HR Administrator

ANV; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

ANV seeks a Payroll and Benefits Specialist to manage accurate payroll operations across Europe, with a focus on the UK. You will collaborate with the HR and Payroll teams to ensure timely processing, compliance with local laws, and cohesive benefits administration across UK and EU entities.

The role requires strong attention to detail, fluency in English and Spanish, and experience with ADP payroll systems. You will support audits, payroll migrations, and ongoing process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, HR or related field preferred.
• Significant payroll management experience in UK & Europe; familiarity with multiple countries helpful.
• Excellent communication and confidentiality; strong organizational skills and data accuracy.
• Proficiency with payroll systems and software tools; knowledge of UK/Europe tax and wage laws.
• Full professional English and Spanish; Italian/Swedish/French a plus; ADP payroll experience expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead international payroll processing for UK and EU payrolls.
• Audit monthly payroll data and prepare annual tax documentation.
• Support payroll audits and related projects; provide ad hoc support as needed.
• Oversee pension and benefits administration for UK & EU entities.
• Maintain payroll records and respond to employee payroll inquiries.
• Coordinate with Reward Manager on benefits deductions and renewals.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Confidentiality

English proficiency

Spanish proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business, Human Resources or related field

Tools

ADP Payroll

Workday

Job description

ANV is a global specialty insurance platform operating across the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe. Backed by AmTrust Financial Services and Blackstone Credit & Insurance, we bring together a portfolio of established MGAs and specialist underwriting businesses delivering innovative insurance solutions across multiple markets.

As a rapidly growing platform, ANV combines the strength of established insurance businesses with the opportunity and energy of a scaling organization. We are committed to underwriting excellence, entrepreneurial thinking, and empowering our people to make a meaningful impact as we continue to build the next generation of specialty insurance businesses.

Position Overview

Reporting to the HR Advisor, the Payroll and Benefits Specialist is responsible for managing accurate and timely payroll operations across multiple European countries with a focus on high-volume UK payrolls. This role collaborates with the Senior HR Payroll Specialist to ensure timely and accurate processing of all payrolls, also ensuring all employees are covered by eligible benefits, supports employees with payroll and benefits inquiries, and contributes to audits, reporting, and continuous process improvement.

Essential Job Functions

Payroll Processing

• Act as the main contact for international payroll providers for UK and other EU payrolls
• Submit monthly payroll data, ensuring timely and accurate processing
• Audit monthly returns/files and prepare annual tax documentation
• Support audits and special payroll-related projects
• Provide backup support to team members when required
• Oversee the Ticket Restaurant program cycle for relevant payrolls, from vendor invoicing to employee card loading

Tax & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with local payroll laws and tax regulations.
• Responsible for filing payroll taxes and Social Security withholdings or coordinate with payroll providers.
• Remain up to date with changes in tax laws and labor regulations.

Payments Processing

• Coordinate cash forecasting for payroll and other compensation payments for payrolls
• Oversee and ensure the completion of all scheduled payments.

Record Maintenance

• Maintain and update employee payroll records, including personal information, tax exemptions, and wage changes.

Employee Support

• Serve as a point of contact for employees, answering payroll-related questions and resolving discrepancies.
• Circulate payslips and year-end tax documentation.
• Assist Senior Payroll Specialist, as required with ANV payroll accountant to provide documents for payroll reconciliations and audit‑related tasks and documentation

Pension and Benefits Administration

• Assist with administration of the pension and benefits related tasks for all UK & EU entities ensuring that new joiners have been added to plans, leavers removed,
• Respond to basic employee queries on plans
• Co-ordinate with Reward Manager to ensure employee benefits and related deductions are applied according to local legislation for all payrolls and updated per benefits renewal cycle for each jurisdiction
• Maintain up to date benefits information to provide to employees

General

• Maintain up-to-date documentation of payroll processes and procedures.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of applicable payroll related legislation for the countries within remit
• Assist with any ad hoc payroll and HR admin related tasks as required
• Participate in any relevant payroll related projects
• Complete the required number of hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as it pertains to your role and applicable qualifications and ensure this is logged in Workday. Ensure your direct reports complete and log any required CPD.
• Fully participate in all applicable fitness and proprietary and Performance Review processes. Promptly advise your line manager/HR as to any matter that may be relevant and/or impact your ability to perform in your role.
• Other duties may be assigned in order to meet the on-going needs of the organization.

Qualifications, Experience, Competence

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business, Human Resources or related field preferred.

Experience

• Proven significant payroll management experience in UK & Europe (ideally having dealt with some or all of the following countries - Italy, Spain, UK, Norway, Sweden, Germany, France).
• Experience in payroll migrations, the establishment and set-up of payroll for new legal entities across global jurisdictions, and end-to-end payroll implementation is desirable but not essential.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated confidentiality.
• Ability to analyze payroll data and identify discrepancies.
• Proficiency with payroll systems and software tools.
• Knowledge of tax laws, wage laws, and fiscal procedures in UK and Europe.
• Full professional proficiency in English and Spanish is required; fluency in Italian, Swedish or French is a plus.
• Experience working with ADP payroll systems and partner companies.

Core ANV group Behavioural & Professional Competencies (Employees)

Results Driven: Displays energy, determination and a sense of urgency to get the job done; understands the importance of meeting deadlines to achieve objectives; takes responsibility for organising own workload to ensure goals are met; identifies barriers or issues that might impact adversely on getting the job done and is proactive and innovative in resolving problems and finding solutions; strives for excellence.

Adaptable & Open to Change: Demonstrates a willingness to adapt and change according to circumstances; is able to comfortably handle ambiguity and changes in priorities; identifies the requirement to demonstrate flexibility for the wider benefit of the department and the business; supports change and the drive to continuously improve.

Relationship Management & & Customer Focus: Builds and maintains strong internal and external customer and other relationships as relevant to role; is able to effectively understand and support customer needs while balancing business needs; takes responsibility for meeting agreed service levels and other commitments.; strives to deliver excellence and innovates to deliver solutions; ensures that everything that they do complies with all Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles.

Risk Management: Is able to understand and identify common types of business risks for their functional or business area; actively supports the maintenance of an effective control environment; takes timely remedial action as may be required to prevent or minimise loss; proactively escalates risks to the appropriate party; supports continuous improvement in the management of risk.

Collaboration: Demonstrates respect and integrity in all collaboration with others; works with rather than competes with others in the business to achieve company goals; builds trust through open communication; adapts style and messaging appropriately; seeks out and listens to the opinions of others; supports team building and an inclusive culture that values diversity.

Continuing Professional Development: Proactively keeps up to date with regulatory and professional changes; maintains the required knowledge and skills to perform in post and undertakes all required / mandatory training; ensures that annual learning and development plans and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) obligations are achieved.

ANV group Values: Able to demonstrate and role model ANV group’s values: Excellence, Innovation, Integrity, Responsibility, Inclusion and Teamwork.

Conduct Rules: Acts at all times in accordance with the Conduct Rules (as set out above)