Payroll Specialist - Germany & UK

Description

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with entrepreneurial, action, and results-oriented professionals. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team

This role offers a high level of autonomy, while being fully supported by a peer in Germany and our centralized EMEA payroll team, along with HR, Benefits, Finance, and global business stakeholders. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your technical expertise and leadership capability within a collaborative, international payroll environment as part of a Global Payroll team.

How you will contribute

The Payroll Specialist will take ownership of delivering accurate and timely payroll processing for approximately 450+ personnel, with headcount expected to grow. In addition to local responsibilities, the role will provide back-up support for other EMEA payrolls, contribute to the Global Payroll Transformation Project, and manage relationships with external vendors. The role is ideal for someone who enjoys new challenges, appreciates a streamlined and supportive process, and has a passion for innovative solutions.

• Manage and deliver the end-to-end payroll cycle for Germany and Austria (with scope to support additional countries), ensuring payments are accurate, on time, and fully compliant with local legislation, statutory requirements, and company policies.
• Prepare by law mandatory payroll documents and de/registrations such as termination documents, employment confirmations in accordance with local legislation.
• Adhere to payroll cut-off dates and ensure that deadlines with the payroll provider and Business Partners are met.
• Coordinate year-end payroll processes, including the production of annual tax statements and compliance reports for each country.
• Work with payroll provider and internal payroll management to ensure that payroll legislative changes are applied timely.
• Ensure adequate approvals are obtained in respect of payroll finalisation and payment requests.
• Ensure all appropriate FX rates have been updated where translation is required for payment of salaries or bonuses.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of payroll legislation and internal policies.
• Act as the primary contact on payroll related queries from employees, the business, tax authorities, pension and other statutory benefits providers, and payroll providers in a timely manner, ensuring service quality and issue resolution.
• Deliver month-end payroll reports to the Finance team and support the Accounting team in reconciling payroll-related accounts, reports, and audit requests.
• Support continuous improvement of payroll processes and maintain a strong focus on payroll controls, documentation, and audit readiness.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and digitalization of payroll processes by participating in the Global Payroll Integrator Project or other initiatives.
• Foster close collaboration with The People Team, wider Finance team, and all stakeholders, maintaining a professional, efficient, and trusted payroll service reputation.