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Payroll Specialist

About the role

• Independently manage the monthly payroll process for a defined group of employees
• Maintain and administer employee master data and payroll-relevant information
• Serve as the point of contact for employees, managers, and external parties on all payroll-related matters
• Ensure compliance with statutory, tax, and social security requirements
• Prepare analyses, reports, and statistics for HR and management
• Support year-end payroll activities, such as wage tax certificates, social security notifications, and annual filings
• Contribute to projects aimed at improving and digitizing payroll processes
• Work closely with HR Administration, Finance, and external service providers

• EU citizenship and/or a valid work permit is required
• Relocation assistance is not offered
• Completed commercial or business administration training, ideally with additional qualifications in HR or payroll
• Several years of professional payroll experience, preferably in an industrial manufacturing environment or three-shift operation, ideally in a senior or comparable role
• Very good knowledge of tax, social security, and employment law
• Experience with common payroll systems, such as SAP HCM, DATEV, LOGA, UKG, or comparable systems
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel
• High level of accuracy, accountability, and discretion
• Independent, reliable, and structured approach to work
• Strong service orientation and enjoyment of teamwork
• Good command of English

• Bicycle leasing
• Health and wellness programs
• Company benefits
• State-of-the-art technology and processes in an innovative work environment
• Opportunity to shape your work through your own ideas
• Respectful, collaborative atmosphere and positive working environment
• Attractive salary and employee benefits
• Market-competitive, performance-based compensation
• Company pension scheme
• Occupational health physician
• Option to work from home one day per week