Senior Payroll Administrator

What will you be doing?

As a Senior Payroll Administrator, you are responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and high-quality payroll processing for employees and volunteers within the Safety Region. You are not only a specialist in payroll administration but also a key advisor to management, supervisors, and colleagues. Drawing on your expertise, you contribute to a reliable, future-proof, and compliant payroll system.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Independently performing and completing payroll runs;
• Processing, verifying, and analyzing complex changes related to new hires, transfers, and departures;
• Verifying payroll processing, payroll taxes, pension records, and payments to third parties;
• Performing complex calculations and projections, for example, in the context of organizational changes, retroactive effect, and special employment terms and conditions;
• Advising management, supervisors, and HR colleagues on employment terms, salary trends, laws and regulations, and complex payroll issues;
• Identifying, interpreting, and implementing changes to collective bargaining agreements and laws and regulations;
• Serving as a point of contact for colleagues in payroll administration when complex issues arise;
• Maintaining contact with external parties such as pension administrators, the Tax Authority, and accountants;
• Providing support for audits, financial audits, and compliance issues;
• Managing special administrative records such as FLO beneficiaries, WIA/WGA cases, and wage garnishments;
• Initiating improvements in processes, systems, and work methods;
• Contributing to projects related to process optimization, digitization, and the further development of AFAS.

In addition, you will play an important role in further professionalizing payroll administration. You will look beyond day-to-day processing and actively contribute ideas regarding developments that impact the organization, payroll administration, and process design.

Who are you?

You are a confident and knowledgeable discussion partner who can quickly get to the heart of complex issues. You combine subject-matter expertise with advisory skills and know how to clearly engage colleagues, management, and external stakeholders in your analyses and recommendations.

In addition, you are:

• Skilled in providing advice and sensitive to organizational needs;
• Strong communication skills and persuasive;
• Analytical and skilled at translating complex concepts into practical solutions;
• Results-oriented with an eye for quality and detail;
• Proactive in identifying risks and opportunities for improvement;
• Collaborative and a natural sounding board for colleagues.

You'll recognize yourself in this

We are looking for an experienced professional who thrives on complex challenges and is eager to take a leading role in payroll administration.

You will also have access to:

• A bachelor's degree in Payroll Services or a bachelor's degree supplemented with VPS;
• Extensive experience as a payroll administrator;
• Demonstrable experience with complex payroll administration and employment benefit plans;
• Up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge of social, tax, and labor laws and regulations;
• Excellent knowledge of Excel and HR/payroll systems;
• Extensive experience with AFAS Profit and InSite;
• Experience with process optimization, audits, and compliance issues;
• Experience advising management and HR on salary-related topics.

Do you also have knowledge of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for Safety Regions and experience working within a political-administrative organization? If so, that’s a major plus.

Here's what you'll get from us

At the Amsterdam-Amstelland Safety Region, you can work with a great team where you’ll have opportunities to grow in your role.

• Salary in pay scale 10, ranging from €3,843 to €5,748 per month, based on a 36-hour workweek
• A job for 32–36 hours a week
• An individual choice budget (IKB) of 18.63% of the gross annual salary
• This includes the year-end bonus and vacation pay
• 176 hours of leave based on a 36-hour workweek, including 33 hours of overtime, and
• May 1 and 5 are regular holidays!
• Travel allowance of 0.25 ct per km, up to a maximum of 300 km one way
• A one-year appointment, with the possibility of a permanent position
• An attractive cycling plan to implement after your first appointment.
• A generous pension plan through ABP, 70% of which is paid by us
• The option to work remotely with a work-from-home allowance of €3 per day
• Monthly health insurance premium
• Free access to all sports facilities and classes at the fire stations
• We place a strong emphasis on (personal) development, offering opportunities to participate in courses, training sessions, and workshops.
• The opportunity to take on an on-call position in addition to your regular job

Unfortunately, there is no free parking available at the Willem and Nico offices. We therefore recommend using public transportation or a bicycle to avoid expensive parking fees.

The team

Working at VrAA means working for an organization that plays a vital role in society and is on call 24/7 to ensure the safety of the residents of Amsterdam-Amstelland. Not everyone wears a firefighter’s uniform; professionals in operations also make an important daily contribution to the organization’s functioning.

The Human Resources & Organization department plays a central role in this. As part of the Personnel and Payroll Administration and Functional Management team, you will work closely with colleagues from HR, Finance, and Functional Management to ensure a reliable, efficient, and future-proof payroll system.

Want to learn more about our team and the Amsterdam-Amstelland Safety Region? Visit www.veiligheidsregioaa.nl

Apply

Do you have any questions or comments after reading the job posting? If so, please contact:

Louise Voermans, team leader; for questions about the job description, please contact her at louise.voermans@veiligheidsregioaa.nl or call 06-28561139.

George van Ee, corporate recruiter—for questions about the application process, emailGeorge.van.ee@veiligheidsregioaa.nl or call 06 15 69 46 19.

You can submit your response through Sunday, July 26, 2026

The first interviews are scheduled for Monday, August 3, 2026

The second round of interviews is scheduled for Thursday, August 6, 2026

We are a safety region in the Netherlands made up of all kinds of people. For us, diversity is key to creativity, inspiration, innovation, and strong teams. Every day, we work to foster an open culture where there is room for everyone’s talents. No matter who you are, we’re here for you, and you’re more than welcome to apply!

Internal and external recruitment take place simultaneously, and an assessment may be part of the process.

We don't appreciate cold calls, but we do appreciate sharing!