Head of Payroll (m/f/d) (Group, Team Lead)

Jobactive GmbH stands for competence and passion in the most diverse areas of human resources management, whether in personnel consulting, recruitment, or placement. Jobactive GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of hanfried GmbH. As an independent brand, we provide our renowned customers with our employees during personnel shortages and seasonal peaks in workload.

We are looking for a Head of Payroll (m/f/d) in Hilden for one of our customers, an internationally leading technology company.

Head of Payroll (m/f/d)

Important information beforehand:

• Permanent employment
• Full-time
• Salary € 85,000 to € 90,000 p.a. gross annual depending on qualification, plus bonus
• Home office possible 1 day per week

Your tasks:

• Responsibility for the operational and strategic management of the Payroll team within the DACH region, including the promotion and further development of employees
• Ensuring smooth, timely, and legally compliant payroll processing for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
• Support and management of demanding payroll topics, for example in connection with stock programs, international contract models, assignments, or company pension schemes
• Analysis, further development, and digitalization of existing payroll and HR processes, as well as active participation in system optimizations within SAP HCM
• Creation of meaningful reports, key figures, and provisions, as well as support during internal and external audits and inspections
• Responsibility for the execution of salary and bonus processes in close cooperation with HR, Finance, and international contact persons
• Point of contact for external service providers, authorities, and other partners within the DACH region

Your profile:

• Successfully completed studies in the field of business administration, business law, or a comparable qualification
• Several years of professional experience in payroll accounting, including leadership experience - ideally in an international company with DACH responsibility
• Sound knowledge of wage tax and social security law as well as experience in dealing with complex payroll topics
• Very good knowledge of SAP HCM and proficient use of MS Excel
• Business fluent English skills for collaboration in an international environment
• Structured and pragmatic way of working paired with a high orientation towards solutions
• Strong communication skills as well as experience in professional stakeholder management

If interested, we look forward to receiving your application (CV and certificates), preferably sent to us via email at duesseldorf@jobactive.de. Thank you!

Susanne Palzkill Branch Manager For further questions: Telephone: 49 211 877445 11 Mobile: 49 151 40269110 E-Mail: susanne.palzkill@jobactive.de

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