Payroll Specialist

About the role

A team of four responsible for running German and international payroll across different company entities. Part of the Finance team, we work closely with external payroll providers to ensure accurate and compliant processing and collaborate regularly with People Operations on all employee-related matters.

What you'll do

• Process and verify data for German and international payroll across different company entities, ensuring accuracy and compliance with local labor and social security laws
• Coordinate with external payroll providers, tax authorities and social security providers on data submissions, queries, and issue resolution
• Monitor payroll deadlines and ensure timely end-to-end processing
• Handle employee payroll inquiries and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner
• Support the Accounting team in reconciling payroll-related accounts and reports
• Coordinate and process internal and external audits
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and contribute to their implementation
• Support and collaborate on various HR-related projects in coordination with People Operations

What you'll need

• Solid hands-on experience in payroll (3 years at least), covering German and ideally international entities (e.g. Spain and Italy)
• Good understanding of German labor law and social security regulations
• Experience working with external payroll providers and managing those relationships effectively
• Takes ownership of their work and can operate with a high degree of independence
• Proficient in Excel; familiarity with Personio and Jira is a plus
• Comfortable collaborating across teams, including Finance and People Operations
• Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken

What they offer

• Employee Development Budget of €2,000 and four full training days per year
• Flexible working hours, home office and 30 vacation days
• Company pension scheme (Betriebliche Altersvorsorge) with 20% employer support
• Urban Sports Club membership subsidy of more than €20 per month
• Deutschland Ticket subsidy of €25 per month
• JobRad bike leasing with Raisin covering monthly insurance costs