Senior HR Operations Professional

The People Services & Solutions team delivers consistent and compliant HR services across multiple countries. Working closely with Global HR and regional teams we support employees and managers while continuously improving HR processes and systems.

In this role you will support our German legal entity and contribute to HR services across the EMEA region. You will be the primary contact for all HR administration and employee lifecycle matters and will coordinate outsourced payroll processing for Germany. The role requires strong knowledge of German labour law and payroll compliance as well as the ability to work independently in an international environment.

Your key tasks

• Act as the primary contact for all HR administration matters working with internal stakeholders and external counterparts including authorities and service providers
• Manage HR administration across the full employee lifecycle (onboarding to offboarding)
• Prepare and manage employee documentation and maintain compliant personnel files
• Maintain accurate legally compliant employee data in our HRIS ensuring data integrity confidentiality and compliance with GDPR and applicable German labour and statutory requirements
• Coordinate and oversee end-to-end payroll processing including preparation validation and reconciliation activities in close cooperation with external payroll providers ensuring accuracy and compliance with all German statutory requirements
• Ensure compliance with German labour law payroll regulations statutory deadlines and internal HR policies
• Serve as a first point of contact for employees providing HR advisory and support through the HR ticketing system to ensure consistent and timely solutions
• Manage relationships with external vendors (e.g. payroll providers benefits partners) and coordinate with statutory authorities to ensure compliance and timely service delivery.
• Lead process optimization efforts and support HR projects and initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and the employee experience
• Liaise with the regional HR operations contact for alignment escalation management and consistent delivery across the region
• Collaborate with HR colleagues across EMEA and globally to deliver consistent and compliant HR support

Qualifications :

• Bachelors Degree in Human Resources Business or a related field
• At least 58 years of experience in HR Operations preferably in an international environment with proven payroll expertise in Germany
• Solid experience applying German labour law and HR compliance requirements across the full employee lifecycle (contracts absences terminations policy implementation)
• Hands-on expertise in statutory payroll compliance including German tax and social security law mandatory reporting and audits
• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors; strong MS Office skills
• Reliable responsible and detail-oriented personality with strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently manage multiple priorities and deliver under deadlines
• Excellent communication skills in German and English both written and verbal
• Knowledge of HR processes in other EMEA countries is an advantage

Additional Information :

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices. 

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self. 

We hire compensate and promote regardless of origin age gender identity sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way. 

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.  

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time