The Opportunity
A global manufacturing company is seeking a brand new, skilled Payroll Specialist to join our well-established Payroll Team. As a Payroll Specialist, you will be responsible for processing the payroll for 500+ employees in Germany.
The Team
The payroll Team is highly regarded and plays a critical role in the HR Operations department. Sitting on a global payroll team, you will be responsible for one of the main German sites as the Payroll Specialist.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure accurate and timely payment of salaried staff
- Provide high-quality customer service to internal and external customers
- Support cross-functional teams as needed, both within the department and broader business
- Maintain the integrity and security of all payroll data
- Maintain internal control procedures to safeguard the integrity of the company
- Assist with Year End processing
- Support project and transformation needs
Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate with experience in payroll, who is comfortable working in a fast-paced and changing environment. Key attributes include:
- 4+ years of payroll experience
- Experience of working in a team
- Comfort and experience of working in a fast-paced and changing working environment
- Experience and ability to think outside the box to solve problems
- Knowledge of payroll and pension legislation and compliance
- Adherence to payroll and statutory deadlines to mitigate risk of penalties and delayed payments
- Strong diligent, analytical skills to breakdown problems and queries as they arise
- Experience of system implementation projects (desirable)
- Experience of process mapping of payroll processes (desirable)
