Payroll Accountant

Payroll Accountant | Europe Central Area | Temporary, 12 Months (Full-Time, 40 Hours/Week)

Germany Spain Switzerland Romania Poland Netherlands Italy Hungary Greece France Czech Republic Croatia Bulgaria Belgium Austria Armenia Albania

(Hybrid)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Job Description

At the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, our finance teams play a sacred role: safeguarding consecrated funds and supporting the Church’s mission worldwide. We are looking for a Payroll Accountant to join in Europe Central Area.

This is more than just numbers on a page — it’s work that supports God’s children here in Europe. If you are skilled in payroll and accounting and want to use your expertise to serve a higher purpose, this could be the opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

• This payroll position administers all aspects of payroll administration which may require incumbents to be educated in more than one tax jurisdiction.
• Payroll includes work focused on designing and/or ensuring compliance with some/all of the following payroll processes including:
• Calculating gross and net pay amounts (e.g. salary, overtime, leave, tax withholdings, deductions, payroll liabilities, superannuation, etc.).
• Payroll-specific records maintenance and reporting (changes in wage/salary rates; superannuation, tax, mandatory deductions; new hires, terminations, leave of absence, etc.).
• Reconciliation of payroll records (e.g. payments, deductions, general ledger entries for wages and tax, department account).
• Payroll data verification and administration (sick leave, timesheets, holidays etc.).
• Monitor and manage compliance with payroll legislation across jurisdictions, country labor laws, as well as internal policy.
• Respond to employee and manager inquiries related to payroll matters.
• Provide reports and analysis to support audits, compliance reviews, and management decisions.
• Liaise with external parties such as pension fund managers, governmental entities, local banks to produce requested or statutory annual reports or filing.
• Liaise with internal departments both temporal affairs and ecclesiastical departments, at HQ and area level; provide information to HQ and/or other area as requested.
• Troubleshoot all functions of the payroll system to prevent or resolve identified issues and see resolution implemented.
• Lead payroll-related process improvements and provide recommendations to amend payroll practices and procedures to increase compliance to policy and/or local legislation across multiple countries.
• Other projects or assignments as per manager’s direction.

Qualifications

• Required:

• 8 years of any combination of related experience in payroll, accounting, taxation or progresstowards or completion of a relevant university (post-secondary) degree or an industry-recognized certification.

• Strong understanding of payroll systems, tax regulations, and statutory compliance.

• Proficiency in payroll software and Microsoft Excel.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and cross-cultural communication skills.

• Ability to manage confidential information with integrity and discretion.

• Attention to detail and accuracy.

• Compliance and risk awareness.

• Stakeholder engagement.

• Preferred:

• Certified Payroll/Accounting/Tax Professional or equivalent.

• Project management or HR/payroll system certification is an advantage.

• Ability to reconcile accounts.

• Intermediate - Advanced user for MS Excel.

• Knowledge of an additional European language.

• This position may offer the possibility of remote work within the Europe Central Area.

• Job Identification

• 378247

• Job Category

• FA - Finance & Accounting

• Posting Date

• 09/25/2026, 05:50 AM

• Locations

• Berner Strasse 119, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, 60437, DE

• (Hybrid)

• Job Schedule

• Full time

• Regular or Temporary

• Temporary

• Worker Type

• Employee

• Number of Openings

• 2

• Minimum Salary

• 5,600.00€ Gross Monthly Salary (Germany)

• Maximum Salary

• 7,100.00€ Gross Monthly Salary (Germany)

• PostingNotice/MoreInfo

• Please note that this job posting may close at any time without prior notice. Find out more about the many benefits of Church Employment at https://careers.churchofjesuschrist.org.