Payroll Specialist EMEA (m/f/d)

At Clarios, we are producing the world’s best batteries, essential for the evolving future of transportation. Our advanced, low-voltage batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. Join our team and be part of the success story of VARTA!

The position will be based in our Clarios EMEA headquarters office in Hannover, Germany. Embedded in our HR team, you work hand in hand actively shaping the development of Clarios and aiming to win together by supporting our 4.200 employees’ and managers’ success within the EMEA region. Ready to direct your talent and energy toward our strategy to create wins for our customers every day whilst bringing your own ideas to life? Then take on the challenge and become part of our EMEA Payroll team!

Your contribution: What you will do

As Payroll Specialist EMEA (m/f/d) you will be responsible for the administration of payroll for several countries in the EMEA region. You will ensure accurate and compliant payroll in cooperation with local payroll providers. You will serve as a partner and play a key role in maintaining payroll accuracy in order to provide excellent service to our employees in the EMEA region.

Your responsibilities: How you will do it

• Provide overall payroll support for multiple countries in the EMEA region, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of payments
• Ensure compliance with country-specific payroll regulations, tax laws and social security requirements in cooperation with the local payroll providers
• Work with local payroll providers to capture and validate payroll inputs, including salaries, benefits, allowances and deductions
• Verification of payroll calculations, including statutory deductions, for the respective countries
• Coordinating payments in various banking systems
• Processing payroll inquiries from employees, managers and HR business partners on payroll-related and time management issues in various countries
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure accurate employee data management and seamless payroll integration
• Advise and support the HR and Finance teams on payroll processes and reporting
• Participate in the evaluation and implementation of payroll system upgrades or enhancements and external payroll vendors
• Coordinate year-end payroll processes

Your knowledge, skills, and abilities: What we look for

• Completed apprenticeship in business/administrative field
• First work experience in Payroll, with focus on payroll in several countries in the EMEA region
• Experience in working with local payroll vendors and managing relationships with external vendors
• Solid knowledge of EMEA payroll laws, tax regulations social security requirements, knowledge of benefit regulations throughout EMEA countries is a bonus
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in handling complex payroll scenarios across multiple countries
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to be able to perform complex payroll calculations and reconciliations
• High level of flexibility and ability to work independently
• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• High level of initiative and ability to work diligently under deadline pressure
• Proficient in Microsoft 365
• Fluent in German and English

Your benefits: What we offer you

As a technology leader with strong brands (i.e. VARTA® and OPTIMA®), Clarios notably lives on the creativity, capability and satisfaction of its employees. Therefore, we offer people with drive and power many good reasons to join us:

• Exciting professional tasks and challenges in a diverse international future-oriented environment with strong commitment to integrity, values, social engagement, and sustainability.
• Arrange your working hours and breaks flexible via our flexible and trust-based working hours model and combine your professional and private life even better according to our above average number of vacation days, mobile work policy and company kindergarten.
• A competitive remuneration package, including additional payments such as holiday, Christmas as well as company pension scheme.
• Your well-being is very important to us: Take advantage of our preventive health care offers such as fitness center, physiotherapist, modern office environment, healthy canteen, team and company events or hobby clubs.
• Stay fit whilst at the same time positively contributing to our environment: Lease your company bike.
• Our well-advanced onboarding process and buddy program supports you to quickly grow into the position and team. By using the offering in our Internal Learning Academy, LinkedIn Learning and EMEA Mentoring Program you will be able to further grow professionally and personally.
• Last, but not least we support you in relocating and finding an apartment in your work location, if applicable and depending on individual factors.

You want to learn more about the position and our EMEA region? Check out our regional page and get in touch with our recruiting team.

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About Clarios:

Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. Our batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. With around 18,000 employees in over 100 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous sustainability focus – advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. We work to ensure 100% of our products sold are recyclable, and we recycle 8,000 batteries an hour in our network. Clarios is a Brookfield portfolio company. You can find more information here (PDF). 

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