Payroll Manager
Stena Line Scandinavia AB
📍 Göteborg
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We are on the lookout for our next Payroll Manager!
In this role, you will lead the Payroll team at Stena Line, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll operations aligned with our people strategy. You will play a key role in driving continuous development, shaping an efficient and highly digitised payroll operation that delivers a seamless experience for our internal customers.
Some of your responsibilities:
Lead, develop and engage the payroll team
Drive development of streamlined and automated payroll and administration processes
Safeguard a correct end-to-end payroll process on monthly and yearly basis
Manage payroll controls, audits and reconciliations
Responsible for expenses processes and controls
Act as subject‑matter expert for payroll related questions
Ensure training for team to always be updated in relevant legislation and company agreements
Ensure collaboration with internal stakeholders and departments
Own and manage external relationships with external providers
What you will experience
As a Stena Line employee in Sweden, we offer you an additional benefits package consisting of travel discounts, health allowance, well-being activities, access to a benefits portal, and much more.
Based in our Gothenburg office, this role follows an office-first approach, allowing you to work closely with a collaborative team of Payroll specialists.
Who are you?
At Stena Line, your personal qualities matter just as much as your skills and expertise. Regardless of the role, being welcoming, caring, and reliable guides you in your everyday work and the challenges you face.
We believe you are a leader with high integrity who leads by example. You take ownership of developing yourself, your team, and the wider business, and actively contribute to a culture that promotes a safe, attractive, and inclusive workplace. Through clear and effective communication, you build trust, alignment, and engagement across the organisation.
You are skilled at building strong relationships and bring a service‑oriented mindset to everything you do. You also bring strong attention to detail, a problem‑solving mindset, and sound decision‑making skills, enabling you to consistently deliver accurate and reliable payroll operations.
Qualifications:
University degree in Human Resources, Economics, Business Administration or another relevant field
Experience in team leadership
Hands-on experience with Swedish payroll including end-to-end processing
Knowledge of Swedish payroll related legislation & practices
Proven experience in working with digital process improvement
Proven ability to work within a complex organisational structure with several CBA´s
Fluent in Swedish and English, both spoken and written
Interested?
This is a full-time, permanent position based in Gothenburg within our Payroll department. To apply, please register your profile and send in your application in English as soon as possible but no later than May 24th, 2026. We are having an ongoing selection, so do not wait with your application. To ensure the secure and structured processing of your personal data, we only accept applications submitted through our online recruitment system.
We have collective bargaining agreements with Unionen, among others, who you can contact for more information. Please note that we kindly decline any offers from recruitment or staffing agencies regarding this recruitment. We may conduct background checks as part of our efforts to ensure the quality of our recruitment process.
If you have any questions regarding the position, you are welcome to contact Håkan Sigvardsson, Group Head of Compensation & Payroll Operations at mailto:hakan.sigvardsson@stenaline.com or about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact Frida Berntsson, Talent Acquisition Partner, mailto:frida.berntsson@stenaline.com.
About Stena Line
As a leader in sustainable shipping, Stena Line has Europe's most comprehensive route network focusing on transportation of both passengers and freight. We have over 8,750 employees in our Stena Line family across Scandinavia, around the UK and the Baltics, making a contribution to our company.
Working at Stena Line means having a safe and stable workplace and a great work-life balance. We are committed to maintaining and developing a sustainable working environment, free from harassment, that gives equal opportunities to everyone. We embrace equality, diversity and inclusion – and welcome all applicants
In this role, you will lead the Payroll team at Stena Line, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll operations aligned with our people strategy. You will play a key role in driving continuous development, shaping an efficient and highly digitised payroll operation that delivers a seamless experience for our internal customers.
Some of your responsibilities:
Lead, develop and engage the payroll team
Drive development of streamlined and automated payroll and administration processes
Safeguard a correct end-to-end payroll process on monthly and yearly basis
Manage payroll controls, audits and reconciliations
Responsible for expenses processes and controls
Act as subject‑matter expert for payroll related questions
Ensure training for team to always be updated in relevant legislation and company agreements
Ensure collaboration with internal stakeholders and departments
Own and manage external relationships with external providers
What you will experience
As a Stena Line employee in Sweden, we offer you an additional benefits package consisting of travel discounts, health allowance, well-being activities, access to a benefits portal, and much more.
Based in our Gothenburg office, this role follows an office-first approach, allowing you to work closely with a collaborative team of Payroll specialists.
Who are you?
At Stena Line, your personal qualities matter just as much as your skills and expertise. Regardless of the role, being welcoming, caring, and reliable guides you in your everyday work and the challenges you face.
We believe you are a leader with high integrity who leads by example. You take ownership of developing yourself, your team, and the wider business, and actively contribute to a culture that promotes a safe, attractive, and inclusive workplace. Through clear and effective communication, you build trust, alignment, and engagement across the organisation.
You are skilled at building strong relationships and bring a service‑oriented mindset to everything you do. You also bring strong attention to detail, a problem‑solving mindset, and sound decision‑making skills, enabling you to consistently deliver accurate and reliable payroll operations.
Qualifications:
University degree in Human Resources, Economics, Business Administration or another relevant field
Experience in team leadership
Hands-on experience with Swedish payroll including end-to-end processing
Knowledge of Swedish payroll related legislation & practices
Proven experience in working with digital process improvement
Proven ability to work within a complex organisational structure with several CBA´s
Fluent in Swedish and English, both spoken and written
Interested?
This is a full-time, permanent position based in Gothenburg within our Payroll department. To apply, please register your profile and send in your application in English as soon as possible but no later than May 24th, 2026. We are having an ongoing selection, so do not wait with your application. To ensure the secure and structured processing of your personal data, we only accept applications submitted through our online recruitment system.
We have collective bargaining agreements with Unionen, among others, who you can contact for more information. Please note that we kindly decline any offers from recruitment or staffing agencies regarding this recruitment. We may conduct background checks as part of our efforts to ensure the quality of our recruitment process.
If you have any questions regarding the position, you are welcome to contact Håkan Sigvardsson, Group Head of Compensation & Payroll Operations at mailto:hakan.sigvardsson@stenaline.com or about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact Frida Berntsson, Talent Acquisition Partner, mailto:frida.berntsson@stenaline.com.
About Stena Line
As a leader in sustainable shipping, Stena Line has Europe's most comprehensive route network focusing on transportation of both passengers and freight. We have over 8,750 employees in our Stena Line family across Scandinavia, around the UK and the Baltics, making a contribution to our company.
Working at Stena Line means having a safe and stable workplace and a great work-life balance. We are committed to maintaining and developing a sustainable working environment, free from harassment, that gives equal opportunities to everyone. We embrace equality, diversity and inclusion – and welcome all applicants