Spain Payroll Specialist - Hybrid Role with Impact

Back Market; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 38,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Mentorship programs

Accessibility policies

Cultural competency training

Job summary

Back Market in Barcelona is hiring a Payroll Specialist to own the end-to-end Spanish payroll, ensuring accurate salary payments, taxes, and social contributions while maintaining data quality across HR, payroll, and finance systems.

You'll coordinate with external payroll providers across Spain and other countries, handle payroll queries with a human touch, and help automate processes using Workday and AI tools, contributing to a smooth employee experience.

Qualifications

• 4-5+ years of hands-on experience processing Spanish payroll.
• Solid understanding of Spanish social security, tax requirements, and employment legislation.
• Experience working with external payroll providers and managing payroll stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills and a near-obsessive attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills in English (Spanish goes without saying).

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end Spanish payroll cycle: collect and verify inputs, run payslip checks and reconciliations, ensure accurate salary payments, taxes, and social contributions.
• Handle payroll queries with speed and a human touch.
• Coordinate with external payroll and benefits providers (Spain, UK, Germany, France) to keep data flows accurate and deadlines tight.
• Maintain data quality and consistency across HR, payroll, finance, and accounting systems; build dashboards to track key metrics.
• Partner cross-functionally with HRBPs, Recruiters, Finance, Legal, and IT to deliver a seamless employee experience.
• Audit and automate People Operations workflows for Spain using Workday and AI tools.

Skills

Spanish payroll experience

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

English communication

Spanish language

Education

Degree in HR, Payroll, Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Workday

Papaya Global

Job description

Back Market in Barcelona is hiring a Payroll Specialist to own the end-to-end Spanish payroll, ensuring accurate salary payments, taxes, and social contributions while maintaining data quality across HR, payroll, and finance systems.

You'll coordinate with external payroll providers across Spain and other countries, handle payroll queries with a human touch, and help automate processes using Workday and AI tools, contributing to a smooth employee experience.