HR Administration & Payroll Manager Italy

Loro Piana; Quarona; On-site; EUR 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Company benefits

Job summary

Loro Piana is seeking an HR Administration and Payroll Manager Italy to lead the payroll team for ~3,000 employees, ensuring compliance with Italian legislation and company policies.

You will coordinate monthly payroll processing, manage external payroll providers, and support incentive scheme administration under the supplementary company agreement. Strong English and Italian regulatory knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Human Resources, Labour Law, or related field.
• Extensive experience in personnel administration and payroll in Italy within complex organisations.
• Strong accounting expertise and knowledge of CCNLs.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR administration and payroll activities with accuracy and compliance.
• Coordinate collection and validation of monthly payroll inputs with HR Managers.
• Oversee employee lifecycle from hiring to salary reviews and incentive payments.
• Ensure timely submission of accounting data and mandatory tax filings.
• Manage audits, labour inspections, and external payroll providers.
• Monitor HR data quality and confidentiality; drive process improvements with SAP HR.

Skills

English (written and spoken)

Payroll administration

Team leadership

SAP HR

Italian payroll law

Education

Master’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, HR, or Labour Law

Tools

SAP HR

Job description

Position

The HR Administration and Payroll Manager Italy will lead the team responsible for HR administration and payroll activities for Loro Piana S.p.A., supporting a workforce of approximately 3,000 employees.

The role will ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, as well as all applicable social security, tax, and accounting requirements. Acting as the primary point of contact for the external payroll provider, and for internal stakeholders on all HR administration matters, the HR Administration and Payroll Manager will coordinate the team to ensure the accurate and timely processing of monthly payroll and oversee the implementation of the incentive schemes established under the current supplementary company agreement.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead HR administration and payroll activities, ensuring accuracy, timely execution, and full compliance with applicable legislation, collective bargaining agreements, and company policies;
• Coordinate the collection and validation of all monthly variable payroll inputs in collaboration with HR Managers, using digital tools;
• Oversee the employee lifecycle in coordination with the team, from hiring and onboarding to salary reviews and incentive payments under the supplementary company agreement, ensuring the correct application of company procedures and legal requirements regarding attendance, bonuses, overtime, and allowances;
• Ensure the accurate and timely submission of personnel-related accounting data to the Finance and Accounting Department, as well as the timely completion of mandatory tax and social security filings;
• Manage audits, labour inspections, and tax and social security reviews;
• Monitor HR administration data, ensuring data quality, confidentiality, and compliance with internal controls;
• Drive process improvement, standardisation, and digitalisation initiatives, leveraging SAP HR and relevant ticketing and reporting tools.

Profile

• Master’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Human Resources, Labour Law, or a related field;
• Extensive experience in personnel administration and payroll in Italy, gained within complex, structured organisations;
• Strong accounting expertise;
• In-depth knowledge of Italian labour, tax, and social security legislation, as well as the main national collective bargaining agreements (CCNLs);
• Previous experience coordinating teams and managing external payroll providers;
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills;
• Good command of written and spoken English;
• Knowledge of Zucchetti and SuccessFactors would be an advantage.

Additional Information

For new joiners in this role in Italy, the initial annual gross salary is EUR 65.000.

This salary has been determined on the basis of objective and gender-neutral criteria and corresponds to the compensation normally granted for this position at the time of publication of this job posting. Actual compensation may vary depending on factors such as your unique combination of experience and skills, seniority, and current organizational needs.

This role also provides for participation in a bonus scheme, at Loro Piana’s discretion, based on factors such as individual and/or company performance.

In addition to the benefits provided by law, further benefits may be granted in accordance with current company policies.

The employment relationship will be governed by the provisions of the applicable national collective bargaining agreement (CCNL Tessile Abbigliamento e Moda) and the supplementary company agreement, as applied by Loro Piana in Italy.