Job description

Role Pitch The Spanish Payroll Specialist is responsible of the entire payroll cycle. Must guarantee the total compliance with local regulation in labor, social security, and tax matters.

The ideal candidate is strongly oriented to high quality in data and results. An accurate communication with clients and with internal operations team should be performed according to the internal procedures.

Key Responsibilities Daily Duties and Main Responsibilities will include:

Manage all payroll activities in line with the monthly payroll calendar and submitting the payroll figures on monthly basis. Ensure the payrolls comply with the Spanish legislation and statutory requirements. Activities involved:
Collaborate with the Operation team in the validation of payroll inputs to ensure that sufficient information is provided by the client.
Ability to reconcile pre-processing reports to ensure accuracy of information prior to processing payroll. Validate the data inputs and ensure are in line with Spanish legislation.
Research discrepancies of payroll information and / or documentation to ensure accuracy and adherence to procedures prior to processing. Validation of the payroll outputs
Maintain payroll information, files, and records to provide up to date reference and audit trail for compliance.
Analyze payroll related information to ensure accurate distribution of funds and payroll.
Support any parallel runs if testing if needed on a new requirement.
Prepare the monthly payroll reports and upload them to CP platform
Manage communication to Social Security (registration, terminations, amendments notifications, sick leaves, and maternity/paternity leaves) SILTRA, CONTRAT@, CERTIFIC@, DELTA SYSTEM…
Manage the monthly Social Security contributions resolve any possible issue that compromise monthly payment to social security.
Manage tax activities (monthly/quarterly withholding taxes) and submission of the tax models to the AEAT (models 111, 216, 190, 296 and 345)
Collaborate with Implementation team to ensure that the hangover of new payrolls is transferred to In-House team successfully.
Collaborate with Operation team in the validation of payroll requirements to ensure that sufficient information is provided by the client to enable set-up and configuration are completed successfully.

Description Attributes and Experience Required:

Solid experience in end-to-end Spanish payroll processing
Expert level of knowledge of local legal requirements, statutory forms, and reporting
Expert level in complex payrolls (BIK, flexible retribution, stock options/RSU, non-residents…)
Strong communication and collaboration skills: English and Spanish speaking is essential. English level: B2 minimum
Business software experience required: MS Excel, MS Word, Email Apps, Google Apps
Team player who can share information and interact positively with others.
Assertive action and decision-making skills and forward-thinking, able to plan and organize own workload
Knowledge of Wolters Kluwer A3 software and SUMAR would be advantageous
International payroll experience would be beneficial
This person will come to the Barcelona office 3x a month if residing in or near Barcelona, and will be on full remote setup if residing far from Barcelona.

Benefits Package and Benefits: