Teamlead Payroll
About the job
- Several years of substantial experience in payroll accounting, ideally in retail or a comparable organization.
- Completed training in payroll accounting and employment law, such as WIFI training.
- Knowledge of DPW or comparable payroll systems is helpful.
- Ability to think across interconnected issues, work in a structured manner, and communicate clearly during dynamic periods.
- Lead a 15-person team in payroll accounting professionally and organizationally, ensure clear role allocation and reliable collaboration, and support continuous team development.
- Ensure sustained quality and reliability by steering, controlling, and optimizing processes rather than participating in day-to-day operational work.
- Structure complex conditions, support system changes, and continuously develop existing processes and ways of working.
- Advise employees throughout all phases of their employment on employment, tax, and social law matters.
- Contribute to ongoing improvements and system renewals, bringing payroll expertise to daily business and cross-functional and strategic HR projects.
- Initial leadership experience is an advantage but not required; candidates seeking their next career step are welcome.
About the company
REWE Group Austria runs supermarkets, discount stores and drugstores that sell groceries and everyday household goods to consumers. Its retail businesses combine different store formats with online shopping, while a shared organization handles purchasing and the movement of products to local shops. The group buys goods for resale through its stores and also operates wholesale and tourism businesses. Organized under REWE International AG, it manages the Austrian business and international grocery operations elsewhere in Europe as part of the German REWE Group. The Austrian business traces its roots to a Vienna shop opened in 1953 and is headquartered in Wiener Neudorf, Lower Austria.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Wiener Neudorf, Austria
Founded
1953
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Graduates get broad management training: REWE offers a 15-month program with store experience, rotations and an overseas project.
- Entry routes extend beyond university: REWE apprentices choose from 20 occupations on its Austrian careers site.
- The product range has owned alternatives: REWE sells organic, budget and household lines under its own brands.
What critics are saying
- Leadership representation trails the workforce: REWE reports 59.4% women in defined management roles, versus 69.5% of employees.
- Logistics depends on outside hauliers: REWE moves 65% of freight itself and outsources the rest.
- A long logistics rebuild lies ahead: REWE budgets EUR 600 million for ALPHA, with completion planned for 2030.
What makes REWE Group Austria unique
- Food production stays in-house: REWE cuts and packages meat at its Eberstalzell plant for its Austrian stores.
- Loyalty reaches beyond one chain: REWE says its jo Bonus Club rewards work across 16 partner companies.
- Local entrepreneurs run part of the network: independent ADEG merchants operate stores and employ their own teams.
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