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HR & Payroll Specialist

Aleph

hybrid,Sofia, BulgariaHuman ResourcesFull-time
Salary28000EUR-28000EUR
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The practical picture
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The role, at a glance

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Aleph seeks an experienced HR & Payroll Specialist for hybrid, Sofia-based work covering multiple European countries with focus on Baltic and Balkan regions. The role manages end-to-end payroll processes across 4–5+ jurisdictions, coordinates with external partners, and ensures compliance with local statutory requirements.

Compensation
EUR 28,000–28,000 / year

What you need

  • 3–7+ years of international HR and payroll experience across multiple European markets.
  • Proven payroll management experience in at least 4–5 European countries, including Baltic (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia) and Balkan (Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia) regions.
  • Experience managing HR and payroll operations in additional European countries beyond the preferred regions.
  • Strong working knowledge of employment, payroll, and statutory requirements across Baltic and Balkan regions.
  • Experience working with external payroll partners and vendors.
  • Hands-on experience with HRIS and payroll systems such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, ADP, SD Worx, TMF, Safeguard Global, or similar platforms.

What you will own

  • Deliver accurate, timely, and compliant HR & payroll services across assigned European countries, serving as first point of contact for employees, managers, and stakeholders.
  • Manage end-to-end monthly payroll processing for multiple European countries, ensuring compliance with local tax, labor, and social security requirements.
  • Coordinate with external payroll partners and internal HR, Finance, and Legal teams to resolve payroll issues and support audits.
  • Perform data entry and execute country-specific HR processes in HRIS systems (e.g., contracts, salary adjustments, bonuses, commissions, overtime).
  • Identify process improvements and contribute to HR systems enhancements and regional People Service Delivery initiatives.
  • Analyze payroll discrepancies, reconcile records, and maintain data integrity across HRIS and payroll platforms.
Core skills
Payroll ProcessingHRIS AdministrationComplianceMultijurisdictional HRStakeholder CoordinationProcess ImprovementData AnalysisWorkdaySAP SuccessFactorsStatutory Requirements
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  • summary “We are looking for an experienced HR & Payroll Specialist to join our People Service Delivery team in Europe, supporting employees and managers across multiple European countries, with a particular focus on the Baltic and Balkan regions.”
  • responsibilities “Manage the end-to-end monthly payroll process for multiple European countries, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll execution.”
  • responsibilities “Review payroll calculations and reports, reconcile discrepancies, and maintain accurate payroll records and data integrity across HRIS and payroll systems.”
  • must_have “3–7+ years of international HR and payroll across multiple European markets.”
  • must_have “Proven experience managing payroll in at least 4–5 European countries, including coordination with internal stakeholders and external payroll partners.”
  • must_have “Experience in the following countries is particularly valuable: Baltic Countries: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia; Balkan Countries: Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia”
  • must_have “Hands-on experience with HRIS and payroll systems, such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, ADP, SD Worx, TMF, Safeguard Global, or similar platforms.”
  • skills “Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, ADP, SD Worx, TMF, Safeguard Global”
  • salary “minimum gross annual base salary is EUR 28,000 EUR”
  • location “hybrid,Sofia, Bulgaria”
  • responsibilities “Support internal and external payroll audits by preparing and providing required documentation, reports, and supporting information.”
  • seniority “experienced HR & Payroll Specialist”
payroll processinghris administrationcompliancemultijurisdictional hr
Role brief
Are you ready to join our digital revolution journey?    At Aleph, we’re not just part of the digital advertising landscape—we’re shaping its future. Representing the world’s leading platforms, including TikTok, Amazon, Google, and nearly 55 others, we operate in 130+ markets across new and existing geographies.   Our mission is to empower advertisers and brands to unlock the full potential of these platforms' advertising capabilities. By fostering long-lasting partnerships, we create limitless opportunities for people and businesses to advertise effectively at both local and global levels.   With a presence spanning continents, Aleph offers you the chance to be part of a fast-growing, innovative team where your work makes a direct impact. If you’re ambitious, forward-thinking, and eager to thrive in a dynamic, global environment, Aleph is the perfect place to build your career.

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced HR & Payroll Specialist to join our People Service Delivery team in Europe, supporting employees and managers across multiple European countries, with a particular focus on the Baltic and Balkan regions.

