Payroll Specialist

Summary

Join Deel, a rapidly growing global payroll and HR platform, as a Payroll Specialist focusing on the German market. You will manage the complete payroll process, ensuring timely and accurate processing of payroll data for clients. This role demands strong client communication, problem-solving skills, and adherence to compliance regulations. You will build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as the primary point of contact. The position requires experience in German payroll processing and fluency in German and English. Deel offers a competitive compensation package and benefits.

Requirements

• Experience in payroll processing - ideally in local payroll legislation: Germany
• Fluent German and a good level of English, both written and verbal
• Passion for service excellence
• Strong relationship management
• Setting high standards for quality and quantity
• Analytically minded with strong attention to detail
• Accuracy with record keeping and reconciliation
• Demonstrates an ability to learn and think quickly
• Ability to work in a fast-paced pressurized environment
• Follows procedures and policies and keeps to schedules
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Payroll/HR/Finance/Systems background with an understanding of the core competencies of the payroll process
• Experience in a multi-national shared service environment

Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain, and develop strong and trusted client relationships that result in high client satisfaction, acting as a primary day to day contact for assigned clients
• Ensure timely receipt and delivery of payroll data by payroll scheduled
• Engagement with local in-country payroll providers to meet delivery timelines while minimizing escalations
• Responsible for timely and accurate submission of all payroll data to required partners and/or clients
• Responsible for on-time receipt and delivery of net pay and payroll reports in line with agreed upon payroll schedules
• Ensure reconciliation and validation of data according to predefined payroll processing procedures and standards
• Managing inquiries from clients, internal regional service centers, and local offices via our case management tool, ensuring full resolution in line with company Service Level Agreements
• Develop and drive action plans and root cause analysis reports for issues, as required
• Participate in the development of processes and procedures for the team following customer and business requirements
• Detailed focus on quality, accuracy, and timeliness of payroll related activities as assigned
• Serve as subject matter expert (SME) of payroll processes
• Adhere to compliance audit controls and requirements
• Additional duties as required

Preferred Qualifications

Past experience on German SAGE HR suite software engine would be a plus

Benefits

• 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 optional WeWork access