Can you make complex rules understandable? Then you might be our new payroll consultant

We are looking for a payroll consultant who wants to combine high professional expertise with good service. You should be able to handle administrative tasks confidently and correctly, but also be eager to act as an advisor to the municipality's managers and contribute to making rules, collective agreements and processes understandable and applicable in practice.

The tasks are carried out in a well-functioning team with many and varied tasks, exciting challenges and a high degree of mutual help.

Who are we?

HR-Payroll consists of 11 committed and professionally skilled payroll consultants and an apprentice, who every day support the municipality's managers and employees with payroll and personnel administrative tasks.

We place emphasis on high professional standards, integrity and helpfulness. At the same time, we prioritize a good working environment where we work closely together, share knowledge and have room for both professional discussions and a good laugh.

We are a department in development, where we continually improve our services, processes and digital solutions.

We have an informal tone and pay attention to one another, both professionally and personally. Leadership is exercised with a focus on freedom with responsibility, responsiveness and flexibility, where psychological safety is an important part of everyday life.

HR-Payroll is a department in the Support and has an office share with the HR Consultant department. We are located at the Town Hall in the heart of Svendborg.

Who are you?

You thrive in a role where you are both a specialist and an advisor. You can explain complex rules in a simple and understandable way and you want to help managers navigate safely in the payroll and personnel area.

You have strong written skills and can prepare user-friendly guides and processes that make it easy for managers to do the right thing.

You preferably have a vocational education or another relevant education or experience within public administration. Experience from a payroll department and knowledge of relevant legislation and municipal collective agreements are an advantage, but the most important is that you are service-minded and good at communicating.

You have good IT skills, preferably experience with payroll systems, and are an experienced user of the Office suite. You work independently, structured and engaged and thrive in a daily life where tasks and priorities can change. At the same time you are a team player who contributes positively to both development and the working environment.

Your tasks

You will become an important collaboration partner for the municipality's managers when they need help with appointments, personnel administration, collective agreements and payroll matters. A substantial part of the job is to translate rules and agreements into practical and understandable assistance so that managers experience competent and present sparring in everyday life.

You will have the opportunity to develop our guidance efforts and contribute to making it easy for managers and employees to find relevant information and use our self-service solutions.

The composition of tasks will depend on your background and experience, but can range between:

• Independent case handling within payroll and personnel administration
• Creation and changes in KMD OPUS Personnel, including employment letters and allowances
• Interpretation of collective agreements, accords and legislation
• Advising and sparring to managers on employment conditions, payroll and personnel administrative questions
• Communicating rules and processes in an understandable way
• Preparation and maintenance of guides and information material on the intranet
• Introduction and support of new managers
• Development and optimization of workflows and digital solutions
• Collaboration with colleagues to ensure high quality and good service

You will of course receive a thorough introduction to the tasks as well as relevant courses and ongoing competence development.

About Svendborg Municipality as an employer

Svendborg Municipality is, in our view, a workplace of a perfectly sized: We are small enough to be close to each other in a warm, informal community with short lines of command and without hidden agendas. And we are large enough to have room for ambitions, high professionalism and rich possibilities for development.

We value everyday life and insist that it should be nice to go to work. We are busy, but not too busy to help each other.

Our values are not just on paper; we actually use them as a compass every day. We meet each other at eye level, in dialogue and with trust, and together we create a safe framework where we can all solve our tasks independently, flexibly and responsibly.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment according to the applicable collective agreement for administration and IT etc. The position is 37 hours per week including breaks. We offer a high degree of flexibility regarding working hours, including the possibility of working from home.

Salary transparency : In Svendborg Municipality, the salary for this type of position ranges between 40,924 and 58,378 DKK per month at full-time employment. The salary includes pension, special holiday entitlement and fixed allowances. There may also be time-based allowances and other special remunerations. It is important to note that your concrete salary is negotiated based on your experience, seniority and competences and agreed upon in negotiation with the relevant trade organization.

Svendborg Municipality has smoke-free working hours. We want smoke-free working hours to contribute to a healthy working environment for all employees.

Additional information

If you would like to know more about the position, you are very welcome to contact the head of department in HR-Payroll, Annette Dehlholm, at telephone 20556149.

Application deadline: 18 October 2026

We expect to conduct 1st round of interviews on Thursday 22 October and possibly 2nd round on 27 October 2026. References will be requested prior to an offer of employment.

We look forward to your application.

Welcome to Svendborg - the capital of the archipelago!

Svendborg has a superb location in the middle of the most beautiful nature, on the edge of the South Funen Archipelago and with a mini-metropolis that offers it all. We do not hesitate to proudly call Svendborg the cultural capital of Funen. We have a charming city center and a vibrant commercial town with theaters and museums as well as a rich association life.

Our day care and primary schools are top-notch with a special focus on movement and sport, and we have several higher education institutions that will soon come together in an attractive educational environment by the harbor. Svendborg is located in the middle of the country with half an hour to Odense and less than two hours to Copenhagen and Aarhus. With a population of around 60,000, Svendborg is Funen's second-largest municipality.