Payroll Specialist (German-speaking)
At a glance
Mid-level Payroll role at AVL. Érd.
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What you'll do
- Prepare monthly payroll inputs for Austrian locations and help keep the wider payroll process running smoothly
- Handle travel expense claims, including allowances and reimbursements
- Update employee records for events such as hires and transfers, and answer basic payslip or expense questions
- Prepare reports, coordinate with Austrian HR, accounting and controlling teams, and support billing
- Take part in projects to improve and digitize shared-service processes
What you bring
- You have relevant experience in payroll accounting; familiarity with Austrian rules is an advantage
- You have commercial training and a specialist qualification in payroll accounting
- You speak German at B2 level or higher and have working English skills
- You are comfortable with MS Office; SAP HCM or SAP Concur experience is a plus
Who this fits
This role suits a detail-focused, dependable teammate who enjoys structured, service-oriented work. You need to live in the greater Budapest area and use German regularly. The job is based in Érd, with flexible hours and the option to work from home sixty percent of the time.
From the employer
AVL Hungary Kft. offers a job in Hungary (HU) as
Payroll Specialist (German-speaking)
Become part of our new HR Shared Service Center, which is currently under construction!
Would you like to use your German skills on a daily basis, have previous experience in preparatory payroll accounting and would like to grow together in an international company? Then you've come to the right place!
AVL List GmbH, the world's leading company for the development, simulation and testing of drive systems, is building a new Shared Service Center in Hungary. For our location in Érd, we are looking for motivated colleagues to take care of the monthly preparatory payroll accounting and travel expense accounting for our locations in Austria.
Hungarian candidates with very good German language skills
Do you live in the greater Budapest area and have a very good knowledge of German (at least B2) and English skills (at least B1)? Would you like to use your language skills in a professional context and develop yourself in an international company? Perfect – our team is looking forward to meeting you!
Resposibilities
- Execution of the preparatory monthly payroll processes for payroll accounting for our Austrian locations
- Support for a smooth end-to-end payroll process
- Execution of travel expense accounting (expense allowance, reimbursement of expenses)
- Maintain and manage changes in the employee lifecycle (entry, transfer, etc.)
- First point of contact to answer simple questions from our employees about their payslips and expense reports
- Preparation of reports and evaluations
- Close cooperation with internal HR interfaces as well as accounting and controlling in Austria
- Support in ensuring a smooth billing process
- Participation in projects for process improvement and digitization in the Shared Service Center
Your profile
- Relevant previous experience as a payroll accountant (knowledge of Austrian regulations is an advantage)
- Completed commercial training (high school diploma, vocational school or comparable) and specialist examination in payroll accounting
- Confident handling of MS Office
- ideally experience with SAP HCM and SAP Concur
- Very good written and spoken German skills (at least B2+), good knowledge of English
- Accuracy, reliability and a high sense of responsibility
- Enjoyment of teamwork in a structured, service-oriented environment
What we offer
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- Intensive training at our headquarters in Graz to prepare you optimally for your tasks
- Work in a newly emerging SSC team with opportunities for participationGroup accident insurance, private medical insurance, free fruits
- Flexible working time, home office possibility (60%)
- International projects, business trips
- Travel reimbursement
- Relaxation and fitness room
- Cafe and restaurant in the office building
ABOUT AVL HUNGARY KFT.
AVL Hungary Kft., founded in 2002, has become a leading research and development center in almost all areas of powertrain systems in recent years by combining the 100-year tradition of the Hungarian vehicle industry and the innovative activities of the global company.
The Hungarian company's team of more than 500 professionals works in a high-tech development environment not only in the headquarters in Érd, but in Budapest, Zalaegerszeg and Kecskemét. The team is operating primarily in the fields of R&D - planning, simulation, testing, software development, calibration, and production planning.
The results of the work of our colleagues and the technical innovations created by AVL are used in passenger cars, heavy vehicles, construction machinery and ship industries of five continents: AVL Hungary participates in national and international projects, works with the most modern tools, and develops the powertrains of the future.