About Tamara
Experienced international payroll professional with over 15 years of expertise across EMEA. Known for delivering timely and compliant payroll operations across 15+ countries, I bring deep knowledge of vendor coordination, statutory compliance, system integrations, and process improvements. I combine strong analytical skills with a hands-on, solution-driven approach, and am consistently recognized for reliability, adaptability, and cross-functional collaboration. My work has allowed me to extend my expertise in payroll management and compliance to a wider audience. This venture is built on a foundation of strategic process improvements and optimization, ensuring that every project I undertake is executed with the utmost efficiency and adherence to legal standards.
Dutch
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Georgian
Native or bilingual
Russian
Conversational
Can work on-site
Amsterdam (up to 50km)
Experience
- Catawiki bvLead EMEA Payroll OperationsE-COMMERCEFebruary 2025 - Today (1 year and 4 months)Amsterdam, Netherlands• Lead and oversee end-to-end payroll operations across multiple EMEA countries, ensuring accuracy and compliance• Oversee & advice on payroll requirements for HRSI system change (Workday to Hibob)• Initiate and setup payroll checklist & payroll calendar for 8 countries• Review current processes and initiate changes for low hanging fruits• Train and lead new payroll specialist and transition countries• Serve as a strategic partner and primary point of contact for local payroll providers, addressing payroll processes and communication matters.• Act as the go-to expert for employees on all payroll-related inquiries.• Monitor and enforce compliance with local labor laws and statutory obligations.• Conduct eligibility checks and processing for the 30% ruling.• Collaborate with external advisors (e.g. legal, tax) to apply local labor law changes and ensure practical implementation.• Prepare payroll-related reports and align with Finance on reconciliation and reporting cycles.• Partner with People Operations to drive automation and continuous improvement in payroll processes and reporting.• Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, HR Business Partners, and Recruitment to optimize employee experience and process integration
- Intralox LLCEMEA Payroll SpecialistLOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINDecember 2019 - January 2024 (4 years and 1 month)Hoofddorp, Netherlands- Coordinate payroll process (routine & year-end) for EMEA employees and instruct local payroll vendors- Arrange payment of taxes, employee benefits and social security in EMEA- Support in 30% ruling process & processing in payroll- Optimize processes and data flow from HR Administration to payroll and finance to enhance accuracy while minimizing manual efforts- Respond to employee enquires in relation to compensation and benefit matters (employer statements, pay slips, social security/leaves, garnishments)- Review, analyse and document payroll and tax procedures; recommend and implement improved changes leading to best practice operations- Automate / streamline reports for greater efficiency- Support the HR colleagues with internal transfers related to changes in social security, tax, and insurances- Support routine employee compensation processes, benefits, and ad-hoc inquiries in EMEA in partnership with internal teams and external payroll providers- Maintain relationships with all employees, building on company culture, philosophy, inclusion, and engagement- Participate in EMEA HR improvement projects- Prepare journals for Payroll Accountant- Create country specific Payroll Q&A- Setup new entity in Turkey- Coordinate A1 process via payroll for Germany & Italy employees
- Nike Retail B.V.Payroll AnalystRETAIL (LARGE RETAILERS)May 2024 - February 2025 (9 months)Hilversum, Netherlands- Execution of the day-to-day payroll process- Deliver a highly accurate and timely payroll to our athletes- Partner with key stakeholders to develop and deliver a seamless end to end process that results in an excellent employee experience- Continuously look for way of working that will eliminate manual work and result in stronger controls and efficiencies- Compile/reconcile data from a wide variety of sources (e.g. Workday, cobra, time sheets, tax deposits, etc.) for payroll processing- Review/reconcile payroll input/output results using established practices and procedures- Submit timely and accurate payroll and statutory obligations, such as tax and social security- Ensure payroll outsourcing partners are maintaining service level agreements.- Record payroll metrics. Escalate issues and actively engage in the continuous improvement- Maintain supporting payroll documentations and authorizations for internal and external audits- Responsible for general ledger postings- Provide Tier 2 support for employees and managers on payroll matter- Responsible for year-end activities- Update Work instructions- Ensure timely and accurate funding and disbursement of salaries.- Handle payments / invoice submission and other payroll related assignments- Responsible for meeting the pre-determined payroll metrics and compliance requirements- Provide support on payroll related projects and initiatives, as required- Partners: Labor/Tax Compliance, PS Cross-Functional Teams, Finance- Compliance- Ensure payroll vendor is compliant with all regulatory payroll requirements.- Communications– Collaborate with payroll operational teams and cross-functional teams
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Education
- Partime study: Management, Economics and Law,Hogeschool van2012Partime study: Management, Economics and Law,
- Partime study: International Business and Languages,Hogeschool van2008Partime study: International Business and Languages,