Supervisor Payroll Germany and Austria (m/f/d) - remote role

Flowserve Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 67,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive salary

Job summary

Flowserve Corporation is seeking an experienced Payroll Team Lead to manage payroll operations for the German-speaking region and to drive accurate, timely payroll delivery. This role requires leadership of a payroll team, data audits, and compliance with expatriate tax requirements.

The ideal candidate will have extensive payroll experience, strong attention to detail, and the ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders across borders.

Qualifications

• Fluent German required; English or Hungarian also advantageous.
• 5–7 years of international payroll experience.
• Strong leadership and data accuracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee international payroll processes and resolve issues.
• Coach and develop the payroll team.
• Ensure payroll tax compliance and respond to notices and audits.
• Maintain accurate payroll and expatriate employee tax data.
• Manage third‑party payroll vendors and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Drive process improvements for complex payroll scenarios.

Skills

German language fluency

Payroll processing

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance

Tools

Workday

Kronos

Celergo

Horizon

Job description

Your Role and Impact

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Team Lead to provide payroll expertise and lead our payroll operations with main focus on the German-speaking region. This role will be responsible for overseeing the payroll process, ensuring accurate and timely payroll delivery, conducting and tracking ongoing data audits, and maintaining employee tax setup and compliance requirements.

The ideal candidate brings extensive payroll experience, a solid understanding of employment tax requirements, and proven leadership experience in managing and developing a payroll team.

Ideally, the role will be based in the Czech Republic or Poland and it's a remote role.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee international payroll processes, including manual checks and issue resolution.
• Supervise, coach, and develop the payroll team.
• Ensure payroll tax compliance, handle notices, audits, and amendments.
• Maintain accurate payroll and employee tax data, including expatriates and foreign nationals.
• Manage third-party payroll/tax vendors and partnership with internal stakeholders.
• Drive continuous process improvements and elevate complex issues as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance field.
• Strong international payroll knowledge with 5-7 years' experience.
• Fluent German is a must. Additionally, proficiency in either English or Hungarian is required, with a strong preference for English.
• High attention to detail, analytical thinking, and ability to create/maintain payroll controls.
• Excellent communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven leadership abilities with strong organizational and time-management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Office; knowledge of ERP systems (Workday, Kronos, Celergo, Horizon) is an advantage

What we can offer you

At Flowserve, we offer a range of benefits designed to support you and your family at every stage of life. We want to provide the resources you need to invest in your physical, mental, and financial well-being - regardless of where you work or your career stage.

Our benefits may include:

• Competitive salary
• Remote work

Benefits may vary depending on the role, location, grade level, and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement.