Payroll and Benefits Specialist
vor 6 Monaten
**Hi there Thanks for stopping by**
Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Wellyou might just be in the right place
As a Payroll Specialist at Lightspeed, you will play a vital role in ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll for our employees in **Germany**. This position requires a high level of attention to detail, a strong understanding of German payroll regulations, and the ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
**Key responsibilities**:
- Accurately process monthly payroll for employees in Germany, ensuring all financial transactions are handled correctly.
- Managing different types of payroll variables (insurance, transport reimbursement, withholding tax, Stock Options, RSU, Bonus, On-call, overtime, exceptional bonuses, time
off, and others)
- Ensure the relationship with Addison (outsourced payroll providers in Germany), with a focus on the accuracy and timely receipt of payroll reports.
- Maintain accurate and confidential payroll records, including employee data, deductions, and
tax information.
- Management of sick leave, maternity and paternity leave (registration, monitoring of subrogation periods.
- Coordinate payroll approvals & funding instructions with the Finance team.
- Reply to tax notices, wage orders, unemployment claims, government correspondences, and verification of employment for international entities.
- Address and resolve payroll-related issues and discrepancies promptly, providing excellent customer service to employees with payroll inquiries.
- Coordinate and execute year-end payroll activities, such as preparing and distributing annual tax documents.
- Participate in Internal & External Audits.
- Prepare monthly payroll reconciliations, journal, accrual reports and summaries to relevant departments as needed.
- Support the Finance teams with month-end close and reporting activities.
- Stay up-to-date with local and national payroll regulations in Germany, ensuring that payroll processes comply with legal requirements and company policies.
**Experience required**:
- Degree in Administration, Accounting, HR or related fields.
- Minimum 3 years of experience working in Payroll & or Accounting.
- Strong knowledge of German payroll laws, regulations, and tax codes; Stay up-to-date with local and national payroll regulations in Germany, ensuring that payroll processes comply with legal requirements and company policies.
- Experience with Addison payroll software and Workday is an asset.
- Experience managing internal and external stakeholders such as other HR functions, employees, and local payroll providers.
- Excellent communication skills in **German and English**. Knowing the Dutch language is an asset.
- Ability to work effectively as an individual and as a team member.
- Ability to take ownership of payroll processes.
- Problem solving mindset & positive attitude.
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to multitask.
- Strong sense of confidentiality.
We know that people are more than what's on their CV. If you're unsure that you have the right profile for the role... hit the 'Apply' button and give it a try
**What's in it for you?**
**Come live the Lightspeed experience...**
- Ability to do your job in a truly flexible hybrid environment (3 days/week in office);
- Genuine career opportunities in a company that's creating new jobs everyday;
- Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact.
and enjoy a range of benefits that'll keep you happy & healthy:
- Lightspeed RSU program (we are all owners)
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Flexible working policy
- Health insurance
- Health and wellness benefits
- Possibility for transit fees to be covered
- Paid leave assistance for new parents
- Access to LinkedIn learning
- Volunteer day
**Where to from here?**
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you're proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.
Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal's gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.
**Who we are**:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.
- Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:
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