Accounting Team Leader

What INNIO offers you
Young & supportive team - in a fast-growing international business environment
Learn & develop yourself - help you craft your career path with (INNIO learning, free language courses according to business needs
Hybrid working - 50% Office, 50 % Home Office with flexible working hours
Cafeteria package with various options - SZÉP Card, Cash option, Nursery & kindergarten support
Medicover Spring White Package- from the first day of employment
Easily accessible location - in the heart of the most vibrant campus area in Budapest (location: 13rd District, easy to approach by Metro Line 3)
Take a break - Recharge your batteries with free coffee and tea selection in the kitchen area
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Role Description
We are looking for an experienced and proactive Payroll Accounting Team Leader to lead payroll operations and ensure accurate, timely, compliant, and high-quality accounting service delivery. This role is responsible for overseeing payroll related accounting activities, driving process improvements, and ensuring payroll related accounting processes are executed in line with internal policies, legal requirements, and service standards.
The ideal candidate combines strong leadership with solid knowledge of payroll-related accounting processes, operational excellence, and a continuous improvement mindset.
Your tasks:
Lead, coach, and develop the payroll operations team to ensure high performance and service quality
Oversee payroll processes to ensure accurate and timely payroll accounting execution
Ensure payroll accounting activities are performed in compliance with internal policies, local legal regulations, tax requirements, and internal controls
Support business continuity by managing team workload distribution and ensuring seamless daily operations
Maintain, review, and optimize payroll accounting processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance
Drive standardization, digitalization, and continuous improvement initiatives
Support the onboarding of new entities or expanded payroll accounting services by helping set up processes, systems, documentation, and training
Provide hands-on support for onboarding new team members and ensuring smooth integration into the team
Coordinate and monitor payroll-related internal controls, documentation, and review activities
Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders such as HR, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, and external payroll providers
Analyze payroll data, identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities, and prepare reports, KPIs, and management summaries
Ensure timely and effective resolution of potential payroll accounting issues while maintaining a high level of confidentiality and service quality
Demonstrate flexibility and agility in responding to changing business needs, priorities, and operational challenges
Translate payroll-related business needs into actionable plans and drive execution to meet targets
Further tasks not involved in this Job Description that the immediate leader/manager assigns verbally or in writing
Your profile:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting
Several years of relevant professional experience in shared services, or a related area
Initial or proven people leadership experience
Good understanding of:
payroll accounting principles
payroll controls and compliance requirements
employee data handling and confidentiality requirements
Fluent English AND Hungarian knowledge
Desired Characteristics
Strong leadership and team development mindset
Structured, reliable, and detail-oriented working style
Proactive approach to problem solving
Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment
Continuous improvement mindset with focus on efficiency, accuracy, and quality
Confident in handling sensitive and confidential information