Description
We are seeking a Payroll Specialist with German language skills to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the payroll month-end close process, preparing payroll reports and controls, and ensuring accuracy of data and salary calculations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage payroll month-end close process, prepare payroll reports and controls to ensure smooth payroll authorization
- Ensure accuracy of data and salary calculations through validating payroll results, performing payroll quality checks, creating payroll reconciliations
- Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies independently or with the vendor
- Maintain close contact with internal and external auditors to ensure payroll calculations
- Manage payroll-related queries from employees, HR, Finance, and management
- Coordinate year-end activities and statutory reporting
- Support payroll projects, process improvements, and system changes
- Maintain payroll procedures, work instructions, and governance documentation
- Ensure compliance with payroll policies, tax regulations, social security requirements, and labour law
- Maintain and apply knowledge of local labour law, collective agreements, statutory payments, leave regulations, and other employment-related requirements
- Provide payroll guidance to HR and employees on payroll-related legal and regulatory matters
- Participate in payroll tests and checks on the setting of the new payroll system to ensure the best possible payroll accuracy
Necessary Qualifications & Skills:
- At least 2 years of experience in German payroll processing
- Understanding of payroll principles and processes, with a strong foundation in payroll legislation, statutory requirements, and employment law
- Fluent German and good English
- Good knowledge and practice in using MS Office
- Ability to perform tasks in compliance with existing procedures, strong internal customer focus, excellent communication skills, and proactiveness
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience working with or as a vendor
- Experience with SAP, ServiceNow, and Workday
Why GSK?
- Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies
- Hybrid type of work (min. 2 days per week)
- Contract of employment
- Attractive reward package (annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement, holiday benefit)
- Life insurance and pension plan
- Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible dependents
- Sports cards (Multisport)
- Possibilities of development within the role and company's structure
- Personalized learning approach (internal trainings, mentoring, access to online training platforms)
- Extensive support of work-life balance (flexible working solutions, health & well-being activities)
- Supportive community and integration events