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The Stepstone Group, a global online job platform operating 20+ brands across 30+ countries with ~4,000 employees, is seeking a Payroll Manager to join the People Operations team in Düsseldorf.
In this role, you will manage and oversee the external payroll service provider for Germany, ensuring smooth and quality-assured payroll operations. You will coordinate payroll processes and the local benefits portfolio (including occupational pensions, risk life insurance, job bikes, and company bonuses), and address complex tax and social insurance matters.
Key responsibilities include:
- Manage the external payroll service provider, ensuring all defined payroll workflows are implemented and necessary data is available for salary processing
- Prepare all required reporting and coordinate the local benefits portfolio with the provider
- Serve as a point of contact for complex tax and social insurance questions, supporting People Operations Specialists in employee advisory matters
- Issue wage certificates and communicate with authorities
- Support internal and external tax and social insurance audits
- Create regular reports for various company departments
- Play an active role in HR projects focused on process optimization and digitalization, contributing both operational and conceptual expertise
The role offers a hybrid work model with 30 days vacation plus additional days, occupational pension, risk life insurance, volunteer days, job bike, discounted WellHub membership, subsidized parking/transit, corporate benefits portal access, and dog-friendly offices.
Requirements:
- Completed degree in business, HR, or law, or equivalent commercial training with HR focus
- Multiple years of professional experience in a coordinative payroll role or comparable position
- Deep knowledge of German tax and social insurance law with experience evaluating complex questions in these areas
- Several years of experience managing service providers and implementing projects
- Highly independent work style with excellent organizational skills and ability to derive pragmatic recommendations
- Fluent German and English (essential for the role)
- Comfortable balancing operational and conceptual tasks
