Payroll Implementation Consultant

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Deel

📍Remote - Germany

Summary

Join Deel as an Implementation Consultant and play a crucial role in setting up payroll projects within our German payroll engine. Collaborate with the global implementation team, manage projects from data gathering to the first month of go-live, and ensure seamless monthly parallel runs for optimal setup and payroll production. You will be responsible for project management, data gathering, system building, and the transition to payroll production. This role requires strong communication, technical, and organizational skills, along with expertise in German payroll and legislation. Deel offers competitive compensation and benefits, including remote work flexibility and various perks.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Full knowledge about GE payroll and GE HR related legislation
  • Full knowledge about current GE Payroll engine set up: SAGE HR Suite
  • Minimum level of Cambridge level C1 in English and fluent in German Language (C2), written and oral communication skills are essential
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, Xls, but Word also
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, along with strong interpersonal skills. Must have the ability to comfortably interact & communicate with all levels of the organization
  • A self-starter personality with ability to adapt to shifting priorities and meet deadlines in a changing environment
  • Strong administration and organisational skills are essential
  • High levels of attention to detail
  • Good client management skills
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritise
  • Self-directed individual with initiative

Responsibilities

  • Support German GM if needed in RFP calls in explaining GE Payroll specifics and how Implementation is taking place on a GE payroll engine and process perspective
  • Support Global Managed Payroll (GMP)/Implementation team on calls with clients to complete the GE payroll specifics explanations and templates adaptations if needed
  • Complete the GE LM part of the SG global implementation team documents to align Unity (SG global Payroll aggregator) – GE payroll engine and client input
  • Send to Global Implementation team and/or client the GE LM information and template needed to set up a GE Payroll in our GE payroll engine: summary of data and GE statutory files gathered in the excel called «Master data info required»
  • Explain to GMP team and/or client the GE country service list to define/fine tune the exhaustive list of services (some of them included in the standard payroll package, some of them being additional services selected by the client) so our GE team know what services we will deliver, we can map and set them up in the Country Service Description (CSD) and aligned between client/GMP and Unity level/GE Payroll team
  • Based on the different set of data contained in Gross to Net (GTN), previous reports, payroll ledgers, tax reports, master data files, CRM, and all HR/CBA/client specific agreement, create in the payroll engine: Payroll Project including all the different locations. Creation of specific codes. Specific client/CBA setup including all permanent and variable entitlements as well as the health/life insurance social contracts and contributions. Load the current civil year historic of payroll data up to the month prior to the parallel run including all the payslips and other payroll docs Parallel
  • Help the GMP team with the mapping of our local codes to the global ones
  • Perform as needed (usually 1 up to 3) parallels payroll runs: calculate the payroll as if we were the provider and deliver all the output and then analyse through a reconciliation the differences we might have with the client’s current payroll provider. The objective is to understand if there’s the need of adjusting any setup from our side and erase the differences. This reconciliation is done by comparing both GTN and payslips
  • Continue to support GMP Implementation team, with any adjustments on the mapping
  • Prepare Go live and manage all interactions, additional requests or set up at LM level
  • Prepare the transition to Production/Operations by creating the client profile template and organise with Payroll Team leader the client account creation in Global Unity (GU)
  • Prepare a call before the last parallel run with the Operations Payroll Specialist (OPS) who will take on the project and discuss about client specificities. The OPS will integrate the process in the last parallel run. This is to help having a smooth transition to the Go live
  • Support the OPS during the first month of production by keeping the ownership at LM of relationship with client/GMP team and verifying the input and output of the Payroll
  • Transfer completely ownership, all access, data to the OPS after 1st month of production

Preferred Qualifications

  • Degree in business related field would be an advantage
  • HR related experience would be an advantage

Benefits

  • Provided computer equipment tailored to your role
  • Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
  • Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
  • The flexibility of remote work, including WeWork access where available

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