薪酬专员（德国）
Payroll Specialist (Germany)
### **✨ 一个平台，开启无限可能**
最好的工作一直集中在世界最富裕的少数城市中。但人才无处不在。Oyster致力于弥合这一差距——打造一个全球雇佣平台，让公司可以随时随地雇佣、支付并关怀优秀的人才。
我们证明了高绩效的文化不需要办公室。自2020年以来，我们分布在全球60多个国家，我们打造的东西一直受到行业的关注：
- 在TIME和Statista的2026年《美国顶级WorkTech公司》榜单中位列**第10名**（共250家）[https://www.oysterhr.com/library/oyster-hr-named-10-of-americas-top-worktech-companies-of-2026-by-time]
- 被Newsweek评为[2026年美国最棒的初创公司办公场所]之一 [https://www.oysterhr.com/library/oyster-2026-newsweek-award]
- 在雇主代理、全球雇佣、多国薪酬和人力资源合规领域被列为[G2 2026年春季领导者] [https://www.oysterhr.com/library/oyster-named-best-roi-for-any-global-employment-platform-for-g2-spring-2026]
- 唯一一家获得**B Corp认证**的全球雇佣平台 ~ 自2023年起独立验证
其中两项排名从外部衡量了我们的业务影响。一项衡量了我们员工在这里工作的感受。它们得出了相同的结论 ~ 因为在Oyster，文化与绩效不是两个不同的话题，而是同一个话题。
我们才刚刚开始。如果你希望与那些和你一样投入的人一起完成职业生涯中最出色的工作，欢迎你申请。
**地点：** 为了给员工提供最佳体验并满足业务需求，该职位要求你位于德国，并拥有在该地工作的合法权利。
### **职位概要**
这是加入Oyster的激动人心时刻。德国是我们最重要的市场之一 —— 此职位将赋予你对薪酬流程的实际掌控权，并有机会帮助我们在大规模范围内实现一流的薪酬标准。
你将成为我们内部薪酬团队的重要成员：我们信任你准确地完成每周期分配的德国薪酬，严格遵循我们的DATEV流程，并及时指出任何异常情况。如果你有实际的本地德国薪酬经验，能够仔细执行结构化流程，并希望在一个仍在发展的薪酬职能中提升自己的技能，那么这个职位适合你。
### **核心职责**
- **准确处理薪酬。** 完成你负责的德国薪酬周期的处理，确保数据准确无误。
- **严格执行流程。** 遵循DATEV的流程规范，确保所有操作符合公司标准。
- **发现问题并及时反馈。** 对任何异常情况保持敏感，及时上报。
- **持续优化流程。** 在日常工作中不断寻找改进机会，提高效率和准确性。
- **协作与沟通。** 与其他团队密切合作，确保薪酬流程顺畅运行。
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### **✨ One platform, a whole world of opportunity**
The best jobs have always clustered in a handful of the world's wealthiest cities. But talent is everywhere. Oyster set out to close that gap - building a global employment platform that lets companies hire, pay, and care for brilliant people anywhere.
We're proof that a high-performing culture doesn't need an office. Distributed across 60+ countries since 2020, we've built something the industry keeps noticing:
- Ranked **#10 of 250** on TIME and Statista's 2026 list of [America's Top WorkTech Companies](https://www.oysterhr.com/library/oyster-hr-named-10-of-americas-top-worktech-companies-of-2026-by-time)
- Named one of [America's Greatest Startup Workplaces 2026](https://www.oysterhr.com/library/oyster-2026-newsweek-award) by Newsweek
- A [G2 Spring 2026 Leader](https://www.oysterhr.com/library/oyster-named-best-roi-for-any-global-employment-platform-for-g2-spring-2026) across Employer of Record, Global Employment, Multi-country Payroll, and HR Compliance
- The only **B Corp-certified** global employment platform ~ independently verified since 2023
Two of those rankings measured our business impact from the outside. One measured how our own people feel about working here. They landed in the same place ~ because at Oyster, culture and performance aren't separate conversations. They're the same one.
And we're just getting started. If you want to do the best work of your career alongside people who care as much as you do, we'd love for you to apply.
**Location:** To create the best experience for this employee and meet business needs, this role requires you to be based in Germany and have the right to work in this location.
### **Role Summary**
This is an exciting time to join Oyster. Germany is one of our most important markets — this role will give you real ownership over how payroll runs, with the scope to help us achieve best-in-class payroll standards at scale.
You'll be a valued member of our in-house payroll team: someone we trust to accurately produce your assigned stream of German payroll each cycle, follow our DATEV processes closely, and flag anything that doesn't look right. If you have hands-on native (in-house) German payroll experience, are comfortable executing structured processes with care, and want to build your skills within a payroll function that's still taking shape, this role is for you.
### **Core Responsibilities**
- **Process payroll accurately.** Produce your assigned stream of the German payroll cycle in-house each period; accurate, compliant, and on time.
- **Master data accuracy.** Process and check employee payroll master data — new hires, terminations, salary changes, variable pay, benefits, absences, and garnishments (Pfändungen) — following defined procedures and flagging anything unclear or that looks off.
- **Payroll controls & quality.** Run pre- and post-payroll validations each cycle; check your own work carefully, and flag anything that doesn't look right before issues reach team members, customers, or Finance.
