pace of the cycle, not the other way around.
• Confident in holding others accountable, including managers and team leaders, without escalating every time.
• Precise and reliable — people trust your numbers because you never cut corners on data quality.

We highly appreciate every application but at this moment, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for next stage of process.