Payroll Specialist Lead - Germany

Remote; Germany; Remote; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote is seeking a Payroll Specialist Lead to join the Global Payroll Operations Team. You will own end-to-end payroll processes for multiple countries, ensure compliance, and partner with Finance, Product, and Engineering to optimize payroll delivery.

You bring deep payroll expertise, strong Excel/Google Sheets skills, and an analytical mindset. Fluent English is required; remote work experience is a plus, and DATEV familiarity is welcome. Start date is as soon as possible.

Qualifications

• End-to-end payroll processing in-house or with a payroll provider.
• Knowledge of payroll best practices.
• Proficient in Excel/Google Suite.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international environment.
• Willingness to work largely asynchronously.
• Fluent English required.
• Remote work experience preferred.
• DATEV payroll experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as true subject matter expert for the country.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders in Payroll Implementation, Finance, Product, Engineers.
• Process full end-to-end payroll in-house, manage statutory filings, approvals and payments.
• Ensure data integrity and quality across payroll processes.
• Prepare payroll journals and reconciliations.
• Monitor KPIs and SLAs to drive performance.
• Implement and improve payroll processes.
• Mentor and support payroll specialists.
• Back up regional managers during absences.

Skills

Payroll processing

Payroll best practices

Excel/Google Sheets

Analytical mindset

Problem-solving

Global/intl work

Asynchronous work

Fluent English

Remote experience (nice)

DATEV payroll (nice)

Tools

DATEV

Job description

What this job can offer you

Job Description

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Payroll Specialist Lead joining our Global Payroll Operations Team.

What you bring

• End-to-end payroll processing in-house or within a payroll service provider
• Knowledge of payroll best practices.
• Proficient in using software tools like Excel / Google Suite.
• An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact.
• Is a productivity geek and will constantly think of ways to improve and speed up their work.
• You understand the need and ideal to work largely asynchronously.
• Writes and speaks fluent English
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus
• It's not required to have experience working on DATEV payroll software, but considered a plus

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a true subject matter expert for the country
• Manage existing relationships with key stakeholder within Payroll Implementation, Finance, Product, Engineers.
• Process full end to end payroll in-house, statutory filing requirements, exceptions, approvals, payments and compliance.
• Ensure full data integrity and quality
• Payroll journals/reconciliations
• Focus on KPIs and SLAs
• Implement and improve processes
• Mentor and support payroll specialists
• Back up regional managers during times of absence

Practicals

• You'll report to: Manager, Global Payroll Operations.
• Team: Payroll
• Location: Anywhere in the World
• Start date: As soon as possible