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Tobias Schirmer-HR Payroll Specialist

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Bad Sachsa, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2026 - Sep 2026

Interim Project Manager / Paisy & GFOS Specialist

Tobias Schirmer Consulting

Position Summary
Interim Project Manager / Paisy & GFOS Specialist at Tobias Schirmer Consulting
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Human Resources
Information Technology
  • Resolving existing overtime errors and handling interfaces between Paisy and GFOS
  • Providing operational support for the new overtime process
  • Responding to employee inquiries
  • Ensuring data transfer
  • Coordinating with external service providers
Oct 2025 - Sep 2026

Interim Payroll Specialist

Tobias Schirmer Consulting

Position Summary
Interim Payroll Specialist at Tobias Schirmer Consulting
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Accounting
Human Resources
  • Analyzing data for payroll
  • Coordinating with the external payroll service provider
  • Reviewing and preparing absence data, especially sick leave
  • Performing various analyses for the monthly payroll
  • Creating custom reports on request
  • Answering payroll-related questions from administrators
  • Training the successor
  • Applying the collective agreement
Apr 2025 - Apr 2026

Interim Payroll Specialist

Tobias Schirmer Consulting

Position Summary
Interim Payroll Specialist at Tobias Schirmer Consulting
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Accounting
Finance
Human Resources
  • Processing payroll in SAP for about 150 employees
  • Supporting the setup of payroll in Personio
  • Advising on all payroll-related topics and assessing tax and social security issues
Mar 2025 - Mar 2026

Interim Payroll and Loga Specialist

Tobias Schirmer Consulting

Position Summary
Interim Payroll and Loga Specialist at Tobias Schirmer Consulting
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Human Resources
  • Error analysis in Loga
  • Adjusting and fixing existing errors
  • Supporting payroll processing for about 150 employees
  • Creating scout reports
  • Adjusting processes to increase efficiency and reduce errors

Outcome:

  • Solved Loga issues
  • Created reports at the push of a button
  • Enabled existing administrators to work independently
Sep 2024 - Aug 2025

Interim Payroll Specialist

Tobias Schirmer Consulting

Position Summary
Interim Payroll Specialist at Tobias Schirmer Consulting
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Human Resources
Information Technology
  • Preparing payroll, including checking the calculations
  • Coordinating with the external payroll service provider
  • Corresponding with authorities
  • Drafting employment contracts and certificates
  • Optimizing the booking list
  • Implementing time tracking software
  • Discussing requirements with the vendor
  • Maintaining and configuring the software as well as testing

Outcome:

  • Successfully bridged and handed over to the position holder
  • Implemented a digital time tracking system
Feb 2024 - Oct 2025

Interim Project Manager / Paisy & GFOS Specialist

Tobias Schirmer Consulting

Position Summary
Interim Project Manager / Paisy & GFOS Specialist at Tobias Schirmer Consulting
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business Areas
Human Resources
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Fixing existing errors in the GFOS time management system
  • Creating new absence accounts and posting keys
  • Bringing the interface to the Paisy payroll system into operation
  • Implementing a new overtime process
  • Testing new features
  • Coordinating with external service providers

Result:

  • GFOS runs in daily operations
  • Interface was put into operation
  • New overtime process was implemented and handed over to the existing administrators
Feb 2024 - Jul 2024

Interim Payroll Specialist

Tobias Schirmer Consulting

Position Summary
Interim Payroll Specialist at Tobias Schirmer Consulting
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Human Resources
  • Data analysis and delivery for payroll to the external payroll service provider
  • Coordination with the external payroll service provider
  • Analysis and preparation of absences, especially sickness absences
  • Performing various analyses as part of the monthly payroll
  • Creating individual analyses on request
  • Applying the collective agreement

Result:

  • Successful handover to the successor
Oct 2023 - Jan 2024

Interim Payroll Specialist

Tobias Schirmer Consulting

Position Summary
Interim Payroll Specialist at Tobias Schirmer Consulting
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Accounting
Human Resources
Legal
  • Payroll, time management and absence processing for a defined employee group or business unit (approx. 800 employees)
  • Drafting employment and amendment contracts
  • Process optimizations
  • Correspondence with health insurance funds and other authorities, including certificates and reporting
  • Advising on all payroll-related issues and evaluating tax and social security matters
  • Advising managers and employees
  • Applying the TVöD BT-K and TVöD VKA doctors agreements
Apr 2023 - Oct 2023

Interim Payroll Specialist

Tobias Schirmer Consulting

Position Summary
Interim Payroll Specialist at Tobias Schirmer Consulting
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Human Resources
  • Preliminary payroll for Germany and Austria
  • Data preparation for payroll execution by the service provider and checking the output
  • Post-processing of the payroll
  • Advising on all payroll-related topics and evaluating tax and social security issues (e.g. fringe benefits, company events, shift allowances, mini-jobs, company pension schemes)
  • Handling tickets and responding to inquiries from employees and external reporting authorities related to payroll
May 2022 - Jan 2023

