(Senior) Manager Payroll (f/m/x)

TASKS WITH IMPACT

• Ownership of the professional management and continuous development of payroll processes in Germany, as well as supporting Austria and Switzerland

• Close collaboration with our external payroll provider and ensuring high-quality, on-time payroll processing

• Management, monitoring, and continuous improvement of payroll-related processes, controls, and interfaces

• Analysis, assessment, and resolution of complex payroll-related issues, as well as escalation management toward internal and external stakeholders

• Contribution to the ongoing payroll transformation, including stabilizing and optimizing processes in the target operating model

• Ownership of the quality and consistency of payroll-relevant master and transactional data

• Management of wage tax, social security, and pension insurance audits in close collaboration with the payroll provider and the internal Tax, Finance, and HR teams

• Support for internal and external audits, as well as implementation of compliance and control requirements

• Participation in digitalization, automation, and optimization initiatives within the payroll and HR environment

• Close collaboration with internal stakeholders from HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, and IT

YOUR SKILLS

We take a competency-based and fair approach to recruiting, that´s why we look beyond your experience to understand how you create impact, grow through change, and collaborate for success.

Alongside these competencies, we’re looking for the following skills:

• Several years of professional experience in payroll, ideally within an international corporate environment

• Strong expertise in German wage tax, social security, and payroll matters; knowledge of Austria and/or Switzerland is an advantage

• Experience working with and managing external payroll service providers

• Understanding of payroll-related processes, controls, and compliance and audit requirements

• Experience in transformation, optimization, or digitalization projects is desirable

• Confident handling of SAP HCM and/or SAP SuccessFactors; additional HR or payroll system knowledge

• Very good German and good English language skills