Seith Energietechnik GmbH & Co. KG, a leading construction/electrical company, is seeking a Lohnbuchhalter:in to strengthen our team in Dettenheim. We offer challenges in a values-driven environment built on belonging and community, where drive, fairness, performance, reliability, and teamwork form the basis of our success.
About the Role – Payroll Accounting & HR Administration
Core Focus: Preparation and processing of monthly payroll in accordance with current legal regulations
Data Management: Maintaining personnel master data and time management systems
External Communication: Social insurance providers, tax offices, and other external institutions
Employee Advisory: Advising staff on payroll tax and social insurance law questions
Key System: DATEV LODAS
Career Growth & Benefits at Seith Energietechnik
Seasonal Bonuses: Christmas bonus (Weihnachtsgeld) and holiday pay (Urlaubsgeld)
Additional Perks: Voucher card, drinks and coffee provided
Work Environment: Undisturbed work in a separate office with short decision-making paths
Company Culture: A values-driven environment emphasizing trust, integrity, and teamwork
Position Overview
This Lohnbuchhalter:in role prepares and processes monthly payroll in accordance with current legal regulations, maintaining personnel master data and time management systems. You will communicate with social insurance providers, tax offices, and other external institutions, advise employees on payroll tax and social insurance questions, support personnel controlling reports and analyses, prepare documents for tax advisors and audits, create personnel cost evaluations, and monitor deadlines and open personnel matters.
Why This Role Matters: As Lohnbuchhalter:in, you ensure accurate, compliant monthly payroll for a leading construction and electrical company, applying hands-on expertise in German payroll tax and social insurance law to advise employees directly, manage the critical communication with social insurance providers, tax offices, and auditors that keeps the company compliant, prepare the personnel cost evaluations that inform business decisions, and work in a values-driven environment with short decision-making paths and a dedicated, undisturbed office setting that respects the discretion payroll work demands.
Key Responsibilities
Payroll Preparation & Processing
- Prepare and process monthly payroll in accordance with current legal regulations
- Maintain and manage personnel master data and time management systems
External Communication
- Communicate with social insurance providers, tax offices, and other external institutions
Employee Advisory
- Advise employees on payroll tax and social insurance law questions
Reporting & Documentation
- Support the preparation of reports and analyses in personnel controlling
- Prepare documents for tax advisors and operational audits
- Create personnel cost evaluations
- Monitor deadlines and open personnel matters
Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Requirements
- Completed commercial training or comparable qualification in payroll accounting
Experience Requirements
- Several years of professional experience in payroll accounting, ideally within a medium-sized company
Technical Skills
- Confident use of DATEV LODAS and MS Office
- Good knowledge of German labor, tax, and social insurance law
Essential Skills
- Precise and reliable working style with a high degree of discretion
- German language skills at C1 level
About Seith Energietechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Seith Energietechnik GmbH & Co. KG is a leading construction/electrical company offering challenges in a values-driven environment built on belonging and community. The company places strong importance on drive, fairness, and performance, while reliability and teamwork form the basis of its success, and trust and integrity are highly valued throughout the organization.
Career Excellence: Build a stable payroll accounting career with a leading construction and electrical company in Dettenheim.
Who Should Apply?
- Payroll Accountants (Lohnbuchhalter:innen): With several years of payroll processing experience
- DATEV LODAS Specialists: Confident managing payroll software and MS Office
- German Payroll Tax/Social Insurance Advisors: Comfortable advising employees directly
- Mid-Sized Company HR Professionals: Familiar with personnel controlling and cost evaluations
- Discretion-Focused Administrators: Precise, reliable, and trustworthy with sensitive payroll data
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