Interim Payroll Project Manager

Tobias Schirmer Consulting

Position Summary
Interim Payroll Project Manager at Tobias Schirmer Consulting
Industries
Professional Services
Tourism
Business Areas
Accounting
Human Resources
Project Management
  • Project management and coordination of tasks during the switch to Paisy
  • Ensuring data delivery
  • Process analysis and optimization
  • Implementation of the GFOS time management and personnel planning tool (requirements definition, setup, user training)
  • Advising on all payroll-related topics and evaluating tax and social security matters (e.g. fringe benefits, company events, shift allowances, mini-jobs, collective agreement compliance)

Result:

  • Successful implementation and rollout of GFOS in the hotels, ensuring payroll processing
Oct 2015 - Jul 2021
Berlin, Germany

HR Payroll Consultant

mkk – meine krankenkasse

Position Summary
HR Payroll Consultant at mkk – meine krankenkasse
Industries
Insurance
Business Areas
Human Resources
  • Responsible for the software migration from Sage to Loga including Loga3 (payroll, time management, travel expenses, staffing plan, Scout, access management)
  • Ongoing support and development of the software by creating new pay types, absence types, reports, and by testing and implementing new features (e.g., Loga apps)
  • Payroll processing, time tracking / absences
  • Reviewing and processing travel expenses
  • Drafting employment contracts, contract amendments, and job references
  • Creating various reports
  • Optimizing processes
  • Point of contact for company pension plans and workplace reintegration management
  • Advising managers and employees
  • Point of contact for the software provider
  • Ensuring compliance with the internal collective agreement
Jun 2013 - Sep 2015
Berlin, Germany

Recruitment Consultant

mkk – meine krankenkasse

Position Summary
Recruitment Consultant at mkk – meine krankenkasse
Industries
Insurance
Business Areas
Human Resources
  • Reviewing and evaluating applications
  • Coordinating and conducting interviews
  • Organizing assessment centers
  • Creating applicant comparisons and summaries
  • Preparing hearings for the works council
  • Assisting with staffing through temporary employment and handling billing with the agencies
  • Drafting job references

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Insurance, Professional Services, Information Technology, and Tourism.

Insurance
Professional Services
Information Technology
Tourism
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Human Resources, Project Management, Information Technology, Accounting, Finance, and Business Intelligence.

Human Resources
Project Management
Information Technology
Accounting
Finance
Business Intelligence
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Summary

With over 10 years of experience in HR, I help medium-sized companies make their HR processes more efficient and increase employee satisfaction. My expertise includes implementing and optimizing payroll systems, developing tailored benefits programs, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. With my practical and solution-focused approach, I contribute to boosting the efficiency and productivity of my clients' HR departments.

Skills

  • Net Salary Optimization Through Benefits
  • Selecting And Switching To The Right Payroll System
  • Implementing Payroll And Time Management Software
  • Operational Payroll Processing And Hr Administration
  • Process Optimization

Languages

German
Native
English
Intermediate

Education

Sep 2013 - Nov 2017

FOM Berlin

Bachelor of Arts · Business Administration · Berlin, Germany · 1,2

Aug 2009 - Jun 2012

BKK·VBU

Health Care Management Clerk · Berlin, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Specialist Consultant for Corporate Payroll Management

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 12
Experience in Insurance 8 y
Avg length 1 y 4 m
Longest experience 5 y 9 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Interim Project Manager / Paisy & GFOS Specialist, Interim Payroll Specialist, Interim Payroll and Loga Specialist
Main industries Insurance, Professional Services, Information Technology
Main business areas Human Resources, Project Management, Information Technology

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor
Certifications earned 1

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Tobias is based in Bad Sachsa, Germany.
Tobias speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Intermediate).
Tobias has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Tobias has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 2 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year. Note that Tobias may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Tobias would be well-suited for roles such as: Interim Project Manager / Paisy & GFOS Specialist, Interim Payroll Specialist, Interim Payroll and Loga Specialist.
Tobias's most recent position is Interim Project Manager / Paisy & GFOS Specialist at Tobias Schirmer Consulting.
In recent years, Tobias has worked for Tobias Schirmer Consulting and mkk – meine krankenkasse.
Tobias is most experienced in industries like Insurance, Professional Services, and Information Technology. Tobias also has some experience in Tourism.
Tobias is most experienced in business areas like Human Resources, Project Management, and Information Technology. Tobias also has some experience in Accounting, Finance, and Business Intelligence.
Tobias has recently worked in industries like Insurance, Professional Services, and Information Technology.
Tobias has recently worked in business areas like Human Resources, Project Management, and Information Technology.
Tobias holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from FOM Berlin.
Tobias has 1 certificate: Specialist Consultant for Corporate Payroll Management.
Tobias will be available part-time from July 2026.
Tobias's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.
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