Payroll

• Prepare accurate and timely payroll for a defined employee group in compliance with statutory, tax, social security, and collective bargaining regulations
• Support employees throughout the entire employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding
• Process HR administrative matters
• Act as a point of contact for employees and managers regarding payroll and HR-related questions
• Collaborate with HR centers of expertise on complex matters
• Prepare certificates and manage statutory reporting and certification processes
• Maintain payroll-relevant employee master data and ensure a high level of data quality
• Work with SAP HCM and LOGA in compliance with internal, statutory, and collective bargaining requirements
• Optimize, standardize, and digitalize HR shared service center processes

HR Payroll Specialist – Payroll Administration, SAP

• Reconcile payment data and ensure accurate and complete payroll processing
• Conduct post-processing checks of payroll disbursements
• Manage and resolve personnel accounts
• Process individual and other payments related to HR
• Monitor payroll metrics
• Prepare statistics, including earnings surveys, trade tax apportionments, and labor cost surveys
• Perform month-end and year-end closing for personnel costs
• Collaborate with Payroll, Financial Accounting, and other departments
• Act as a contact person for auditors and external parties

Payroll Accountant

• Independently handling administrative HR tasks, such as preparing employment contracts, reference letters, and various certificates
• Processing payroll-related documents in preparation for outsourced payroll processing
• Serving as the first point of contact for store management on administrative matters and implementing solutions at the operational level
• Ensuring accurate payroll processing in cooperation with the external payroll service provider
• Maintaining personnel files and the time-tracking system
• Taking responsibility for and contributing to HR projects
• Preparing and delivering workshops for store management on administrative and legal matters
• Providing reports and personnel data
• Continuously optimizing all administrative HR processes in collaboration with the team
• Adapting to and implementing new legal and organizational policies

HR Payroll Specialist – all genders

• Provide strategic leadership for a global HR Systems organization
• Develop a high-performing team of Business Consultants and Specialists
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Own the global governance and strategic evolution of payroll and time-management solutions, focusing on SAP HCM Payroll, SAP Time Management and SuccessFactors Compensation Planning dependencies
• Ensure resilience, compliance and operational excellence of German payroll system requirements and standards, including KUG, work schedules, B2A and BAV-related requirements
• Direct implementation of legislative, regulatory and audit requirements across the global HR systems landscape
• Establish and enforce governance frameworks for SAP transports and releases, test management, data protection, anonymization, system cloning and test-data management
• Govern and develop strategic HR technology solutions, including SAP SuccessFactors Compensation Planning, HR EasyAudit and Centric PLK/PLX
• Lead or support HR transformation, payroll outsourcing and digitalization initiatives aligned with the global HR digitalization strategy
• Coordinate prioritization, resource allocation and delivery against global standards
• Orchestrate service excellence and stakeholder alignment across HR functions, IT business engagement, IT product management and external service providers
• Proactively manage risks, quality, audits and continuous improvement

Manager, Business Digitalization – HR Compensation, Payroll & Time Management Solutions

• Consulting and customization in SAP HCM Payroll / PY-DE
• Customization and further development of payroll schemas, PCRs, and wage types
• Support with German statutory changes, follow-up activities, and payroll-related Support Packages
• Support for related topics in SAP HCM PT, PA, and OM
• Analysis and resolution of complex payroll and time management issues
• Support for interfaces with SAP FI/CO, SuccessFactors, and external payroll/BPO providers
• Preparation of functional specifications and support throughout testing and implementation

Senior SAP HCM Payroll Consultant – PY-DE

• Own and oversee global payroll and time management processes end-to-end
• Ensure process standardization, harmonization, and audit-proof design across all regions
• Lead complex global initiatives and programs with IT, HR, and GBS Centers
• Drive system rollouts, major enhancements, regulatory changes, and transitions
• Create actionable roadmaps and implement change initiatives aligned with the SAP/ERP target landscape and transformation priorities
• Provide expert guidance and act as an escalation point for payroll and time-related process, system, and compliance topics
• Assume or delegate system ownership and senior functional governance responsibilities for global payroll and time management platforms
• Manage platform lifecycle and release governance
• Design and safeguard global governance models, including SOPs, controls, roles, and authorization concepts
• Monitor process performance, regulatory developments, and industry trends
• Initiate improvement measures to enhance efficiency and compliance

Senior Process Manager – Payroll & Time Management

• Independently manage the entire payroll process for the Netherlands, ensuring compliant, accurate, and timely monthly payroll processing
• Coordinate with external payroll partners and internal stakeholders such as People Ops and Finance
• Manage working hours, contracts, absences, variable compensation, and payroll changes, including audit-ready documentation
• Support month-end and year-end closing, reconciliations, and tax and social security audits
• Maintain accurate and reliable employee and payroll data in Workday
• Mentor junior colleagues and support their professional development
• Identify and implement process improvements through automation, templates, and controls

Payroll Specialist

• Process monthly payroll
• Advise and support employees on compensation, social insurance, wage tax, and payroll-related matters
• Correspond with social insurance providers, government authorities, banks, tax advisors, and auditors
• Prepare for and support wage tax and social insurance audits
• Review and process travel expenses in accordance with statutory requirements
• Contribute to the further development and optimization of processes
• Support tasks and projects in finance and accounting

• Responsibility for the entire employee lifecycle for several hundred employees
• Administration of working-time and vacation balances in the time-tracking system
• Preparation of employment contract documents and employment references
• Maintenance of electronic personnel files
• Communication with health insurance providers and public authorities
• Handling statutory reporting and certification processes
• Advising employees and managers on payroll and employment-law matters
• Supporting interesting and innovative projects

HR Payroll Specialist – (all genders)

• Co-responsibility with the instructor for the “Payroll & Digital Payroll Accounting with DATEV” module
• Creating course content, exercises, and tests
• Conducting one-on-one sessions to address subject-matter questions
• Conducting skills tutoring sessions
• Administering and grading final examinations
• Reviewing and assessing assignments
• Updating course materials and optimizing the course
• Creating new exercises
• Coordinating sessions and appointments
• Supporting platform product managers with course updates on the learning platform
• Supporting participants to ensure an optimal learning experience and successful completion of the training program

Payroll jobs in Germany

HR Payroll Specialist – Payroll Administration, SAP

Payroll Accountant

HR Payroll Specialist – all genders

Manager, Business Digitalization – HR Compensation, Payroll & Time Management Solutions

Senior SAP HCM Payroll Consultant – PY-DE

Senior Process Manager – Payroll & Time Management

Payroll Specialist

Payroll Specialist

HR Payroll Specialist – (all genders)

Junior Product Manager, Payroll