(Senior) Payroll Specialist (all genders)

In our Business unit, ideas don't stay ideas for long.
We work on what moves ABOUT YOU forward. From strategy to day-to-day operations, from numbers to people. We sit close to the core of the company, connecting the dots, making sense of the data, and turning plans into action.
Business here means understanding how everything links together. It means making decisions. A lot of them. And those decisions set the direction.

• Preparing and processing the monthly payroll as part of our three-person Payroll Team
• Independently handling payroll-related tax and social security matters in close collaboration with the team and Head of
• Supporting employees with payroll-related topics such as company pension schemes, parental leave, sabbaticals, and special payments
• Communicating with social security institutions, health insurance providers, and public authorities
• Acting as a key interface between People Operations and Finance
• Supporting and co-owning internal and external audits, including payroll tax and social security audits, financial audits, and process reviews
• Actively contributing to the optimization and automation of payroll processes and systems

• Successfully completed business apprenticeship or a comparable degree
• Several years of professional experience in payroll accounting
• Very good knowledge of German payroll tax and social security regulations
• Confident user of Excel and Google Workspace, especially Sheets and Docs
• Solid knowledge of DATEV; experience with Personio is a plus
• Fluent in German and English, with the ability to confidently explain payroll-related topics to English-speaking employees
• Structured, independent, and responsible way of working
• Hands-on mentality, process-oriented mindset, and motivation to not only manage existing processes but continuously improve them

Nice to have

• Experience working with stock or share programs