Payroll Professional Italy & Spain

Location: Barcelona site, Spain (hybrid); supports payroll for the Southern Cluster covering Spain and Italy.

Company

hirify.global develops laboratory and clinical technologies, including instruments, software, and consumables for life science research, diagnostics, and safety applications.

What you will do

• Execute payroll activities according to established calendars, procedures, controls, and service-level expectations.
• Collect, review, and validate employee changes, variable pay, time and absence data, benefits, deductions, and one-time payments.
• Review payroll calculations and reports, investigate discrepancies, coordinate corrections, and perform reconciliations.
• Support funding, payments, accounting, statutory reporting, year-end, and period-end activities.
• Coordinate with HR, Benefits, Finance, Tax, and external payroll providers to resolve processing and compliance issues.
• Respond to employee and stakeholder inquiries, maintain payroll documentation and audit evidence, and support process, control, and automation improvements.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in payroll processing or payroll operations for Spain; prior Italy payroll experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of end-to-end payroll processes, including input validation, calculations, reconciliations, payments, statutory reporting, year-end activities, and internal controls.
• Understanding of payroll legislation, tax and social security requirements, data privacy, and record-retention requirements for the assigned countries.
• Ability to work independently within established procedures, resolve routine issues, and escalate complex exceptions or compliance risks.
• Strong numerical, analytical, organizational, and communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to meet payroll deadlines.
• Experience with payroll and HR systems, case-management tools, and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, Spanish, and Italian, with the ability to collaborate across HR, Finance, Tax, and external providers.
• Integrity and discretion when handling confidential employee and payroll information.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, human resources, or a related field, or equivalent relevant payroll experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with Workday and outsourced payroll providers.
• Recognized payroll qualification or certification.
• Additional language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work at the Barcelona site within Europe HR Operations.
• Full-time weekly schedule with a day shift and no fixed end date.
• Occasional travel of 0–10%; the posting also states no travel required.
• Collaborative and inclusive environment supporting employees and managers across 16 European countries.
• Pay is determined by role, level, location, skills, experience, and education; country-specific pay information is available through hirify.global’s careers locations page.