Payroll Specialist
Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (Hybrid) · Full Time
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- Experience
- 3+ yrs
- Salary
- —
- Openings
- 1
- Posted
- 3 days ago
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Education
- Commercial training
- Eligibility
- Professionals with a completed commercial qualification and several years of payroll experience, plus strong German, Excel, and payroll-law knowledge, can apply.
- Resume
- Required to apply
Where you'll work
Job description
Role overview
Kiepe Electric is looking to add a Payroll Specialist (m/f/d) to its Human Resources department in Düsseldorf. The position combines payroll administration with process improvement and close coordination across the business.
What we offer
- Free parking available right at the company site
- Unlimited access to complimentary beverages
- Company pension provision to support long-term financial security
- Performance-based pay that reflects your background and capabilities
- A close-knit, family-style work culture within a driven and energetic team
- A role with substantial room to shape ideas and introduce improvements
- Flexible working hours plus home-office options for a healthy work-life balance, including 2 days per week from home
Key responsibilities
- Prepare the monthly payroll run
- Maintain and check all master and variable payroll data
- Serve as the contact point for employees, social insurance providers, and public authorities on payroll-related matters
- Review travel expense statements and transfer them correctly into payroll processing
- Produce certificates, reports, and statistical evaluations
- Support audits and inspections carried out by tax offices or social security bodies
- Help develop and streamline payroll workflows on an ongoing basis
Candidate profile
- Completed commercial training, combined with several years of experience in payroll administration
- Strong knowledge of wage tax, social security, and labour law, along with IG Metall collective agreements
- Experience handling travel expense claims under BMTV and the travel expense regulations
- Confident use of payroll accounting software; experience with ADP Paisy is an advantage
- Very good German language skills
- Very good MS Office skills, especially in Excel
- Strong communication and teamwork skills, a confident manner, and a high level of personal initiative as the link between the company, service providers, and employees
Additional information
The role is based in the Human Resources function and is intended for a professional who enjoys responsibility, collaboration, and process optimization. The company is seeking motivated people who want to take on new challenges and help shape the future of the team.