Interim Payroll Expert - SAP HCM - 100% Remote

Project overview

For our client in the manufacturing sector, we are seeking an experienced Interim Payroll Expert to support the payroll team with daily operations and upcoming special topics.

Client Details

Our client is a manufacturing company.

Job Description

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Offer

If you are interested in this position, we look forward to receiving your application.

• Independent execution and timely processing of payroll for a defined group of employees
• Management of all administrative payroll processes, especially new hires, terminations, master data maintenance, and payroll-relevant changes
• Processing and verification of special payments, bonus payments, and other complex compensation matters
• Support with year-end activities and the implementation of legal and company changes
• Ensuring data quality and performing plausibility and control checks within payroll processing
• Point of contact for HR, Finance, and management on payroll-relevant issues
• Support for the Payroll Team Lead as SAP HCM Key User on process and system-related topics
• Participation in testing activities as part of the ongoing SAP HANA transformation and validation of payroll processes and results
• Support with topics related to personnel provisions and at the interface between Payroll, Finance, and Controlling
• Involvement in special topics such as company events, one-time payments, and other payroll-relevant projects
• Several years of experience in operational payroll processing in Germany
• Sound knowledge of wage tax, social security, and labor law
• Very good experience with SAP HCM Payroll, ideally also as a Key User
• Experience in managing complex payroll matters as well as special payments and bonus models
• Knowledge of year-end processes and legal reporting
• Ideally, experience with payroll testing, system conversions, or SAP transformation projects
• Understanding of the interfaces between Payroll, HR, Finance, and Controlling
• Structured, meticulous, and independent way of working
• High hands-on mentality and quick onboarding into existing processes and structures

Project details

• Start: 2026-11
• Remote: remote
• Location: München (80336), Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German