Specjalista/ Payroll Specialist with German
Job Description
About a role:
Proper and transparent implementation of payroll and administration tasks. Ensuring accurate monthly payroll and travel expense accounting. Audit-compliant maintenance of payroll records.
Responsibilities:
- Perform all personnel-related tasks, including the preparation and execution of ongoing payroll accounting for an assigned group of employees.
- Enter and maintain payroll-relevant data in SAP using manual entries, batch processing, and interface procedures.
- Review payroll results based on payroll run logs, individual payroll results, and accounting outputs.
- Apply in-depth knowledge of legal and operational payroll regulations.
- Implement and document changes to operational rules, particularly in time management.
- Advise employees and managers on payroll-related matters, legal regulations, social security, taxation, and employment law.
- Process specialized personnel topics such as garnishments, DEÜV notifications, certifications, age-related matters, travel expenses, and similar topics.
- Prepare statistics, reports, and evaluations.
- Participate in projects and cross-functional initiatives.
- Perform special and ad hoc tasks as required.
- Ensure proper documentation and filing in compliance with internal policies and operational regulations.
- Maintain audit-proof records and ensure correct archiving of personnel and payroll documents.
- Train decentralized time data administrators and logbook keepers in accordance with operational regulations and time management documentation.
- Provide ongoing support related to time data and payroll processes.
- Maintain personnel master data, time data, vacation quotas, and absences.
- Process payroll runs, corrections, transfers, and terminations.
- Handle incorrect billing cases and reconcile payroll accounts.
- Implement personnel measures, tariff increases, and statutory reporting obligations in SAP.
- Process requests from authorities and respond to internal and external inquiries.
- Collaborate on special payroll and HR-related tasks and temporary project teams.
Requirements:
- University or technical college degree, completed commercial training, or equivalent professional qualification.
- Proven professional experience in payroll accounting, HR administration, or personnel services.
- Payroll certification (e.g. ALGA) is an advantage.
- Practical experience with SAP payroll and HR modules is required.
- Very good command of SAP and PC-based office applications.
- Solid knowledge of:
- Payroll and archive regulations
- Collective agreements (MTV) and tariff regulations
- Income tax tables and social security contribution tables
- Personnel files, forms, receipts, statistics, and SAP documentation
- Fluent in German and English (C1 level)
Behavioral Competencies:
- Strong result orientation with a clear focus on achieving objectives.
- High sense of responsibility and ownership.
- Team-oriented mindset with strong customer and stakeholder focus.
- Independent, decisive, and solution-oriented working style.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to work accurately and with strong attention to detail.
- Stress resilience and adaptability in a dynamic working environment.
- Well-structured approach with strong planning and organizational skills.