The role is responsible for delivering accurate, timely, and compliant services across the assigned countries, including employee and manager support, HR administration, payroll and other people service delivery related activities.

The successful candidate will have hands-on experience across 4–5 or more European countries, a strong understanding of local requirements, and the ability to collaborate effectively with employees, managers, internal HR teams, Finance, Legal, and external partners across multiple jurisdictions.

The role requires strong attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills, and a service-oriented approach, as well as the ability to contribute to process improvements, HR systems enhancements, and regional People Service Delivery initiatives.

What you'll do:

  • Act as the first point of contact for People Service Delivery topics, processing requests raised by employees, managers, and other internal stakeholders.

  • Perform data entry in HR systems in accordance with defined HR processes. Execute country-specific People Service Delivery activities for multiple countries within the assigned scope in Europe, in accordance with local requirements (e.g., generation of employee contracts).

  • Manage the end-to-end monthly payroll process for multiple European countries, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll execution.

  • Coordinate with external payroll partners and internal HR, Finance, and Legal teams to ensure smooth payroll processing and resolution of payroll-related issues.

  • Review salary adjustments, bonuses, commissions, overtime, and statutory payments included in the payroll process.

  • Review payroll calculations and reports, reconcile discrepancies, and maintain accurate payroll records and data integrity across HRIS and payroll systems.

  • Ensure compliance with applicable local tax, labor, social security, and other statutory requirements, monitoring legislative changes and assessing their impact on payroll processes.

  • Support internal and external payroll audits by preparing and providing required documentation, reports, and supporting information.

  • Provide timely and efficient resolution of requests, resolving the majority of tickets at first point of contact. Analyse requests that cannot be resolved immediately by identifying the nature of the request, diagnosing the issue, and routing it to the appropriate team.

  • Participate in People Service Delivery projects and initiatives aimed at improving, standardizing, and streamlining processes across Europe.

  • Contribute to HR systems maintenance and enhancement activities by identifying issues and improvement opportunities, defining and testing solutions, and supporting their implementation for the countries within scope.

    • What we are looking for:

  • 3–7+ years of international HR and payroll across multiple European markets.

  • Proven experience managing payroll in at least 4–5 European countries, including coordination with internal stakeholders and external payroll partners. Experience in the following countries is particularly valuable: 

  • Baltic Countries: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia

  • Balkan  Countries: Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia

  • Experience managing HR and payroll operations in additional European countries is considered a strong advantage.
  • Strong working knowledge of employment, payroll, and statutory requirements across the Baltic and Balkan regions.

  • Experience working with external payroll partners and vendors.

  • Hands-on experience with HRIS and payroll systems, such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, ADP, SD Worx, TMF, Safeguard Global, or similar platforms.

  • Ability to navigate differences in local legislation, payroll practices, and compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.

  • English: Fluent, both written and spoken (required).

  • Additional European languages: considered as an advantage.

    • What you’ll love about us:

  • We care about your individuality by giving you freedom to grow and create within the company, regardless of your position.
  • Be part of a company with a truly global footprint, working with leading brands, platforms, and publishers across 90+ markets.
  • We foster a dynamic environment where creativity, collaboration, and bold ideas are encouraged and celebrated.
  • Join a diverse, multicultural team that values and embraces different perspectives, experiences, and talents.
  • At Aleph, your work directly contributes to connecting brands and consumers in meaningful ways, shaping the future of digital advertising.
  • Learn from the best: Our state of the art workshops guarantee the latest insights into digital advertising. 

    • Additional

    In line with the EU Pay Transparency Directive, we are committed to fair and open compensation practices. For this role, the minimum gross annual base salary is EUR 28,000 EUR.

    In addition to base salary, this role includes a variable component, paid annually. The final offer will reflect your experience, skills, and the scope of the role.

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    Why Join Us?   Aleph is a place of many cultures, perspectives, and talents. We support each other, creating an environment of giving and receiving. We value partnership and communication because we believe it takes a group of people to achieve great things. We are energized by our ever-changing industry, our curiosity keeps us learning and seeking out new opportunities.     We stay flexible and adaptable, and believe in moving with the speed of change. We encourage everyone to strive for more, providing our internal talent with growth opportunities and the ability to learn together.    #ALEPH