Björn Buschek - Interim Payroll Manager

Dortmund, Germany

Experience

Nov 2023 - Jan 2024

3 months

Interim Payroll Manager

German fashion company

Project scope: 1,300 employees
Ensured accurate payroll processing with SAP, including month-end closing
Advised on other payroll issues based on personal experience and expertise
Software: SAP HCM

Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

3 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Europe-wide rail transport company

Project scope: 735 employees
Provided advice and documentation for internal audits
Created internal process descriptions and analyses
Advised on and prepared payroll, including knowledge transfer to existing staff
Advised on and analyzed company pension schemes
Software: SAP HCM

Sep 2023 - Dec 2023

4 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Shipbuilding company

Project scope: 450 employees
Ensured accurate payroll processing
Carried out related pre- and post-processing tasks for payroll, including system entries and time tracking
Advised on and prepared payroll, including knowledge transfer to existing staff
Analyzed and advised on optimizing payroll processes
Software: Paisy Advanced

Aug 2023 - Jun 2024

11 months

Interim Payroll Manager

International manufacturer of refrigeration systems

Project scope: 620 employees
General payroll processing
Point of contact for managers and employees on all payroll-related issues
Transferred employee data to an external data processor
Software: Hansalog, ADP / service provider

Aug 2023 - Oct 2023

3 months

Interim Payroll Manager

International industrial corporation

Project scope: 600 employees
Pre-payroll activities
Remittance of payroll taxes
Point of contact for social security inquiries
Interface between controlling and accounting
Payroll for the Netherlands, Belgium, and Austria in cooperation with the responsible tax advisors
Software: Paisy Advanced / ADP - service provider

Aug 2023 - Oct 2023

3 months

Interim Payroll Manager

US-Imobilienfond

Project scope: 50 employees
General posting of business transactions
Processing incoming and outgoing invoices
Handling ad-hoc requests
Software: Datev Kanzlei accounting

Jun 2023 - Oct 2023

5 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Manufacturer of dietary supplements and food

Support in daily operations
Optimizing internal and external processes
Software: DATEV Lodas

May 2023 - Oct 2023

6 months

Interim Payroll Manager

International insurance group

Project scope: 450 employees
Ensuring accurate payroll processing, daily operations
Contact person for managers, employees, and authorities on all payroll-related issues
Software: PAISY CS, Bremer Rechenzentrum

Apr 2023 - Dec 2024

1 year 9 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Multinational US trading company

Project scope: 155,000 employees, 70 countries
Handling key requirements related to new regulations to advise the team on specific legal updates for a country or region
Ensuring payroll meets legal and tax requirements and records comply with policies
Advising and supporting local payroll technical regulations
Ensuring accurate payroll for transfers and related activities
Proper and timely execution of monthly payroll for a specific area, including processing all pre- and post-payroll tasks
Primary contact for employees, first point of contact for authorities and social insurance on tax and social security matters
Analyzing and reviewing ongoing payrolls to improve methods and monitor implementation
Participating in conference calls and meetings to gain insights into relevant payroll topics
Project support for international and national initiatives
Supporting process improvements and digitization efforts
Available for internal and external audits
Software: My HR, Paisy, SAP SuccessFactors

Apr 2023 - Oct 2023

7 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Germany's leading transactional experience partner

Project scope: 750 employees
Reviewing payrolls
Reviewing collective agreements and company policies
Advising on ongoing payroll
Analyzing payroll advisory
Various payroll processes
Training employees in payroll
Software: DATEV Payroll & Wages, Atoss time management system

Mar 2023 - Present

2 years 11 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Glass Manufacturer

Project volume: 420 employees
Standardizing wage scale management and maintaining the company pension plan
System adjustment for the 'wage loss principle' under the Continued Payment of Wages Act
Setting up the collective negotiation round including inflation compensation bonus and adjusting Christmas bonus
Day-to-day operations, payroll for 350 blue- and white-collar employees
Software: Navision Napa, outsourcing, migration to Datev Lodas

