Senior Payroll Specialist with German

Senior HR & Payroll Specialist with German

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The primary focus of the Senior HR & Payroll Specialist will be to support the activities for the German payroll life cycle accurately and timely. You will have a key role in the support of all payroll activities in addition to providing support to the payroll team. As the Senior HR & Payroll Specialist you will be expected to upskill and develop colleagues through training delivery and coaching to enable them to fulfill their role while performing champion responsibilities for innovation.

• Supporting German payroll and the payroll team from end to end according to the defined standards and client requirements including all associated payroll tasks and transaction
• Understand standard and client specific German payroll reports including statutory year end reporting needs as required by the customer contract and scope of service
• Maintaining current knowledge of legislation requirements; system updates, changes and overall payroll procedures while managing the payroll legislation road map
• Answering payroll related questions and requests from the team and from clients; supporting the Operations Manager with client engagement activities
• Ability to recognize and deal appropriately with sensitive and confidential information
• Ability to resolve and support technical and functional issues escalated from other team members and clients
• Ensuring compliant use of all systems
• Participating and championing innovation activities to drive continuous improvement
• Supporting and guiding project implementations and go-lives
• Participating in projects and activities as needed and assigned

• Very good German and English skills (B2 minimum)
• 3-4 years relevant experience administering Payroll in an HR consulting, HR Outsourcing or Corporate environment
• Strong knowledge of MS Office tools such as Excel, Word, and Power Point
• Flexibility to support a global and fast paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Self-motivated and a willingness to learn
• Ability to collaborate and work in a team environment, as well as independently while adhering to processes and procedures

• Remote work
• Interesting career development opportunities within company

• Anticipate Customer Needs – We stay ahead of trends so our customers can grow and succeed.
• Own the Outcome – We take responsibility for delivering excellence and ensuring things get done right.
• Challenge Ourselves to Work Smarter – We move faster than the world around us to drive change and accomplish more.
• Empower Each Other to Solve Problems – We tackle challenges head on, ask tough questions, and collaborate to find the best solutions.
• Care About Our Work – We understand that what we do impacts millions, and we have a responsibility to get it right.

At Strada, we support your whole self—offering a range of benefits for your health, wellbeing, finances, and future. These include health coverage, wellbeing programs, paid leave (vacation, sick, parental), retirement plans, learning opportunities, and more. All offers are contingent on successful completion of background checks, where permitted by law and as appropriate for the role. These may include identity, education, employment, and in some cases, criminal history verification, checks against…