Senior Payroll Specialist

What you'll do...

• Work on a team of global payroll specialists across multiple time zones and 30+ countries
• Maintain professional knowledge of all Spain payroll legislative changes 
• Correspondence w/ local accountants and external vendors, while maintaining a professional relationship
• Work closely with HR team members to manage enhancements to processes and legislation
• Regularly create and reconcile key payroll reports including gross-to-net reports, payroll control summaries, employer cost summaries by payroll component, payslips, and payment file reports
• Review and approve payroll activities &  payments when needed
• Lead/Mentor other global payroll specialists across multiple time zones
• Formatting & manipulation of payroll file uploads to Vendors and software (NetSuite, Alteryx, etc)
• Creating & maintaining payroll procedures & processes
• Ensure 100% of team members are paid timely!
• Conducting pre-payroll audits, checks and approvals for your payroll 

What we are looking for...

• 6-10 years of Spanish payroll experience, including country-specific taxation and compliance (eg. with regards to taxation of benefits, expenses, etc,) and regulatory payroll filing requirements
• Experience with Local HR requirements, including specific onboarding & termination requirements
• Advanced proficiency of Microsoft Excel/Google sheets ie: csv files, vlookups, pivot tables, index match and macros
• Payroll operations experience including working with in-house payroll processes, EORs, and PEOs
• Payroll reporting experience including exposure to gross-to-net reports, payroll control summaries, employer cost summaries by payroll component, payslips, and payment file reports
• Adherence to tight deadlines and quick turnaround for payroll deliverables
• Experience working cross-functionally with finance, accounting and treasury departments
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, vendors, and associates in a timely manner to ensure we are maintaining/exceeding company metrics/OKRs
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to develop and maintain an organized structure 
• Ability to work collaboratively in a distributed environment where adaptability is imperative, across many tools and software platforms
• [Bonus] Previous experience leading or mentoring a team across multiple time zones
• [Bonus] Experience with pensions, retirements plans and local benefits
  [Bonus] Fintech start-up experience 
• [Bonus] NetSuite & Alteryx experience