International expansion? Parakar is your implementation partner for global employment. Contact us at +31 85 2010 004
Payroll Consultant
Location
Germany
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
€3.8K - €5.1K / month
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Payroll Consultant
Parakar Group
• Assisting our German payroll specialist with our outsourced payroll services in Germany. • Communicating to customers about the German payroll landscape, servicing them with a seamless payroll service. • Connecting our systems and processes and training your colleagues. • Advising and helping clients translate their foreign HR policies into employment relationships for their selected employees in Germany. • Ensuring the employees are paid accurately while adhering to the local laws.
Job Requirements
- You hold a relevant bachelor’s degree and/or have the equivalent experience and mindset;
- You have experience in German payroll regulations (ideally at least 2 years of experience as a Payroll Specialist or similar);
- Professional command of the German and English language (C1 level or higher) both written and spoken;
- Strong plus: experience with DATEV Payroll software;
- Another strong plus: experience with payroll in multiple European countries;
- You are motivated to learn more about the complex HR-, employment-, legal-, payroll-, tax- and immigration regulations particularly in our international employment outsourcing context;
- You are eager to learn, proactive, able to handle multiple tasks, and detail-oriented.
Benefits
- A starting salary of between €3750 and €5100 gross per month (depending on your experience)
- An end-of-year bonus potential of 10%
- An annual training and development budget of €1000
- A highly motivated and pleasant working environment at a WeWork in Cologne with your own personal barista!
- 31 vacation days based on a fulltime position
- Edenred card with a monthly credit of €50, in addition to your salary
- Our annual Team Event together with all your (international) colleagues
- An extensive onboarding training at our headquarters in the Netherlands
- Many (new) international contacts and occasional exchanges with the other offices
- All the means, facilities and equipment you need to properly do your job (at the office, from home or remote).
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