Payroll Team Lead

Role Overview

• You will assume disciplinary and technical leadership of the payroll team (currently seven employees), including resource planning and internal process optimization
• You will be responsible for complex payroll tax and social security law issues
• You will independently manage larger clients of our tax firm from various industries in all matters related to payroll processing
• You will prepare and support payroll tax and social security audits
• You will advise our clients on payroll tax and social security matters and provide practical recommendations
• You will take responsibility for processes and contribute to the further development of structures, checklists and digital workflows

Requirements

• Successfully completed commercial training, ideally as a tax clerk (Steuerfachangestellte) or a degree in business administration, plus further training in payroll and salary accounting (e.g. Payroll Specialist)
• You have solid knowledge of social security and payroll tax law and several years of professional experience in payroll processing
• Confident use of payroll software, ideally DATEV (Lohn & Gehalt / LODAS)
• Structured, responsible working style with enthusiasm for technical leadership and teamwork
• You enjoy personal interaction with clients and present yourself in a friendly, service-oriented manner

Benefits

• Inspiring team spirit – we work together, celebrate successes and support one another
• Strong collaboration – clear responsibilities and structured processes within the team
• Reliability & proximity – a secure workplace with on-site collaboration and short decision-making paths
• Performance-based compensation – fair and optimized remuneration with an optional profit-sharing component
• Shaping the future – you can actively help shape processes and contribute new ideas