Payroll Specialist - Germany

Remote; United States; Remote; USD 22,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join their remote team. In this role, you will manage payroll processes and ensure compliance while working with a diverse and global team. The company values work-life balance and offers a flexible schedule, allowing you to work from anywhere. With a commitment to fair compensation and benefits, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to make an impact in a fast-paced environment. If you're passionate about payroll and eager to contribute to a mission-driven organization, this position is for you!

Benefits

work from anywhere

unlimited personal time off

quarterly company-wide day off

budget for local social events

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll processing and knowledge of best practices is essential.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll-related data and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
• Act as a primary contact for customers during payroll cycles.

Skills

in-house payroll processing

payroll best practices

analytical mindset

problem-solving abilities

adaptability to fast-paced environments

productivity improvement

Tools

SAP

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Remote is solving global remote organizations’ biggest challenge: employing anyone anywhere compliantly. We make it possible for businesses big and small to employ a global team by handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance. Check out remote.com/how-it-works to learn more or if you’re interested in adding to the mission, scroll down to apply now.

Please take a look at remote.com/handbook to learn more about our culture and what it is like to work here. Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age and abilities to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. You can check out independent reviews by other candidates on Glassdoor or look up the results of our candidate surveys to see how others feel about working and interviewing here.

All of our positions are fully remote. You do not have to relocate to join us!

What this job can offer you

• Reviews and guarantees submission of payroll-related data to service providers, statutory filing requirements and payroll approvals.
• Manages existing relationships with payroll, accounting and benefits service providers.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for customers to run their monthly payroll cycle.
• Responsible for ensuring full data integrity.
• Be able to go from “scout to scale” and actually start things up.

What you bring

• Experience of in-house payroll processing or equivalent.
• Knowledge of payroll best practices.
• Proficient in using software tools like SAP, Excel / Google Sheet.
• 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.

Practicals

• You'll report to: Manager, Payroll Operations
• Team: Payroll
• Location: For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritise applications from the following locations as we encourage our teams to diversify; Europe.
• Start date: As soon as possible.

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

The base salary range for this full-time position is between $22700 USD to $76700 USD. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:

• work from anywhere
• unlimited personal time off (minimum 4 weeks)
• quarterly company-wide day off for self care
• budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

• Please fill out the form below and upload your CV in PDF format.
• We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardized language we use here at Remote.
• If you don’t have an up-to-date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at the interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer, it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you choose to.

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