Skip to content

Tasks in the US, Canada, the UK and the EU, with the rate on every one. See open tasks

Get my rate report
One-off· DT-4909568

Payroll Provider Handover Pack (Excel)

Senior · Payroll Specialist · Remote · Germany

€38–€47/ hour About €260–€510 in total. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so nothing comes out of your rate.
Company
Electric-vehicle maker in aftermarket parts · 1,001–5,000 employeesCL-78492 · based in Hamburg
Where
Remote · Germany
Format
One-off task
Time needed
about 9 h in total
Start
Starts next week
Level
Senior · 5-10 years
When you work
Flexible hours, async
Language
English and Germanbusiness level

10 professionals have asked about this task426 tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

About this task

This Electric-vehicle maker in aftermarket parts (1,001–5,000 employees) is looking for a senior Payroll Specialist for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Prepares a clean handover when a company changes payroll provider in Europe.

The company has a deadline, no one free to own it, and wants a person who has done the same job before. It is an automotive business with long programme cycles and a strong paper trail.

The work is fully remote. Any location in Germany works, with a few hours of overlap with the team's day. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call.

What you deliver

  • Build the employee, pay element and year-to-date file for 40 people moving to a new payroll provider.
  • One round of edits after the company's review is included
  • A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope
  • The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed

How the work runs

  • Day 1: scope confirmed in writing, files shared
  • Middle of the period: draft shared for early feedback
  • Last day: final version and handover note

Duration: about 10 working days. Accepted when the output matches the agreed checklist and the sample check passes; the recruiter confirms by e-mail.

Tools

ExcelGoogle Docs

Who fits

  • 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Payroll Specialist, or the equivalent mix of roles
  • Business-level German as well as English: the documents and part of the team work in German
  • Comfortable working in Excel and Google Docs
  • Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate

Nice to have

  • A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late
  • Has worked with a distributed team across time zones

Not included

  • Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately
  • Travel or work at a fixed location
  • On-call availability outside the agreed window

How you get paid

  • The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice.
  • Deftridge pays you in EUR after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement.
  • You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs.
  • You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge.

What happens after you say you're interested

  1. Within one working dayA recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.
  2. You agree the rateYou and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.
  3. With your written OKThe company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.
  4. StartYou sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above.

What the company sees about you

First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details.

Your profile
AlexSenior Payroll Specialist
Experience
5-10 years in finance & accounting
Tools
Excel, Google Docs
Offers
9 hours in total, weekday evenings
Rate
€42 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, €42 an hour, is above the median senior Payroll Specialist rate in Germany (€40). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

All Payroll Specialist jobs in Germany · Payroll Specialist rates in Germany · Finance & Accounting jobs

Questions about pay and privacy

The rules are the same for every task. Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job.

CL-78492 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead.

More Payroll Specialist tasks

All Payroll Specialist jobs
One-off

Payroll Provider Handover Pack

Senior · Payroll Specialist

Series A online retailer · 51–200 employees

€39–€47 / hour

About €260–€520 in total

  • about 9 h in total
  • Remote · Germany
  • Starts within 7 days
  • Top 25% for the role
  • English and German
One-off

Year-End Payroll Reconciliation

Manager · Payroll Specialist

Series B telehealth provider for dental practices · 51–200 employees

€41–€53 / hour

About €190–€470 in total

  • about 7 h in total
  • Remote · Germany
  • Starts within 2 weeks
  • Top 25% for the role
  • English and German
One-off

Payroll Provider Migration · Retail

Senior · Payroll Specialist

Home-goods retailer selling electronics · 11–50 employees

€39–€47 / hour

About €340–€860 in total

  • about 14 h in total
  • Remote · Germany
  • Starts within 2 weeks
  • Top 25% for the role
  • 3 interested
  • English and German

What do payroll specialists get paid in Germany?

Typical rate €35 an hour. Get the full rate report for your level and the open tasks near you.

See the rates   Free Rate Report
€38–€47 / hrI'm interested
Free for every professional

A few hours a week. Your rate on the page.

Tell us your category and country. A recruiter writes back with tasks and rates, and nothing goes to a company without your OK.

The Rate Sheet

One useful email a month: rate trends by category, tax and side-income notes, and what recruiters are seeing. Unsubscribe in one click.

Set your location

Your location decides which tasks, rates and Deftridge company we show first. The page address stays the same.

Search Deftridge