German Payroll Lead

🕒 June 24

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Strada

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5001 - 10000 employees

👥 HR Tech

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

HR Tech • SaaS • B2B

Strada is a global services company specializing in providing people-first solutions designed to enhance workforce management through technology. With over 30 years of experience and coverage across 180+ countries, Strada offers a range of services including global payroll solutions, HR and benefits administration, and expert guidance on platforms such as Workday and SAP. The company focuses on optimizing employee performance and operational efficiency, helping organizations transform their HR functions by leveraging AI and advanced technology.

📋 Description

• Responsible for supporting the German payroll country solution and using your functional and technical expertise, together with country-specific knowledge, to support the operational teams and ensure they are skilled and knowledgeable in meeting client deadlines. • Act as the German Payroll Subject Matter Expert, supporting a large delivery team of approximately 15 FTE, driving payroll excellence, supporting implementations, legislative compliance and continuous improvement initiatives. • Support Managers with client engagement, ensuring all information is accurate and provided on time. • Support the Sales process to ensure scope of service is feasible and highlight any concerns immediately to the Senior Operations Manager. • Provide support and guidance for all implementations and go lives, whilst ensuring automation and standards are utilized. • Lead projects designed to improve customer satisfaction and business performance. • Provide daily functional support to the teams, to support the successful delivery of German payrolls. • Act as a functional expert and escalation point for German payroll-related questions, issues and client requirements. • Responsible for the maintenance of the Country Solution workbook. • Responsible for the management of the legislation roadmap and ensuring the team are upskilled in upcoming changes and processes are updated where needed. • Responsible for the resolution of Technical/Functional issues escalated from the team and ensuring all system issues/defects are reported correctly and tickets are logged with the necessary details and evidence so Application Services and/or Products can investigate. • Work with Operational Management, Transformation and Products to implement automation, innovation and continuous improvement programmes. • Responsible for Year End activities to ensure deadlines are met successfully. • Proactively identify upsell opportunities. • Support Management with the resolution of client escalations, along with lessons learnt. • Upskill and develop team members through training delivery and coaching to enable them to fulfil their role. • Ensure you are up to date with all Strada announcements and communications. • Build good relationships with all lines of business. • Participate in projects as needed and assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• Strong knowledge of the various inputs and outputs such as third-party interfaces, timekeeping, tax filing/compliance, benefits and other key areas that integrate with payroll. • Expert knowledge of German payroll processes, practices and associated legislation. • Strong experience supporting payroll operations, client engagements, implementations and payroll transformations. • Ability to identify and mitigate risks. • Strong knowledge of MS Office tools such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. • Flexibility to support a global and fast-paced environment. • Attention to detail. • Excellent written and verbal skills. • Self-motivated and a willingness to learn. • Ability to collaborate and work in a team environment, as well as independently while adhering to processes and procedures. • Fluent German and English language skills (mandatory). • Hands-on SAP Payroll experience (mandatory). • Experience supporting, coaching and guiding payroll delivery teams.

🏖️ Benefits

• health coverage • wellbeing programs • paid leave (vacation, sick, parental) • retirement plans • learning opportunities