AS A PAYROLL & TAX SPECIALIST, YOU AND YOUR TEAM WILL ENSURE ERROR-FREE AND TIMELY SALARY PAYMENTS TO ALL WUR EMPLOYEES — BOTH IN THE NETHERLANDS AND FOR OUR EXPATS WORLDWIDE. YOU CAN WORK HYBRID AND WE HAVE A FIXED END-OF-YEAR BONUS. YOUR EXPERTISE IN NUMBERS, OUR DIFFERENCE IN IMPACT - MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD, FROM HOME AND ON OUR GREEN CAMPUS.

As a Payroll & Tax Specialist, you will be responsible for the Dutch payroll administration and for the support of about 30-50 expats per year. You do this together with a colleague and an external specialist. You interact directly with authorities such as the Tax and Customs Administration, the pension fund and insurers. You will also work closely with colleagues from HR and international experts.
In short: a specialist, varied position with international impact.

Your duties and responsibilities include:

• You are responsible for correct and timely payroll administration at home and abroad (four entities, including internships) and for the services to expats (Working Abroad Services);
• You advise on laws and regulations regarding salary and employment conditions and ensure correct application;
• Informing and advising managers and employees about rules, processes and use of the online knowledge base;

Contributing to the development and implementation of employment conditions, regulations and systems. Wageningen Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labor Agreement include:

• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for a good work-life balance;
• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed year-end bonus of 8,3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. We offer, depending on your experience, a competitive gross salary of between € 3.234 and € 5.273 for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (Scale 10).
Additionally, a contract for 32 hours can be discussed. As for your contract we offer you a one-year contract with the intention to extend it to a pemanent contract. Of course, we are happy to have a conversation with you if you have any questions about this.
Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development, with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training programmes.You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working environment. For 20 consecutive years, we have been voted the “best university” in the Netherlands! A place to be proud of.
The mission of Wageningen University & Research is ‘To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life’.
We pursue this mission through a synergistic approach between Wageningen University and Wageningen Research Foundation (applied research). Our research focuses on questions within the domains of food, living environment, and society.
With approximately 30 locations, 7,700 staff members, 2,500 PhD candidates, and over 13,000 students, Wageningen University & Research is among the world’s leading knowledge institutions in its domain. The integral approach to challenges and the collaboration across various disciplines form the core of the unique Wageningen approach.
Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR.

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves and do not appreciate unasked for services from recruitment agencies. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.

• Minimum HBO working and thinking level and up-to-date knowledge of Dutch wage and tax legislation (PDL or VPS);
• Experience with payroll software and HR systems; familiar with pensions and social insurance;
• Aware of international differences in laws and regulations, affinity with expat administration;
• Experience with configuring, testing and implementing payroll software in a complex organization (multi-collective labor agreement);
• Good command of Dutch and English (at least B1); possibility of language training through WUR.

For more information about the position, please contact Jane Wessels, Payroll & Tax Specialist by phone: 0317 - 486 139. Or via email: jane.wessels@wur.nl.
Do you have questions about the procedure? Get in touch with Edvard Jongschaap, Sr. Corporate Recruiter, tel: 0317 – 489 178 or by email: edvard.jongschaap@wur.nl.

• You are responsible for correct and timely payroll administration at home and abroad (four entities, including internships) and for the services to expats (Working Abroad Services);
• You advise on laws and regulations regarding salary and employment conditions and ensure correct application;
• Informing and advising managers and employees about rules, processes and use of the online knowledge base