Overview
International Payroll Specialist Jobs in Bucharest Metropolitan Area at The Magnum Ice Cream Company
Title: International Payroll Specialist
Company: The Magnum Ice Cream Company
Location: Bucharest Metropolitan Area
Life tastes better with ice cream
With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry.
We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference.
What Truly Sets Us Apart Is How We Work.
We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.
We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.
The Role
The International Payroll Specialist acts as the key liaison between the company and its external payroll vendor(s), ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing across designated entities. This role plays a critical part in driving operational excellence, strengthening governance, and ensuring full alignment with internal controls and local statutory requirements.
The position requires strong international payroll experience, with a particular focus on Romania & UK payroll, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex, multinational environment.
Key Responsibilities
Vendor Management
- Serve as the primary point of contact for payroll vendor(s) for operational queries, escalations, and service delivery matters
- Coordinate regular governance meetings and drive timely issue resolution
- Monitor vendor performance and ensure adherence to SLAs and quality standards
Payroll Operations
- Oversee end-to-end payroll processing for assigned countries/entities, including international payroll coverage
- Ensure accurate payroll inputs, approvals, and timely submissions
- Review and validate payroll outputs, including gross-to-net calculations, statutory deductions, and reporting
Compliance & Controls
- Ensure payroll processes comply with local labor laws, tax regulations, and internal audit requirements, including SOX controls
- Actively support payroll-related audits, wage tax reviews, and statutory reporting in collaboration with vendors
- Maintain strong governance and ensure robustness of payroll controls across countries
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Partner closely with HR, Finance, and Legal teams to ensure payroll accuracy and policy alignment
- Collaborate with Finance on reconciliations, accruals, and audit requirements, acting as a key contact for compliance-related topics
Continuous Improvement
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance payroll accuracy, efficiency, and scalability
- Support payroll system enhancements, automation initiatives, and change management projects
- Contribute to standardization and harmonization of international payroll processes
What You Need To Succeed
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in payroll operations, within a multinational/international environment
- Proven experience managing international payroll, preferably in Romanian & UK payroll
- Solid understanding of payroll processes, vendor management, statutory compliance, and audit requirements
- Experience working with external payroll providers (e.g., EY, ADP, SD Worx)
- Strong knowledge of SOX controls and payroll governance frameworks
- Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with payroll systems and tools
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to interact effectively across regions
- Fluent English (mandatory)
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Why join us?
This is a place for people who are passionate about ice cream and are growth obsessed – both for the business and for themselves. People who act like an owner and drive our business end-to-end. People who are driven by success to deliver more than we ever thought we could!
You’ll thrive here if you value an inclusive culture, with low ego and hierarchy – and if you’re excited to continuously learn and challenge how we work, using digital, data, and new thinking to push us forward.
- Roles with real accountability and visible impact
- Free to move fast, experiment and challenge how things are done
- Continuous learning and development as the business grows
- Reward linked to performance and contribution.
Your career here is shaped by what you deliver, as you work across functions and markets and grow with the business.
Ready to build the future of Ice Cream?
If this sounds like the place where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you. Apply online and share your CV. We'll review your application and be in touch with the next steps.
If you are an individual with a disability and require assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please let your Talent Acquisition Partner know.
Additional Information
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We encourage people with all backgrounds to apply including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and Māori and Pacific Peoples.
