Senior Payroll & Benefits Consultant
- Barcelona
- Permanente
- Tiempo completo
- Conduct payroll and benefits administration, providing detailed support with Payroll Operations for all internal customers across multiple countries.
- Provide advice and support to internal and external stakeholders, leveraging strong knowledge of payroll compliance and SITA’s processes, procedures, and policies.
- Prepare and input data for salary payments accurately and on time, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations.
- Support annual Reward Plan activities and other payroll-related initiatives.
- Partner closely with internal HR stakeholders, outsourced payroll vendors, and Finance to ensure smooth payroll operations and issue resolution.
- Receive and respond to everyday payroll-related enquiries from employees and vendors, providing timely and effective service.
- Contribute to Payroll Operations projects, including process improvements, automation initiatives, and system integrations.
- Collaborate with benefits providers, brokers, and legal authorities to ensure the accurate and timely administration of benefits.
- Support the administration of employee benefit programs including medical, life, disability, health plans, pension schemes, savings plans, and global leave policies.
- Oversee the Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process for benefits-related invoices, working with Finance to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and issue resolution.
- Manage the onboarding of new benefit providers and assist with contract processing and compliance requirements.
- Advise and inform employees—together with People (HR) Country Managers—on changes and developments related to benefits, including eligibility, coverage, and policy provisions.
- 4+ years of hands-on payroll administration experience, ideally across multiple European countries.
- Proven track record of managing payroll in Spain with strong exposure to other countries (e.g. Malta, Italy, Portugal, Greece etc.); experience with multi-country payroll operations is preferred.
- Solid experience working with multiple vendors and managing complex payroll/benefits ecosystems.
- Strong understanding of employment regulations, payroll compliance, and benefits administration
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-growth environments with continuous new hires.
- Advanced Excel and strong MS Office skills; experience with Oracle HRIS or similar systems.
- Fluent in English; and fluency in at least one other European language is beneficial.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills—capable of building trusted partnerships with vendors, HR, Finance, and employees.
- Knowledge of data protection, equal opportunities, and ethical practices as they apply to payroll and benefits.