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Oyster

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2020

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

👥 HR Tech

Consulting • Logistics • HR Tech

Oyster® is an automated global employment platform that simplifies the process of hiring and managing international talent. With coverage in 180+ countries, Oyster provides solutions for global payroll, compliance, employee benefits, and talent mobility, allowing companies to onboard and manage both full-time employees and contractors efficiently. By leveraging deep local knowledge and expert guidance, Oyster helps businesses navigate the complexities of international hiring and scaling their workforce globally.

📋 Description

• Own the complete native in-house German payroll cycle accurately, compliantly, and on time • Validate payroll master data, including hires, terminations, salary changes, variable pay, benefits, absences, and garnishments • Conduct pre- and post-payroll validations, investigate discrepancies, and implement corrective actions • Own statutory filings and activities, including Lohnsteueranmeldung, SV-Meldungen, Jahresmeldung, U1/U2 claims, and ELStAM data • Set up and manage required government accesses • Configure and maintain the in-house payroll system and test legislative updates • Troubleshoot payroll-system issues and partner with Product to improve automation and scalability • Advise the business on German wage tax law, social insurance law, labor law, and collective agreement interpretation • Oversee payroll journals, GL mappings, Finance reconciliations, and data integrity • Handle complex client payroll escalations as a key technical and customer-focused contact • Prepare statutory and ad-hoc reports, including pay-transparency, works-council pay-assessment, and GDPR-related documentation • Provide data and documentation for internal and external audits • Improve processes, coach junior specialists, back up Regional Managers, and maintain playbooks, SOPs, and a shared knowledge base

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years running the complete native in-house payroll process for Germany • Experience independently handling a high volume of German payslips per month • German at C1/C2 level for interaction with local authorities • Fluent English for collaboration with an asynchronous global team • Advanced, hands-on DATEV experience • Deep, current knowledge of German wage tax, social insurance, and labor law • Ability to advise stakeholders directly on payroll and employment-law matters • Experience handling complex, sensitive client escalations • Analytical, productivity-focused, automation-oriented mindset • Ability to build and improve processes from a blank canvas • Comfort operating in ambiguity and driving cross-functional change • Experience coaching or mentoring less experienced colleagues • Comfort working asynchronously in a fast-paced, remote-first environment • Completed Kaufmännische Ausbildung and/or Lohnbuchhalter qualification is desirable • Broader accounting background or qualification, such as Bilanzbuchhalter, is desirable • Experience delivering cross-functional HR/payroll projects is desirable • Hands-on experience with AI tools for payroll or operations workflows is desirable • Strong data transformation skills and practical experience with data analytics platforms are desirable • Must have the right to work in Germany

🏖️ Benefits

• Work from anywhere, subject to being authorized to work where you live • 40 days off per year, including holidays and vacation, or more if required by country • Mental health support through Plumm • Monthly wellbeing allowance through the ThanksBen wallet • At least three months’ paid parental leave for all new parents • Job protection for up to 12 months or as required locally • WFH stipend for laptop and home office equipment • Flexible, asynchronous, collaborative remote-first work • Inclusive work environment and reasonable accommodations during recruiting