Payroll & Accounting Officer (m/f/d)

Your mission

Your Mission: The Foundation of Our Success

As the financial and administrative backbone of our team, you are the trusted expert who ensures our numbers are accurate and our people feel perfectly supported. Your precision and reliability build the foundation that allows our scientists to fully focus on their mission: to help create a world where every disease is treatable.

In this dual-function role, you will own critical processes at the intersection of People Operations and Finance.

General Administration & HR: The Organizational Hub

• Handle HR administration end-to-end: employment contracts, onboarding, personnel data, and offboarding in compliance with GDPR and labor law.
• Support public grant applications, reporting for R&D, and manage contracts for our company car pool and insurance agreements.
• Administer time tracking, absence management, and maintain digital personnel files.

Payroll: Champion for Our People

By delivering a flawless and timely payroll, you directly contribute to the well-being and satisfaction of the team that drives our scientific innovation.

• Run monthly payroll in compliance with German labor law, including gross-to-net calculations, social insurance contributions, and tax withholdings.
• Process all payroll-relevant data and changes (new hires, terminations, salary adjustments, bonuses).
• Serve as the main point of contact for employee payroll inquiries and coordinate with external payroll providers.
• Submit all required reports to social insurance and tax authorities.

Finance & Accounting: Guardian of Our Financial Integrity

You ensure the smooth financial operations that underpin our research and development.

• Process accounts payable and receivable, including invoice verification, payment preparation, and vendor/customer reconciliation.
• Perform general ledger postings and account reconciliations (bank accounts, clearing accounts).
• Support the monthly financial close process and prepare payment runs.
• Review and process employee expense reports in line with company policy.
• Support external audits, tax compliance activities, and internal controls (HGB/IFRS).
• Maintain accounting documentation in compliance with legal retention requirements.

Your expertise

Your Profile: A Recipe for Mutual Success to thrive in this role and grow with our team, you ideally bring the following qualifications.

• Completed commercial apprenticeship (e.g., Buchhalter/in, Bürokauffrau/-mann) or a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, HR or a related field
• Several years of professional experience in accounting and/or payroll
• Solid knowledge of German payroll processing (Lohnabrechnung) and social insurance regulations
• Strong background in general ledger accounting and month-end close processes
• Familiarity with German tax and labor law compliance
• Proficiency in HRIS systems (Personio preferred) and accounting software such as DATEV or SAP and expense management tools (Navan, Concur, Lanes & Planes or similar)
• Excel skills and confidence with the Microsoft Office Suite
• Full professional proficiency in German (C2) and solid English skills (B2)
• Professional certification in accounting or payroll (e.g., Finanzbuchhalter/in, Lohnbuchhalter/in) is a strong plus

Why us?