Senior Payroll Manager (gn)

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Key Responsibilities

• 1
  You take operational and technical ownership of the monthly payroll for several entities within the Bikeleasing Group and ensure compliance with all German tax, labor law, and social security regulations.
• 2
  You handle the maintenance, validation, and reconciliation of all payroll-relevant data in DATEV , including interfaces with our HRIS Personio and accounting systems.
• 3
  You support the Finance team with budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and monthly/quarterly/annual closing by providing data, insights, and analyses.
• 4
  Together with your colleague, you act as a central expert partner to Finance, external tax advisors, auditors, and social security institutions.
• 5
  You coordinate external payroll service providers (e.g., in Austria) and ensure consistent processes and high quality.
• 6
  In close cooperation with People and Finance, you further develop payroll-relevant tools, reporting logic, and system interfaces.

Requirements

• Several years of hands-on experience in payroll management, ideally within a mid-sized corporate group environment.
• Strong practical knowledge of German income tax and social security law.
• Confident handling of DATEV Lohn & Gehalt (nice to have).
• Very good knowledge of Personio is an advantage.
• You think in terms of structures, standards, and scalability rather than one-off solutions—and you develop pragmatic interim fixes when needed.
• You can clearly evaluate complex topics, set priorities, and communicate effectively for different target groups.
• When required, you take functional leadership and steer topics confidently through to implementation.
• You work independently, precisely, and reliably.
• Excellent German skills (C1 or higher) are essential, as well as fluent English skills (B2 or higher).

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