The job Please note that this is a Parttime position for 0.5 FTE. Are you experienced in payroll management and would you like to apply your knowledge and skills in the very dynamic International Employment environment? To strengthen our HR operations in Cologne we are looking for a (HR &) Payroll Specialist with international ambitions. You will start with assisting our German payroll specialist with our outsourced payroll services in Germany, together with our Payroll Lead who is based in the Netherlands. This will include communicating to customers about the German payroll landscape, servicing them with a seamless payroll service. You will take the responsibility connecting our systems and processes and training your colleagues. With this responsibility you play an important role between our HR- and Finance operations. Moreover, you will advise and help them translate their foreign HR policies into employment relationships for their selected employees in Germany. Acting as our client’s Payroll provider in Germany, you will make sure the employees are paid accurately, while adhering to the local laws, where most of our customers lack this knowledge. Therefore, your communicative and cooperative skills will play a big part in everyone working closely together and delivering quality according to the high Parakar standards. This is your job if You hold a relevant bachelor’s degree and have the equivalent experience and mindset; You are an expert in German payroll regulations and have at least 2 years of experience as a Payroll Specialist or similar; You are motivated to learn more about the complex HR-, employment-, legal-, payroll-, tax- and immigration regulations particularly in our international employment outsourcing context; You have a very good and professional command of the German and English language (C1 level or higher), both written and spoken (essential!); Experience with DATEV Payroll software is a strong plus!; You are attentive to process and detail regarding your work, tasks given to you, and tying up loose ends. Dealing with multiple HR tasks simultaneously does not impose a problem on you. You have an open mindset, and you are flexible enough to apply your knowledge and experience in totally different ways of working. Moreover, you act proactively on things that could be improved. Our offer 0.5 FTE per week; A starting salary of between €3650 and €5350 gross per month (depending on your experience); An end-of-year bonus potential of 10%, depending on your personal and company goals; A very dynamic international working environment at a top location in Cologne; A highly motivated and pleasant working environment at a WeWork in Cologne with your own personal barista! A highly motivating and pleasant working atmosphere; 31 vacation days based on a fulltime position; Edenred card with a monthly credit of EUR 50, in addition to your salary. Our annual Team Event together with all your (international) colleagues; An extensive onboarding training at our headquarters in the Netherlands; Many (new) international contacts and occasional exchanges with the other offices; To become a subject-matter expert in the growing field of Global Expansion; An annual training and development budget of EUR 500; All the means, facilities and equipment you need to properly do your job (at the office, from home or remote). Yes, give me the job! Apply via the form below, we would like to receive your CV and feel free to add any other relevant information. If you have any questions regarding this job opening, please contact careers@parakar.eu. About us Parakar is a dynamic, sparkling and progressive club! With a team of 60 HR specialists, we provide a range of global outsourced HR and payroll management services. What kind of services are those? Think outsourced human resource management, HR consulting and management, payroll, immigration and everything that comes with it. At Parakar, we deliver effective solutions time and again by interweaving local expertise with international experience. Parakar's head quarter is located in Breda, the Netherlands, and we also have several offices across Europe. We believe in a future of work, where organizations and professionals of all generations should always be able to work together, regardless of when, how and where. To make this possible, we are looking for driven professionals who want to take up this challenge with us. At Parakar, you are central, because we believe that without satisfied people, there are no satisfied customers. This means that we like to invest in your development, understand that flexibility is a must and that all that hard work should be compensated with a lot of fun and a good salary. So, if you think you have the Parakar DNA, we would love to talk to you!