Senior Payroll Specialist

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Job Details

Why this job is important

As a Senior Payroll Specialist, you will play a crucial role in managing and overseeing the payroll process for our Spanish operations, ensuring compliance with local regulations and company policies. You will also cover payroll for Italy when needed. This role requires fluency in Spanish and English, with Italian language skills being a significant advantage

What you’ll be doing

• Collect, verify, process, file, and monitor monthly payroll information.
• Maintain accurate and concise payroll records for audit and compliance purposes.
• Ensure compliance with Spanish payroll regulations, Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA), social security (SILTRA), income tax (IRPF), and other local legal requirements.
• Process queries by monitoring tickets (ServiceNow) ensuring SLA is met.
• Collaborate with HR and Finance departments to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing.
• Prepare and submit payroll tax filings and other statutory reports.
• Partner with external third parties and government agencies for social security administration, pensions, etc

The skills & experience needed as Senior Payroll Specialist

• Significant payroll experience and managing a high volume of monthly payrolls.
• Experience with the payroll program Integhro/SDWORX.
• Experience with Workday.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Knowledge of Italian payroll and legislation is a major bonus.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize, multitask, and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Required languages: Spanish (Native or bilingual), English (Advanced), Italian (Advanced, highly beneficial)

What’s in it for you

• Flexible hybrid working
• Up to 24 days leave, 2 floating days (personal days)
• Competitive salary and bonus (bonus dependent on role)
• Healthcare options
• Wide range of flexible benefits

Location

Madrid, Calle Rios RosasSpain

Kantar Rewards Statement

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver. 

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us. 

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration. 

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes. 

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