International Payroll Specialist

International Payroll Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Monthly administration and processing of payroll for direct and indirect employees in conjunction with the in-country providers – specifically in the DACH region and some other European countries.
• Payroll data preparation, collect payroll data, send payroll data to payroll providers
• Answer employees, providers questions
• Check and reconcile payroll reports verifying monthly compensation, allowances and deductions and any other related items
• Provide support and manage the back up as required for payroll functions to others payroll specialist
• Manage country statutory declarations in a timely manner in conjunction with Finance and other key stakeholders
• Develop and distribute payroll and HR reports to various stakeholders in a timely and accurate manner.
• Deal effectively and professionally with issues, queries, complaints and reporting and analysis requests from the business and employees in a prompt and efficient manner, escalating as appropriate.

Profile:

• Completed commercial training or comparable professional experience in the field of payroll management
• Strong German payroll knowledge (other countries a plus)
• Knowledge of income tax and social security law in Germany and additionally for other European countries is strongly required
• Professional experience on payroll (Lohn- und Gehaltsabrechnung/ Entgeltabrechnung), ideally gained in an international company managing multiple countries
• German and English Speaker mandatory
• Excellent analytical and operational skills, with attention for accuracy
• Highly self-motivated and directed with effective organizational skills and an ability to prioritize and execute multiple countries operation
• Flexible, results-oriented, and able to work in fast-paced environment