- **Handle all statutory filings & accesses.** Lohnsteueranmeldung, SV-Meldungen, Jahresmeldung, filing of U1/U2 reimbursement claims, owning the retrieval and maintenance of ELStAM data: you follow established procedures for these activities and flag anything that looks off. You'll support the setup and maintenance of required government accesses as directed.
- **Follow the payroll system procedures.** Follow defined steps to help maintain the in-house payroll system, test legislative updates before they go live as directed, and flag issues or ideas to your team lead or our Product team.
- **Build your subject matter knowledge**. Learn and follow Lohnsteuerrecht, Sozialversicherungsrecht, Arbeitsrecht, and Tarifvertrag interpretation as they apply to your work, and ask questions when something is unclear.
- **Check your numbers**. Check payroll journals and General ledger (GL) mappings against your outputs, and flag any data integrity issues you notice.
- **Handle assigned tickets.** Handle assigned client payroll tickets well, and escalate anything that exceeds your frame to senior team members. Pair careful, accurate work with a customer-first mindset.
- **Reporting.** Help prepare statutory and ad-hoc reports to meet regulatory requirements, including EU Pay Transparency Directive obligations, Betriebsrat-facing pay assessment documentation, and Datenschutz/GDPR compliance across payroll data.
- **Audits.** Provide structured data and documentation to support internal and external audits.
- **Support the team.** Follow SOPs closely and flag gaps when you spot them. Share knowledge when asked and support your peers informally, helping keep our living knowledge base — playbooks and SOPs — documented and shared.
### **Minimum Requirements**
- 1–3 years running native (in-house) payroll processes for Germany, comfortable independently handling a defined volume of payslips per month.
- Hands-on DATEV processing experience.
- Completed Kaufmännische Ausbildung (e.g. Steuerfachangestellte/r) and/or Lohnbuchhalter qualification.
- Working knowledge of German wage tax, social insurance, and labor law, with a willingness to build deeper expertise over time.
- German at C1/C2 for interaction with local authorities and fluent English for collaborating with our async global team.
- Comfortable handling assigned client queries and escalating anything beyond your scope with clear context; balancing careful, accurate work with a genuine customer-first mindset.
- A careful, detail-oriented mindset. You check your own work thoroughly and flag patterns or issues as you notice them.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity within your own workstream, and know when to escalate something that falls outside your frame.
- You're happy to share knowledge when asked and support your peers informally.
- Comfortable working largely asynchronously in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.
### **Desirable Skills**
- A broader accounting background or qualification (e.g. Bilanzbuchhalter); particularly useful for the GL mapping and reconciliation side of the role.
- Proven experience working on and delivering cross-functional HR/Payroll projects.
- Hands-on capability working with AI tools to optimize payroll or operations workflows.
- Strong data transformation skills and practical experience with data analytics platforms.
### **How we work together at Oyster**
Our values guide the work we do, the decisions we make, and the culture that makes Oyster what it is. We make it happen—progress is our default setting. We drive change, we build and give trust, and we move as one united team.
Our mission is to create a more equal world of work: helping companies everywhere hire, pay, and care for talent anywhere. Everything we do ladders up to our mission. We embrace asynchronous, collaborative work and share how we operate in the [Oyster Public HQ](https://oysterhr.notion.site/Welcome-to-The-Reef-Oyster-s-Open-Source-Employee-Guide-fc482e3f107c4afd8c85ed217f1d0c1d) so other global teams can learn from us.
### **How YOU work**
With diverse locations, cultures, and needs, we created [How YOU Work;](https://oysterhr.notion.site/How-YOU-work-ac16c1932e314ffd8cb693e332458395) a program supporting your whole human experience at Oyster:
- **Work from anywhere:** Oyster has no borders or HQ. As long as work is timely, your team is supported, and you're authorized to work where you live, you can work from anywhere.
- **Paid time off:** Enjoy 40 days off per year (including holidays and vacation), or more if required by your country.
- **Mental health support:** Access [Plumm](https://oysterhr.notion.site/Plumm-3b5e7e70dec6428e975f68f25972cfb7), our mental well-being service.
- **Wellbeing allowance:** Each month, receive a wellbeing allowance in your ThanksBen wallet to spend on a wide range of options.
- **Flexible parental leave:** All new parents are eligible for at least three months’ paid leave, with job protection for up to 12 months or as required locally.
- **WFH stipend:** Receive a stipend for your laptop and home office equipment to get you set up quickly.
### **✨ The best jobs should be available to everyone**
We embrace diverse perspectives and intentionally build our product and company with an inclusive, global mindset. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every criterion, and are committed to a trust-based, thriving environment.
Oyster is committed to ensuring equal opportunity of employment for qualified persons with disabilities and actively fosters an inclusive work environment. If you require reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process, please email [jobs@oysterhr.com](mailto:jobs@oysterhr.com) with the subject line: Interview Accommodations.
Our available positions are on our careers page. Our team will only contact you from an @ _oysterhr.com_ email, and **we will never ask for money as part of an interview process or job offer.** If you receive a suspicious email about Oyster jobs or are directed to a site other than [www.oysterhr.com/careers](http://www.oysterhr.com/careers), please report it via our [Compliance and Ethics Helpline](https://faceup.com/c/8tpzyyye).