Job Summary:
To process German payroll for our employees based in Frankfurt and provide support to the German management and employees ensuring both Company and departmental standards are met.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Process German payroll for all German deSter employees based in Frankfurt (all white collar positions)
- To act as the SPOC to the German employees for all payroll related questions
- To carry out all German HR administration duties as required. This will include (amongst others):
o recruitment/on boarding
o terminations/off boarding
o staff movements
o registration for German personnel insurances
o completion of all HR related German governmental social documents
o handling IT new user and access requests - To maintain employee personnel files and electronic records (in compliance with GDPR) and carry out any other ad hoc filing as required.
- To ensure consistency of approach in administration documents, templates and procedures across the business.
- Respond to day to day queries received in HR from internal and external customers.
- To advise and support management and employees as required.
- To update the HRIS database Workday as required
- To carry out other ad hoc HR or employment-related duties as required.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor – preferably in HR related field.
Work Experience:
- 3-5 years’ experience of working in a similar role, particularly in relation to German payroll and German labor legislation.
- Experience of working in a fast-paced, high-volume, international work environment.
Skills & Knowledge:
- Knowledge of German labor legislation.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Being flexible and “can do” attitude.
- Must demonstrate integrity, confidentiality and professionalism at all times.
- Ability to work efficiently and use own initiative.
- Good ability to process and prioritise large volumes of information.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Very good verbal and written German and English communication skills – knowledge of Dutch is a plus in order to integrate in the Belgian team.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales.
- Proactive and flexible attitude.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Applications (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Knowledge of Workday or any other HRIS system is a plus
