VRG GmbH

Lead Payroll Specialist

VRG GmbH

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Langen • Germany

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • As Lead Payroll Specialist you are the central subject-matter authority for payroll at the Langen location.
  • Your focus is on independently executing complex payroll calculations and on the technical direction and support of the payroll team.
  • You support a team of currently 10 Payroll Specialists as the technical point of contact, mentor and sparring partner.
  • You ensure compliance with statutory requirements and drive the continuous improvement of processes.
  • In addition to your technical leadership role, you personally manage a selected portfolio of clients and carry out their payrolls independently.
  • In technically demanding situations and escalations, you apply your expertise purposefully and support both the team and clients with solution-oriented advice.

Requirements

  • Excellent knowledge of tax and social security law
  • Strong user-level experience with a payroll system, ideally PROVIA
  • Experience in a technical leadership role (e.g., Senior, Expert, Mentor)
  • Strong communication and advisory skills with both team and clients
  • Structured, solution-oriented and quality-conscious approach to work
  • Several years of solid experience in payroll processing
Benefits
  • Technical responsibility: Independently conducting complex payroll processing for selected clients
  • Technical management and quality assurance of payroll processes at the location
  • Point of contact (m/f/d) for complex payroll, tax and social security questions
  • Support for the team in special cases, audits, and escalations
  • Analysis and continuous optimization of payroll and service processes
  • Ensuring a consistent professional quality level
  • Technical guidance, coaching and knowledge transfer within the payroll team
  • Support in the technical onboarding of new employees
  • Cross-site exchange with other Senior Payroll Specialists to promote knowledge transfer
  • Close collaboration with the Head of Customer Service as a technical sparring partner
  • Participation in employee discussions, feedback and development meetings in coordination with the Head of Customer Service
  • Technical input on personnel decisions without sole disciplinary responsibility
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentoringcommunication skillsadvisory skillssolution-oriented approachquality-conscious approach