Payroll & HR Operations Specialist – m/w/d

SelectLine Software Gmbh

Payroll & HR Operations Specialist handling payroll and administration in a collaborative HR team. Overseeing employee benefits and compliance in a dynamic work environment.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeMagdeburg • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You prepare the monthly payroll on time and transmit all payroll-relevant data to our external service provider, working closely with your colleague.
You review and check the generated pay slips for plausibility and serve as a point of contact for employees with payroll-related questions.
You reliably manage personnel administration, from employment contracts and personnel files to tracking deadlines, and coordinate cross-functional topics with the team.
You manage company pension schemes in accordance with the German Company Pensions Act (BetrAVG) and administratively oversee our benefits portfolio.
You maintain our employee data in Workday, produce HR reports, and actively contribute your insights to the team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You have relevant experience in payroll/salary accounting with at least three years of professional experience in a comparable role, ideally supported by relevant training or certification.
You have in-depth knowledge of social security, tax, and labor law.
You have experience with HR systems, ideally Workday or a comparable system.
You work in a structured and careful manner, communicate clearly, and demonstrate a strong sense of responsibility and confident presence with internal and external partners.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexibility & remote options: hybrid working with flexible hours for a good work–life balance.
Benefits that inspire: 30 days of vacation, JobRad (company bicycle program), Deutschlandticket (public transport pass), company events, modern hardware & height-adjustable desks – plus: a stable employer with a strong team spirit.
Room for initiative: you will have significant creative freedom and can actively contribute your ideas to the further development of our communications.

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Hard Skills & Tools

payroll accountingpersonnel administrationHR reportingemployee data managementcompany pension schemessocial security lawtax lawlabor law

Soft Skills

structured workclear communicationresponsibilityconfident presence