International Payroll and Benefits Specialist

ANV Specialty; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

ANV Specialty seeks an International Payroll and Benefits Specialist to join the Human Resources Team in Barcelona, Spain. You will manage payroll across Europe with emphasis on UK payrolls, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing.

Reporting to the HR Advisor, you will support benefits, answer payroll inquiries, and contribute to audits and improvements, working with ADP and local providers in a multinational environment.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, human resources or related field preferred.
• Proven significant payroll management experience in UK & Europe across multiple countries.
• Excellent communication, confidentiality and attention to detail.

Responsabilidades

• Manage international payroll operations across Europe with focus on UK payrolls.
• Coordinate with payroll providers and ensure timely, accurate processing and tax documentation.
• Support payroll audits, reporting and process improvements.

Conocimientos

Payroll management

ADP payroll systems

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Data analysis

Multinational payroll

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/business/HR

Herramientas

ADP

Descripción del empleo

Unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic, international company based in Barcelona, Spain.

ANV (www.anv.eu.com) underwrites as a Global MGU with centers in Europe and the USA. From our offices across European locations, we provide underwriting expertise for some of the strongest and highest rated and financial partners in the market offering local level service in the local language where possible.

We are currently looking for an International Payroll and Benefits Specialist to join our Human ResourcesTeam in Barcelona, Spain.

Reporting to the HR Advisor, the International 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
• Prepare and 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).
• Extensive UK payroll management experience is required.
• Experience with Italian payroll is a plus.
• 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.

Conditions

Competitive compensation package (composed of a fixed salary, variable bonus and excellent benefits package) based on the experience of the candidate.