Mar 2023 - Oct 2023

8 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Furniture Manufacturer

Project volume: 350 employees
Supporting insolvency proceedings
Analysis of the current situation
Process optimization based on target/actual comparisons and process documentation
Optimizing communication processes with authorities
Adapting processes to legal requirements
Advising on ensuring reporting to external interfaces such as health insurance funds and authorities
Consulting on ongoing payroll processing
Analyzing payroll processes in coordination with team management and implementing improvement suggestions
Training employees
Point of contact for departments for special payroll cases within the project
Software: SAP HCM

Mar 2023 - Jun 2023

4 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Plastics Technology

Project volume: 320 employees
Maintaining all ongoing payroll processes
Ensuring timely and accurate completion of all department tasks
Optimizing workflows and processes in payroll
Providing advice during ongoing insolvency proceedings
Software: Datev Lodas, GFOS time management system

Feb 2023 - Jun 2023

5 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Coffee Producer

Project volume: 1,900 employees
Ensuring payroll processing
Handling and checking time management entries
Point of contact for managers and employees on all payroll-related issues
Analyzing and optimizing ongoing payroll processes
Software: Loga, ADP (service provider), Atoss time management system

Feb 2023 - May 2023

4 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Luxury Jewelry Manufacturer

Project volume: 650 in Germany, 300 in Sweden, 30 in Switzerland, 20 in the Czech Republic
Collecting and managing essential employee information
Calculating wages and salaries, considering overtime, deductions, bonuses, etc.
Ensuring salaries are paid on time
Resolving questions and issues related to employee payroll
Preparing regular reports for management
Software: Datev Lodas

Jan 2023 - Oct 2023

10 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Worldwide service provider for quality and safety

Project volume: 300 - 2,000 employees
General payroll processing
Payroll processing for student employees
Changes to employee savings plans
Software: Navision Napa, Paisy CS

Dec 2022 - Apr 2023

5 months

Germany

Interim Payroll Manager

Public authority in Saxony

Project volume: 400 employees
Payroll crisis management
Development of internal control system concept
Training of internal staff
Digitalization of the HR department
Software: SAP HCM

Dec 2022 - Feb 2023

3 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Media company

Project volume: 80 employees
Analysis of the current situation
Advising on ensuring reporting processes with external interfaces like health insurers and authorities
Analysis of data entry in payroll to minimize error rates
Development of an internal control system for collaboration with external providers
Software: Datev Lodas

Nov 2022 - Jan 2023

3 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Technology company

Project volume: 240 employees in Germany, 10 in Australia, 8 in Sweden, 3 in Portugal, 12 in France, 4 in the Netherlands, 5 in Turkey
Managing European payroll
Coordinating payroll for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Finland, the Netherlands, Czech Republic
Payroll consulting services
Focus areas: EUT template
Occupational pension scheme issues
Tax topics and team awareness
Software: Sage

Oct 2022 - Jan 2023

4 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Industrial automation technology

Project volume: 500 employees
Conducting wage and salary payroll
Social security reporting and certification
Contact person for authorities
Responsible for compliance with income tax and social security law
Managing pensions, travel expenses, and timekeeping
Handling administrative tasks for employment start and termination
Reviewing contribution statements and payments to health insurers and accident insurers
Issuing certificates
Maintaining personnel files and account reconciliation
Software: Infoniqa

Oct 2022 - Dec 2022

3 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Photovoltaic Technology Company

Project size: 400 employees
Reviewed payroll for accuracy before passing to the payroll service provider Hansalog
Reviewed collective and company agreements for ongoing payroll
Took over HR function for operational activities
Changed and redefined HR processes as part of a carve-out
Took over operational recruiting, including filling positions
Software: Hansalog

Sep 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year 4 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Construction Company

Project size: 300 employees
Assisted with audit
Focused on construction payroll (SOKA Bau), painter's fund, day-to-day operations, company pension schemes, garnishments
Software: Sage

Sep 2022 - Nov 2022

3 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Provider of Automation Solutions

Project size: 350 employees
Analyzed current state
Optimized preparatory payroll processes, including reporting (internal/external)
Performed test runs and checks/optimizations
Software: Hansalog

Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

9 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Event Agency

Project size: 350 employees
Interim payroll team lead
General payroll and day-to-day operations
Focus: company pension schemes, garnishments, benefits in kind in ongoing payroll
Software: ECTOOL, HR-Works

