Onsite Lead Payroll Administrator

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About the role

  • Lead Payroll Administrator managing payroll for around 3,000 employees in Germany and Austria. Ensuring compliance and accurate processing of payroll and HR-related queries.

Responsibilities

  • Processing the monthly payroll
  • Ensuring the accurate recording of payroll-relevant data (hire and termination dates, contract changes, absences, bonuses, allowances/surcharges, etc.)
  • Maintaining and reviewing the time management system
  • Preparing certificates, statistics and reports for internal and external parties
  • Maintaining employee master data and digital personnel files
  • Acting as a point of contact for employees and managers on all matters relating to pay, social security and wage tax
  • Ensuring compliance with legal, collective bargaining and company regulations in payroll and administration
  • Developing process optimization opportunities and automation initiatives to improve workflows
  • Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders such as the P&C Service Desk, HR Business Partners, health insurance providers and authorities
  • Proactively identifying discrepancies and supporting the resolution of payroll-related issues

Requirements

  • Completed commercial training or equivalent qualification
  • At least 5 years of experience in payroll, ideally in an international environment
  • Solid knowledge of payroll tax and social security law
  • Confident use of HR/payroll systems, preferably SAP HCM or ADP
  • Strong numerical affinity, accuracy and reliability
  • Knowledge of Austrian payroll and salary administration is an advantage
  • Very good German and good English skills, both written and spoken

Benefits

  • Structured onboarding program and a permanent contract with long-term prospects, including the Vestas Bonus Program
  • Varied responsibilities in a future-focused industry and opportunities for individual professional development
  • Overtime account, the option to work from home up to 8 days per month, 30 days' vacation plus Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve off, and the option of a sabbatical
  • Company bike, gym subsidy, company pension scheme, Deutschlandticket
  • Scandinavian-influenced culture with flat hierarchies, a first-name culture and a strong sense of teamwork

Job title

Lead Payroll Administrator

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

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