Payroll Specialist

Join our 100% remote team and start your adventure with komoot.

About the role

Komoot currently employs over 130 team members working remotely across Europe, and we’ve big plans for 2024: We want to continue to grow our team significantly during this time. To support this, we are looking for a Payroll Specialist to join the Finance Team who will be responsible for overseeing, managing, and administering the payroll in more than 20 European countries in which we currently employ people. You will work closely with our local payroll providers, investigate and resolve payroll issues, and guarantee compliance with company and regulatory standards. You will support our employees in all payroll-related questions, including those related to maternity and paternity leave, sickness, and paid time off. You will also provide support and advice when employees relocate from one country to another. And it is up to you to ensure we comply with labor, income, and social insurance laws in each country.

Working closely with the finance team, you will ensure that all the payroll data is accurately reflected in our accounting records and that all the relevant accounts are reconciled and up-to-date.

You will contribute to the development, implementation and maintenance of payroll policies and procedures including working closely with our HRIS.

Ready for your next adventure?

What you will do

• Partner with local payroll providers to process the monthly payroll in more than 20 countries, ensuring timely and accurate salary payments
• Ensure the payroll data is properly recorded in our accounting records
• Provide support to employees in all payroll-related questions
• Maintain relevant data in the HRIS
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws and regulations in each country
• Execution Prepare reports and analyses related to payroll
• Work on projects with other members of the Finance or People & Organization teams

Why you will love it

• Your work will contribute to helping millions of people enjoy lovely outdoor experiences.
• We’ve been a remote-working company since 2017, meaning: We are remote by default, have frameworks and systems in place, and know how to do it well.
• You can work from wherever you want, be it a beach, the mountains, your house, or anywhere else that lies in any time zone between UTC-1 and UTC+3.
• We have your costs covered for your co-working space membership or your work-from-home office setup and the latest devices and equipment to do your best work.
• You’ll become an essential part of our diverse and international team with colleagues based in 20+ countries across Europe.
• 38 paid days off (inclusive public holidays) – you are free to take those days whenever it suits you, including a well-deserved winter holiday break.
• We love seeing people grow. That's why each team member gets €2,000 and 3 additional days to spend on professional development each year. Classes, conferences, books – your choice!

You’ll be successful in this role if you

• Have previous experience in a similar role
• Have 3-5 years of relevant experience working with European payroll / payroll providers
• Possess a solid understanding of payroll best practices and of accounting fundamentals
• Have a good working knowledge of European labor legislation as it relates to payroll
• Relevant professional education, whether it be in payroll or accounting
• Can speak German to a proficient level
• Have experience working remotely from a remote-first company and are an advocate for remote work
• Thrive in autonomous environments, have a problem-solving attitude, and enjoy researching answers to novel questions
• Bonus: Love to spend your time actively exploring more of the great outdoors. That's what we love to do, too!

Not sure if you meet all requirements above? Don't sweat it – if you think you're the right person anyway, we'd love to hear from you!

Curious about how we work?

• Core Communication time between 10 am - 3 pm (Berlin Time). We know people have different lifestyles, which is why we have flexible working hours with core time for synchronous interaction. You can organize your workday in the way that best suits you, your family, and your needs.
• We work on a project basis in cross functional teams to ensure that we collaborate on our goals, move forward smoothly with open lines of communication, and achieve results as a team.
• Every Monday morning, we have a whole-company presentation where you hear about projects across the business, inspire each other, and share great work.
• We connect in person at three whole-company gatherings each year in beautiful locations. You can check out this playlist to find out more about how we stay close while being remote.
• We use tools like Trello, Slack, Miro, Zoom, and Google Workspace on a daily basis to stay connected, collaborate easily, and manage projects.

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Dive a little deeper and learn…

• More about our team here: Meet the Team
• More about how we work here: How We Work
• More about our recruitment process, salary and FAQs here: FAQs

We support diversity and inclusivity and welcome all prospective applicants. We have an ongoing recruitment process (no deadlines) – if this role is online, it means it’s still open!