Senior HR and Payroll Administrator

Who are you?
You’re a true team player with strong communication skills and a proactive attitude. You’re detail-oriented, able to handle stress, and have a positive outlook. Self-confidence and a service-oriented mindset go hand in hand for you.

What do you bring to the table?
You are an experienced payroll administrator and also have experience with human resources administration tasks. You have an MBO+ level of work and thinking and hold the Practical Diploma in Payroll Administration. You are knowledgeable about relevant laws and regulations, including recent developments. You are proficient with payroll systems and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

What will you be doing?
You will independently and systematically handle part of the personnel and payroll administration, manage digital personnel files, and process various payroll changes. When providing services to the various academies, you will work closely with HR advisors. You will provide information on employment conditions and the correct implementation of HR2day processes. In addition, you will prepare payroll calculations and management reports. As a senior PSA employee, you will participate in projects focused on implementing new laws and regulations and improving personnel and payroll administration.

Who are we?
The Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK) consists of the Breitner Academy, the Academy of Architecture, the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, the Netherlands Film Academy, the Reinwardt Academy, and the Academy of Theater and Dance. Through a wide range of specialized higher professional education programs at the bachelor’s and master’s levels, the AHK prepares students for careers in the national and international fields of art, culture, and heritage.

Within the Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK), support services are centralized within the Service Bureau, which consists of the following departments: Corporate Control, Central Administration and Procurement, IT, Information Management, Facilities and Management, Human Resources (HR), and Education, Research, and Communication.

The HR and Payroll Administration (PSA) team consists of three experienced professionals, led by a PSA team leader. You will be joining a new and informal team. The work is varied; no two days are the same. The PSA team is part of the HR department. HR and payroll administration is handled for approximately 990 employees, and we use a digital HR information system: HR2day. In addition, the PSA handles AHK-wide tasks related to social security, pensions, collective bargaining agreements, and laws and regulations.

What do we offer?
You’ll be working in an inspiring and informal work environment on Jodenbreestraat in the heart of Amsterdam. This is a permanent position that can be filled at 0.85 to 0.95 FTE, initially with a one-year contract. The gross monthly salary is up to €3,691.27 based on full-time employment (Generic Job Description for Administrative Assistant-E, Scale 8). The AHK offers attractive terms of employment in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement for higher professional education (CAO-HBO), such as an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%, an ABP pension plan, a generous vacation policy, travel expense reimbursement, and opportunities for study and professional development.

Inquiries and Applications For more information about this position, please contact Annemieke van Amelrooij, PSA Team Leader, at annemieke.vanamelrooij@ahk.nl or by phone at 020 527 7784. Please submit your application, including a cover letter and resume, by email to the Amsterdam University of the Arts, attn. Annemieke van Amelrooij, at vacature-sb@ahk.nl by November 21, 2022. If you are selected as our new colleague, we will require a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) upon your start date. A selection assessment may be conducted.

We prefer to assemble our team ourselves and therefore will not be considering any recruitment proposals in response to this job posting.