Payroll Specialist Temporary

Primark; Madrid; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Primark is seeking a payroll professional to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing for Spain and Portugal, balancing payrolls and producing essential financial data.

You will support the Iberia payroll team, handle data uploads with precision, and assist with year-end duties, reconciliations, and regulatory reporting across the region.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years in a similar payroll role.
• Upper-intermediate to high English level.
• Microsoft Excel knowledge at Intermediate level or above.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, both written and spoken.
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a wider team, while managing workloads and prioritising.
• Strong analytical ability.
• Organizational and time management skills in managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to make decisions in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate and timely processing and balancing of Spain and Portugal payrolls.
• Produce financial information alongside payroll.
• Support the Iberia payroll team on data uploads with high accuracy.
• Comply with Spain and Portugal legislation, regulations and collective agreements.
• Carry out payroll checks, reporting and corrections.
• Assist with year-end duties and tax control accounts.

Skills

Payroll experience

English proficiency

Advanced Excel

Work under pressure

Communication skills

Time management

Analytical ability

Independent & team work

Decision making

Job description

Main function of role:

• Ensure accurate and timely process and balancing of Primark's Spain and Portugal payrolls alongside the production of financial information.
• Provide flexible support to senior payroll team including support on data uploads to the payroll system to high level of accuracy.

Key Responsabilities

• Help ensure that all store payrolls (including own store payrolls) are delivered to a high standard of accuracy and in accordance with current Spain and Portugal legislations, company regulations and collective agreements.
• Following detailed payroll checking procedures across all areas such as report production, payroll checking and correction, sickness processing, etc.
• Provide flexible support to the Iberia payroll team.
• Liaise with governing and statutory bodies as required for any research.
• Carry out Time-pro, WD data validations and any uploads.
• Assist with tax year end duties such as balance reconciliations and tax control accounts.
• Process timely payments to employees and authorities in both Spain and Portugal.
• Payroll/Finance reconciliations.
• Write, modify and produce reports for Payroll and wider business such as sickness reconciliation reporting from FIE data, trade unions, dismissal.
• Assisting the Payroll Manager during internal and external payroll audits.
• Continuously embracing system and process improvements to boost payroll delivery, accuracy and compliance.
• Other duties as may be required – taking on additional responsibility to support international payroll.

Skills & Competencies

• At least 2 years in a similar role.
• Have an upper-intermediate/high English-speaking level.
• Microsoft Excel knowledge at Intermediate level or above.
• Ability to work under pressure and commit to tight deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, both written and spoken.
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a wider team, whilst managing workloads and remaining flexible.
• Strong analytical ability.
• Organizational and time management skills in managing multiple, diverse and sometimes conflicting priorities.
• Ability to make decisions in a timely manner.

Fecha fin de publicación interna: 17/09/2026

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