Senior Payroll Specialist (all genders)

At innoscripta, you'll play a key role in ensuring operational excellence while helping build the future of payroll. Working closely with Management, HR, external tax advisors, and public authorities, you will ensure accurate, compliant payroll operations while actively contributing to the optimization of our processes and the development of our proprietary payroll software.

innoscripta is a fast-growing technology company with the vision of becoming the global standard for transparency, compliance, and data structures in research and development management. Through our platform, Clusterix, we enable companies to manage innovation processes efficiently, transparently, and at scale. Thousands of businesses already rely on our solutions, and together we are making research and development more measurable, structured, and digital.

Own Payroll Operations: Independently manage monthly payroll processing for our employees in Germany, ensuring accuracy and timely execution.

Ensure Compliance: Guarantee compliance with German employment, payroll tax, and social security regulations while maintaining the highest quality standards.

Coordinate Key Stakeholders: Act as the primary point of contact for employees, HR, external tax advisors, and government authorities, including collaboration in an international environment.

Manage Payroll Data: Maintain and administer payroll-related employee data within our HR systems, including statutory reporting and certification processes.

Drive Transparency: Support internal and external audits and prepare payroll reports and analyses for management and regulatory authorities.

Shape the Future: Contribute to the development of our in-house payroll software by defining functional requirements, supporting testing activities, and continuously improving payroll processes.

• Completed vocational training or a degree in Payroll, Accounting, Tax, Finance, Human Resources, or a comparable qualification

• At least 10 years of professional experience in payroll, ideally within an international environment

• In-depth knowledge of German payroll tax and social security legislation

• Hands-on experience with payroll systems such as DATEV, SAP HCM, BMD, or comparable solutions

• High level of accuracy, discretion, and ownership with a senior-level mindset

• Fluent German and English skills (C2 level or equivalent), both written and spoken

• Permanent employment contract

• Attractive compensation package consisting of a competitive base salary and performance-based bonus

• Clear career development opportunities and individual learning programs, including leadership development

• An international and dynamic work environment with flat hierarchies and fast decision-making processes

• Additional benefits: EGYM Wellpass, Germany Ticket subsidy, Corporate Benefits, childcare allowance, individual learning opportunities through Coursera, on-site gym at our Munich office, as well as regular team events, summer parties, and Christmas celebrations

Because payroll at innoscripta is about much more than payroll processing. You will take ownership, actively shape processes, and contribute to building a future-proof payroll landscape within an innovative, international technology company.