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Payroll Provider Migration

Senior · Payroll Specialist · Hybrid · Kiel

€39–€45/ hour About €340–€840 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
Series B subscription commerce company for outdoor gear · 51–200 employeesCL-19613 · based in Mainz
Where
Hybrid · Kiel
Format
One-off task
Time needed
about 14 h in total
Start
Starts within 7 days
Level
Senior · 5-10 years
When you work
Flexible hours, async2 h a week overlap with CET

The company is already looking at 5 profiles for this task. It is still open: new profiles are added to the shortlist until the company decides.

14 professionals have asked about this task1,032 tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

About this task

This Series B subscription commerce company for outdoor gear (51–200 employees) is looking for a senior Payroll Specialist for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Moves payroll to a new provider with a parallel run.

The work is too small to justify a hire and too important to leave to chance. It sells online, so volumes move with promotions and the calendar matters.

The team sits in Kiel. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. About 2 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (CET).

What you deliver

  • Migrate 60 employees to a new payroll provider with opening balances and a parallel run.
  • A 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer
  • A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope
  • One round of edits after the company's review is included

How the work runs

  • Day 1: kickoff call and access to the files
  • Days 2 to 9: the work, with questions answered the same day
  • Last day: delivery and a short walkthrough

Duration: 2 to 3 weeks. Accepted after the walkthrough. Edits requested within three working days are part of the price.

Tools

ADPGustoRippling

Who fits

  • 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Payroll Specialist, or the equivalent mix of roles
  • Comfortable working in ADP, Gusto and Rippling
  • Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate

Nice to have

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

Not included

  • Travel or work at a fixed location
  • Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately
  • 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
ADP, Gusto, Rippling
Offers
14 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-19613 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.

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