Payroll Specialist (Fixed-Term)

Job Overview

We are seeking a Payroll Specialist for a fixed-term contract of 24 months to join our nationwide Payroll Team within People & Culture Operations. You can choose your workplace from Essen, Mülheim, Mandern, Ennepetal, Schönebeck, Ilsenburg, or Chemnitz.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the complete monthly payroll process for your assigned area, including working hours, absences, bonuses, and one-time payments ensuring timely and accurate execution.
• Maintain oversight of taxes and social security contributions, including submissions to health insurance companies, tax offices, and other authorities, alongside regular audits.
• Handle benefits and HR-related tasks closely linked to payroll, such as JobBike, company cars, occupational pensions, and special cases with correct tax evaluations.
• Organize time management by maintaining master data, resolving special cases, and ensuring the proper implementation of collective agreements and company agreements.
• Prepare reports to assist in monthly and annual closing analyses.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by actively participating in payroll and time management projects while collaborating closely with the nationwide team.

Candidate Profile

• Completed commercial vocational training.
• Basic experience in payroll processing and understanding of tax and social security law foundations with a desire to deepen knowledge.
• Affinity for technology and numbers, comfortable working with payroll, HR, and time management systems, and quickly adaptable to new tools.
• Strong communication skills for interaction with internal teams, external partners, and authorities.
• Open to change with a proactive attitude towards future process improvements.

What We Offer

• Modern work environment collaborating with various business units of the company.
• New Work culture promoting hybrid working options, home-office, flexible schedules, transparency, and flat hierarchies encouraging creativity and team solutions.
• Corporate benefits including discounts on various products and services, plus a performance-based employee referral program.
• Opportunities for professional development with access to a digital learning library containing over 16,000 resources, targeted training, and participation in a company-wide talent program enhancing career prospects.
• Mobility options such as a Germany-wide public transport ticket and bicycle leasing programs.
• Possibility to work remotely within Germany and across EU countries.
• Company pension schemes and prospects for permanent employment post contract.
• Family support through online tutoring and homework assistance for school-age children.
• Health promotion initiatives including online courses and special conditions with healthcare providers.
• Team-building events fostering camaraderie and cooperation.

About the Company

thyssenkrupp Bilstein is a global leader in innovation and high-tech suspension technology, providing a comprehensive range of suspension products across Europe, America, and China. The company is also a renowned partner in motorsports and tuning sectors and operates as a business unit within Automotive Technology.

Additional Information

Applications are to be submitted exclusively through the online portal.