Germany Payroll Subject Matter Expert
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GoGlobalPayroll services
Workable workplace: remote; Workable locations: Romania; Location: RomaniaFull-TimeMiddle
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Job Details
- Languages
- Professional working proficiency in German and English
- Experience
- 3+ years of hands-on Germany payroll processing experience
- Required Skills
- Microsoft Excel
Requirements
- Have 3+ years of hands-on Germany payroll processing experience.
- Bring strong working knowledge of end-to-end payroll calculations, controls, statutory requirements and payroll reporting.
- Understand German payroll tax and social security requirements, employee lifecycle processing, statutory submissions and payroll reconciliations.
- Have experience applying country-specific payroll rules and working with local advisers or authorised partners on complex payroll matters.
- Have experience using German payroll software, bureau platforms or equivalent in-house payroll systems.
- Be proficient in payroll software and Microsoft Excel.
- Have professional working proficiency in German and English.
- Be able to work remotely and independently, managing multiple client payrolls simultaneously to strict deadlines.
- Bring strong attention to detail and a structured, methodical approach to payroll processing, controls and data validation.
- Be comfortable working with AI-assisted tools and open to continuous learning.
- A recognised German payroll, accounting or HR qualification, or equivalent relevant professional certification, is preferred.
- Experience in a payroll bureau, outsourced payroll, EOR, shared-services or global payroll environment is preferred.
- Experience with DATEV payroll software, German statutory portals, payroll audits, statutory reviews, implementations or transitions is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end processing of German payrolls for a portfolio of clients, ensuring accuracy, compliance and on-time delivery.
- Process and validate payroll inputs, including employee lifecycle changes, variable pay, absences, benefits, deductions and corrections.
- Apply German payroll tax and social security requirements and coordinate statutory declarations, submissions and payment outputs.
- Process and reconcile payroll journals and produce payslips, annual employee statements and other payroll documentation.
- Complete year-end activities, reconciliations, reporting and audit preparation for assigned German payrolls.
- Maintain current knowledge of German payroll legislation and apply relevant regulatory and statutory changes.
- Act as the primary payroll contact for designated clients and liaise with client HR and finance teams on payroll inputs and discrepancies.
- Support client onboarding, parallel runs and go-live activities for new German payrolls.
- Maintain Germany payroll procedures and documentation, conduct data-quality checks, and contribute to process standardisation and automation.
- Support payroll system testing, cross-training and documented backup coverage within RDC Central and the EMEA payroll operations team.
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