Germany-Based Payroll Specialist — German Payroll Expert

Oyster HR; United States; Remote; USD 64,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Oyster HR in Germany is seeking a dedicated payroll specialist to own the German payroll cycle, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing within our in-house team. This role emphasizes DATEV workflows, master data integrity, and adherence to statutory filings while collaborating with Finance to uphold best-in-class payroll standards at scale.

If you have hands-on native German payroll experience and thrive in structured processes, this is your opportunity to grow with a fast-growing

Responsibilities

• Process payroll accurately. Produce your assigned stream of the German payroll cycle in-house each period; accurate, compliant, and on time.
• Master data accuracy. Process and check employee payroll master data — new hires, terminations, salary changes, variable pay, benefits, absences, and garnishments (Pfändungen) — following defined procedures and flagging anything unclear or that looks off.
• Payroll controls quality. Run pre- and post-payroll validations each cycle; check your own work carefully, and flag anything that doesn't look right before issues reach team members, customers, or Finance.
• Handle all statutory filings accesses. Lohnsteueranmeldung, SV-Meldungen, Jahresmeldung, filing of U1/U2 reimbursement claims, owning the retrieval and maintenance of ELStAM data: you follow established procedures for these activities and flag anything that looks off. You'll support the setup and

Job description

Oyster HR in Germany is seeking a dedicated payroll specialist to own the German payroll cycle, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing within our in-house team. This role emphasizes DATEV workflows, master data integrity, and adherence to statutory filings while collaborating with Finance to uphold best-in-class payroll standards at scale.

If you have hands-on native German payroll experience and thrive in structured processes, this is your opportunity to grow with a fast-growing