Global HR & Payroll Operations Specialist

Pilatus Aircraft; Alcalá de Guadaíra; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International team and aviation focus

Professional training and development

Growth opportunities within Pilatus Ib

Inclusive culture and leadership focus

Job summary

Pilatus Ibérica is seeking an experienced payroll & HR administrator to join our team in southern Spain. You will manage the monthly payroll process, coordinate end-to-end personnel administration, and ensure accurate working-time records and master data across payroll systems.

In this role, you will liaise with our external payroll provider, monitor deadlines, and produce recurrent HR reports. The ideal candidate has 6–8 years of payroll experience, strong Excel skills, and fluency in Spanish

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of hands-on experience in payroll and personnel administration.
• Experience with Spanish Social Security, employee lifecycle and HR systems.
• Knowledge of industrial environments with collective bargaining agreements preferred.
• Strong knowledge of payroll taxes, contracts, leaves, and working-time administration.
• Proficiency in Excel and data controls; SAP SuccessFactors desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage the monthly payroll process from an HR perspective including inputs, validation, corrections, payslips and reconciliations.
• Coordinate end-to-end personnel administration (hires, contracts, amendments, terminations, files).
• Administer working time, schedules, shifts, overtime, absences, leaves and time balances with correct payroll impact.
• Maintain master data in payroll/provider records and support digital workflows and reporting.
• Interface with external payroll provider, monitor deadlines, issues and evidence of approvals.
• Prepare recurrent reports on payroll, headcount, movements, absence and data quality; document processes and drive standardization and automation.

Skills

Payroll processing

HR administration

Excel skills

Data accuracy & controls

Confidentiality

Education

University degree in Labor Relations, HR, Business Administration or Law

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

Pilatus Ibérica is seeking an experienced payroll & HR administrator to join our team in southern Spain. You will manage the monthly payroll process, coordinate end-to-end personnel administration, and ensure accurate working-time records and master data across payroll systems.

In this role, you will liaise with our external payroll provider, monitor deadlines, and produce recurrent HR reports. The ideal candidate has 6–8 years of payroll experience, strong Excel skills, and fluency in Spanish