Senior Expert – Payroll (m/f/d)

Your impact You know the reality of pay and salary billing not only from theory, but from years of practice – and you want to introduce this knowledge in mod erne software? Then you're right with us. As Senior Expert (m/w/d) Payroll, you can make sure that our cloud-based wage solutions do exactly what You want – even in complex, regulated scenarios. You are the entity for professional accuracy, plausibility and traceability. Together with product management and development, you will ensure that digital solutions – increasingly AI-based – reflect the reality of pay billing correctly, understandably and resiliently. This is not only about standard cases, but also about special constellations, border cases and the details that make the difference. Your tasks Technical analysis and assessment of central pay processes as the basis for digital solutions: gross net billing, pay tax calculation, social security contributions, reporting procedures (DEV, ELSTAM, EEL, GKV-Meldungen, daBPV), annual accounts

Ensuring the technical correctness and traceability of processes, calculation logics and results

Manual examination and validation of complex billing scenarios – including special and border cases such as short work, one-time remuneration, multiple employment, minor employment

Clear classification of deviations between technical expectation and technical implementation

differentiation between professionally correct, professionally admissible and professionally risky

Structure and maintenance of resilient reference and sample data sets (Golden Datasets) for development, testing and quality assurance

Active professional support of product, development and analyst teams in early stages of design

Participation in technical tests and quality assurance with focus on content, not only technology

Contribution to the further development of technical standards in interaction with modern AI-based solutions

You're so passionate about it Long-term practical experience in pay billing or in a very rewarding role (e.g. team management in the pay office, senior payroll specialist, professional conception or QA for wage software)

Deep understanding of German wage tax and social security logic – also in complex special cases and border constellations

Ability to quantify billing results independently, to evaluate professionally and to explain clearly

Structured, fact-oriented mode of operation and high system and software affinity

Embossed quality awareness and aspiration to professional precision

High professional authority and persuasive power – without disciplinary responsibility

Knowledge of building wages and/or TVöD-Lohn are advantageous

Very good knowledge of German (C2) and good knowledge of English (min. B1)

This is how we inspire you Safe future: You will get an unlimited permanent employment in an international company as well as an occupational pension scheme with personal advice.

Work-Life-Balance: 30 days vacation, flexible working hours and the ability to work mobile on dedicated days – so the job fits your life

Working abroad: You can work flexibly abroad for up to 20 days within 12 months

Career development: We support you with structured onboarding, learning on the job, international career options and internal and external training

Health & Social Engagement: Our Corporate Benefits program offers you everything from JobRad to life and pension advice. In addition, you will get an additional free day, the Volunteer Day, to support social projects. With our program “Wolters Kluwer helps” we also support social projects as a company

Modern working environment: You work with powerful IT equipment, modern workstations with a shared desk system, free drinks and well-connected office buildings

Teamspirit: With our employee events and our employee recommendation program, you will experience real cohesion. Short decision-making, flat hierarchies and space for your ideas are of course with us