Payroll Specialist, International

Role Overview

• Responsibility for international payroll processing and advising our clients in various countries, taking into account relevant social security regulations and double taxation agreements (DTAs)
• Performing payroll for employees at home and abroad, including shadow payrolls, payroll for expatriates and business travellers (optionally acting as a Single Point of Contact, SPOC)
• Monitoring payroll deadlines and payment processes with the relevant authorities
• Monitoring legal changes domestically and internationally and implementing required adjustments in payroll
• Handling (de-)registrations to obtain tax IDs and social security numbers
• Filing applications for international assignments, such as tax exemption applications, applications for tax class 1 for limited tax-liable individuals, and A1 certificates
• Providing support and assistance during audits with regard to German payroll tax and social security law

Requirements

• Completed vocational training as a tax clerk (Steuerfachangestellte/r) or an equivalent commercial qualification
• Several years of experience in payroll processing and social security law, particularly in an international context
• Excellent German and English skills required
• Proficient in DATEV
• Important: You want to bring your sense of humor and your personality to our team?

Benefits

• Work atmosphere: open and informal culture, first-name basis, large company-wide celebrations and individual team events
• Appreciation: communication on equal terms, regular feedback discussions, personalized onboarding
• Flexibility: home office, trust-based working hours, early-finish Fridays, workation
• Work–life balance: confidential mental health coaching, organized emergency childcare, coordination of care services for relatives
• Career development: promotion opportunities up to partnership, financial and time support for your further training, 1:1 coaching on professional topics
• Innovation: culture of co-creation, highly digitized processes, modern workplaces
• Benefits: Urban Sports Club membership, JobRad (company bike), Deutschlandticket (regional public transport pass) / parking, corporate discounts and English classes