Key User Payroll (m/f/d) - temporary until 31.08.2028

Role overview

In this temporary payroll key user position, you will take ownership of payroll tax assessment and the delivery of payroll and time-management processes. The role focuses on translating operational, collective bargaining, and statutory changes into compliant payroll workflows.

What you will do

• Drive the rollout of new requirements within SAP HCM.
• Carry out monthly and yearly closing tasks.
• Advise on system and process changes and resolve complex questions and special situations.
• Manage specialized topics and support projects, especially those connected with digital transformation.
• Work with Compliance and Legal to make sure payroll tax activities meet legal standards and internal rules.
• Liaise with internal teams, manufacturing locations, and outside collection agencies.
• Prepare dedicated reports and statistical analyses.
• Coordinate testing and make sure the related documentation is complete.
• Assist with tax and social insurance audits from start to finish.

What you should bring

• A completed commercial apprenticeship with added qualifications, training as a tax clerk, or a dual study background in HR or tax law.
• Substantial, multi-year hands-on experience in payroll accounting.
• Preferably, familiarity with collective bargaining agreements in the metal and electrical sector.
• Strong working knowledge of reporting processes and current, well-rounded expertise in social security and payroll tax legislation.
• Advanced SAP skills and a key-user background in payroll and time management.
• Confident use of standard MS Office tools.
• Good English skills; business-fluent English would be a plus.

Additional information

The position is temporary and runs until 31.08.2028. The employer values diversity of experiences, backgrounds, and identities and encourages applications from all candidates.

If you have questions, contact SILVIA.SARZYNSKI@MAHLE.COM or call +49 711 501-13520.