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Payroll Risk & Compliance Principal - Nordics

Job Overview

Location

Remote-Norway

Job Type

Full-time

Category

HR & Recruiting

Date Posted

April 14, 2026

Full Job Description

đź“‹ Description

  • • As the Payroll Risk & Compliance Principal for the Nordics, you hold formal statutory accountability for Norwegian payroll assignments under the Norwegian Accountants Act as the named Oppdragsansvarlig, ensuring compliance across Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.
  • • You will embed Nordic legislation into product logic and systems, translate complex legal requirements into scalable technical designs, lead audits and regulatory readiness, and mentor teams to elevate compliance capability across the organisation.
  • • You will work closely with Product, Engineering, Design, Legal, and Operations to architect compliance into Remote’s payroll platform from the ground up, blending deep subject-matter expertise with strategic systems thinking and innovation in automation and AI.
  • • You will build thought leadership through documentation and industry engagement, develop future compliance leaders via coaching programs, and drive innovation in rule-building and AI-assisted compliance tooling while thriving in an async, fully distributed environment.

🎯 Requirements

  • • Active Autorisert Regnskapsfører licence issued by Finanstilsynet (mandatory)
  • • Deep Norwegian payroll expertise including hands-on experience with A-melding reporting, NAV processes, pension administration, Altinn.no workflows, and GRFS standards
  • • Working knowledge of payroll and employment compliance in Sweden, Denmark, and/or Finland with ability to build regional ownership
  • • Ability to convert statutory rules into structured, build-ready product requirements, understand payroll logic and tax calculations from a systems perspective, and lead audits or compliance programs
  • • Skill in translating complex regulatory requirements into clear guidance for technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership, and elevating team capability through mentoring and documentation

🏖️ Benefits

  • • Work from anywhere with flexible working hours and asynchronous work culture
  • • Flexible paid time off and 16 weeks paid parental leave
  • • Mental health support services, learning budget, home office budget & IT equipment, and budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces
  • • Stock options and access to Remote’s Total Rewards philosophy ensuring fair, unbiased compensation above local market rates

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About Remote Referral Board Inc.

Remote Referral Board operates a SaaS platform that enables companies to launch employee referral programs for remote and distributed teams. Recruiters create job postings and invite employees to submit referrals; the system tracks candidate progress, automates reward workflows and provides analytics on source-to-hire performance. The software integrates with ATS, Slack and Microsoft Teams, supports custom branding and offers tiered pricing for startups to enterprises. Founded in 2020, the company was built to help remote-first organizations scale hiring through trusted employee networks while reducing agency spend and time-to-fill.

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