Payroll Specialist

Overview

Location:

Berlin, Germany
Date Posted:
Sep 15, 2025
Category:
Accounting & Finance

Are you excited to take your payroll expertise to the next level? Meltwater is looking for a detail-oriented, collaborative, and proactive Payroll Specialist to join our People Operations team. You will own payroll processing for multiple countries within the EMEA region, while supporting global initiatives to ensure every payslip is accurate, on time, and fully compliant.

As a Payroll Specialist at Meltwater, you’ll be a trusted partner to our HR, Finance, and external vendor teams, managing data, solving problems, and driving improvements across payroll operations. Your work will directly impact employee confidence and operational excellence.

At Meltwater, you ll find an environment that values growth, mentorship, and inclusive leadership. Work alongside experienced professionals and respected leaders, continuously learning and evolving in a dynamic global environment.

Join our team and be part of a supportive community that values your contributions and helps you succeed.

• Ensure employees are paid accurately and on time, while staying fully compliant with local regulations and internal policies.
• Manage the full payroll cycle for multiple EMEA countries, including calculating wages, bonuses, statutory deductions, and final payments.
• Process all payroll transactions across the employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding, including changes, absences, and adjustments.
• Review and audit timesheets and payroll data, proactively resolving discrepancies.
• Generate and share regular reports for HR, Finance, and external stakeholders, ensuring data accuracy at every step.
• Maintain up-to-date employee payroll records, including compensation, benefits, and statutory information.
• Support internal and external audits, and contribute to payroll projects such as M&A integrations and system upgrades.
• Collaborate with the Finance team on reconciliations and payroll-related accounting queries.
• Be the go-to contact for employee payroll questions, providing timely, clear, and professional support.
• Uphold the highest standards of confidentiality and compliance across all payroll activities.
• Continuously seek ways to improve processes, enhance accuracy, and ensure operational efficiency.
• Take on additional tasks and support the People team as needed in a team-first environment.

• At least 5 years of hands-on payroll experience, with strong expertise in UK payroll and processing payroll in multiple countries across the EMEA region.
• A solid understanding of payroll best practices, tax regulations, and statutory requirements.
• Experience working with payroll and HRIS platforms, especially Workday. Neeyamo is a strong advantage.
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, data manipulation) and comfortable working with large data sets in Microsoft Office.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills.
• Able to work independently, prioritise effectively, and thrive under tight deadlines.
• A collaborative mindset, excellent communication, approachable, and a strong team player.
• Energy, positivity, and professionalism, allowing you to take ownership and bring a proactive spirit to your work.
• A natural problem-solver who stays calm under pressure and always looks for smarter ways of working.
• Someone who values trust and integrity to handle sensitive data with care and discretion.
• A thoughtful team player and active listener who can build strong working relationships across teams and time zones.

• Flexible paid time off options for enhanced work-life balance
• Creative Pension
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Simply Health health and wellness benefits
• Vitality Health Insurance for comprehensive well-being
• Complimentary Calm App subscription for you and your loved ones
• Hybrid work style for energetic collaboration
• Family leave program that grows with tenure
• Ongoing professional development opportunities

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At Meltwater, we believe that when you have the right people in the right environment, great things happen. Our best-in-class technology empowers our 27,000 customers around the world to make better business decisions through data. Our global team of developers, problem-solvers, and high-performers embraces challenges and finds new solutions. We foster a diverse, inclusive culture where employees can make an impact, learn daily, feel belonging, and celebrate each other s successes.

We are Meltwater. Inspired by innovation, powered by people.

Meltwater is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin,…