Apr 2022 - Jun 2022

3 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Technology Company

Project size: 750 employees
Ensured payroll preparation
Focus: company pension schemes
Expat payroll
Introduced bonus system
Software: Bremer Rechenzentrum, SAP Success Factors

Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

7 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Healthcare

Project scope: 1,200 employees
Independently handled payroll preparation and processing
Independently managed administrative HR services including onboarding and offboarding
Created documents (references, certificates, etc.)
Data maintenance
Handled dunning, account reconciliation, and garnishments
Supported special projects (tariff implementation)
Software: Loga, P&I

Nov 2021 - Nov 2022

1 year 1 month

Interim Payroll Manager

Technology company – corporate group

Project scope: 2,500 employees
General payroll for a total of 2,500 employees
Handled specific conditions for collective agreements, shift systems, and shadow payroll
Coordinating and aligning on a global level
Prepared various reports
Supported daily operations
Expats
Software: Workday, Infoniqa

Nov 2021 - Jan 2022

3 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Global Rail Maintenance

Project scope: 300 employees
Supported preparation and processing of payroll
Included performance-based pay elements and expatriate assignments in payroll
Monitored time accounts
Managed certificates and attestations
Supported month-end and year-end closing tasks
Contributed to developing measures to optimize HR processes
Statistics, provisions, HR metrics, etc.
Software: Navision, Atoss time management system

Oct 2021 - Mar 2022

6 months

Interim Payroll Manager

National Debt Collection Industry

Project scope: 640 employees
Expert for payroll of various entities
Managed time tracking
Enhanced payroll processes
Ensured reporting and certificate administration
Served as liaison for external service providers
Optimized payroll processes
Harmonized various time recording systems
Software: ADP (service provider), LOGA

Oct 2021 - Dec 2021

3 months

Austria

Interim Payroll Manager

Bank in Austria

Project scope: 3,500 employees
Recorded and maintained employee master data
General payroll processing
Year-end tasks
Liaised with government authorities
Managed social insurance reporting and certificate administration
Performed various payroll-related calculations
Collected various data for monthly payroll
Payroll shadow calculations
Processed and forwarded various applications
Calculated provisions according to Austrian law
Software: Loga, P&I

Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

5 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Healthcare sector

Project scope: 900 employees
Employee master data maintenance
Digitization of personnel files
Statistics, controlling reports – payroll
Consulting on payroll-related topics
Implementation of digital time management in conjunction with SAP HCM
Software: SAP HCM, Accurate

Jul 2021 - Sep 2021

3 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Sales company

Project scope: 350 employees
Master data maintenance, client master data maintenance
Contact person for audits
Consulting HR staff on various payroll-related topics, e.g. international taxation of expats, company bike (Jobrad), capital-forming benefits (VWL), garnishments, salary optimization, cross-border commuters to France etc.
Weak point analysis in time management and payroll software
General payroll processing
Software: Sage, Atoss time management

Oct 2020 - Dec 2023

3 years 3 months

Interim Payroll Manager

Digital communication company

Project scope: 85 employees
General payroll for a holding company
International taxation of expats – income tax for employee assignments
Special regulations for specific employee groups
Avoidance of double taxation and fallback clauses
Specifics for non-DBA countries
Decree on foreign assignments, payroll tax for cross-border employee activities
Payroll tax withholding obligations
Payroll tax issues
Determination of tax-free and taxable wages
Allocation of certain pay components
Processes and documentation for cross-border employee assignments
Software: Sage 50

Dortmund, Germany

Payroll accounting

Buschek Payroll GmbH & Co. KG

Buschek Payroll is a global service provider for payroll accounting.
The team optimizes payroll processes in companies.
Taking over the management and coordination of payrolls.
Digitization and expansion of processes.
Taking over ongoing payroll mandates.
Handling and processing various payroll mandates.
Advising and supporting on local technical payroll regulations.
Ensuring accurate payroll for transfers and related activities.
Proper and timely execution of the monthly payroll for a specific area, including handling all pre- and post-payroll processes.
Competent contact person for employees; first point of contact for authorities and social insurance on tax and social security matters.
Industries: Pharma, law firms, metal, temporary staffing, recruitment agencies, transport & logistics etc.
Software: Datev Lohn & Gehalt and Lodas