Payroll Specialist

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Payroll Specialist to join our team at Evonik. As a key member of our payroll team, you will be responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll for our employees in Germany.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical adjustment of payroll processing in Germany due to legal, tariff, and company requirements
• Support of Evonik long-term accounts and pension models, including administration, conception of further developments, payroll processing, and target specifications for evaluation programs and account statements
• Support for the Centric audit tools MADAP/PLK/PLX, including design of audit rules, implementation, functional testing, documentation, and updates
• Advising the HR department on the feasibility of change and enhancement requests in the area of Payroll Germany
• Development of solution approaches for change and function enhancements in Payroll DE and their realization
• Participation in overarching HR IT projects in the area of M&A and carve-out activities, including conception, implementation, and monitoring of payroll-related issues and necessary data transfers
• Coordination of technically or professionally initiated changes with an impact on processes with a focus on Germany

Requirements

• Successfully completed studies in (business) informatics or a comparable qualification or comparable practical experience
• Several years of experience in the SAP HCM environment with a focus on payroll accounting, quality assurance, and pension models
• Good knowledge of collective bargaining regulations, ideally in the chemical industry, as well as the legal framework for HR
• Desirable experience in project management in a national and ideally international environment
• Very good German and ideally good written and spoken English skills