Payroll Specialist (m/w/d)

Role overview

Kiepe Electric is looking to add a Payroll Specialist (m/w/d) to its Human Resources department in Düsseldorf. The position focuses on end-to-end payroll administration, careful handling of compensation data, and close coordination with employees, authorities, and external bodies.

What we offer

• Free parking available right at the company site.
• Unlimited access to complimentary drinks.
• An attractive company pension plan to support long-term financial security.
• Performance-based pay that reflects your experience and capabilities.
• A warm, family-style work environment within an energetic and driven team.
• Considerable scope to shape processes and contribute your own ideas.
• Flexible working hours plus the option to work from home two days per week for a better work-life balance.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare the monthly payroll accurately and on time.
• Maintain and check all master data and variable payroll data relevant to salary processing.
• Act as the point of contact for employees, social insurance providers, and public authorities on payroll-related matters.
• Review travel expense statements and ensure they are correctly transferred into payroll processing.
• Generate certificates, reports, evaluations, and statistical summaries.
• Support audits and inspections, including those carried out by tax authorities and social insurance institutions.
• Help improve and further develop payroll processes on an ongoing basis in coordination with relevant stakeholders.

Your profile

• Completed commercial or business-related vocational training, together with several years of payroll experience.
• Strong working knowledge of income tax, social security, labour law, and IG Metall collective agreements.
• Practical experience with travel expense processing in line with BMTV and the travel expense regulations.
• Confident use of payroll accounting software; experience with ADP Paisy is an advantage.
• Excellent German language skills.
• Very good MS Office skills, especially in Excel.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities, a confident manner, and a high level of initiative as the link between the company, service providers, and employees.

Additional information

This role sits within Human Resources and is a full-time on-site position in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The employer is Kiepe Electric.

Who should apply

Candidates with a completed commercial apprenticeship and substantial payroll experience, who are comfortable working with payroll law, social security topics, travel expenses, and stakeholder communication, are a strong fit for this opportunity.