Payroll Operations Manager
Epassi
Europe, Germany, Bremen
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Salary
Rank
Senior Manager
Responsibility
Process Roles
Scope
Regional
Workplace
Hybrid
Functions
Finance
HR
Reports to
Level
N-3
Travel Max:
0%
Posting Date
07-22-2025
Description
As a Payroll Operations Manager, you are primarily responsible for managing the end-to-end payroll service & support in Germany (assisting with other countries’ payroll services as and when needed). The main focus will be standardizing payroll operations and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Implementing a new payroll vendor/platform in Germany, setting up and further developing standardized payroll processes in line with group policies
- Assisting in further implementations of new platforms as well as new/standardized/ harmonized payroll-related policies and procedures in other countries
- Supporting and guiding other stakeholders in the Epassi Group of new and/or updated best practice ways of working in delivering payroll services
- Acting as the main point of contact for various individual employee concerns/questions
- Supporting the payroll-dependent execution and outcome of regular compensation, benefit processes and compliance-based areas, including annual salary reviews, Bi- annual incentive scheme pay-outs and Pay Transparency Directive compliance
- Co-ordinating travel expense management with a view to harmonizing and standardizing ways of working practices from an Epassi Group perspective
- Co-defining and facilitating a global payroll information management approach for our key stakeholders, including ad hoc reports, dashboards, KPIs, etc.
- Working and improving solutions according to defined service delivery and management philosophy
Qualification & Requirements
- University degree in Finance, Economics, HR or related subject
- 5-10 years of proven experience in implementing and/or managing payroll operations in Germany (including German labor law & tax specifics)
- Great understanding of payroll processes in the context of HR master data requirements and integrations to global HR systems of record/reference
- Demonstrable knowledge & experience of implementing & working in an HR shared services model set-up
- Experience with Service Level Agreements for payroll processing, case management (Jira or ServiceNow), knowledge management (Confluence, SharePoint), AI support or RPA is being considered, HRIS (HiBob)
- Very high proficiency in both English & German (spoken & written)
- Experience of working with or managing external global/ European payroll platforms would be highly beneficial
- Ability to communicate clearly and engage a diverse audience, including senior stakeholders
- Highly skilled knowledge in the MS Office suite (particularly MS Excel), knowledge of HiBob is a plus
- Team & solution orientation, with analytical thinking & proactive mindset, especially in a fast-paced changing environment
Benefits
- Individual development opportunities
- Free use of the Hansefit app
- 30 vacation days per year with a 5-day week
- Flexible working hours & flexible work location
- Using the Babbel app
- JobRad-Leasing
- Regular team events
Company Profile
Epassi
Industry
Financial Transaction Processing
Revenue
$171.07M
Employees
210
Fortune 500 Rank
NA
Global 500 Rank
NA
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