Italy Senior Payroll Specialist

Candy Hoover Group Srl; Vimercate; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal tickets

Smart Working

Job summary

Haier Europe in Vimercate (MB), Italy, seeks a Senior Payroll Specialist to support Italian payroll governance, coordinating with an external provider and collaborating with HR and Finance teams.

You will ensure regulatory compliance, manage deadlines, and advise on labor law and global mobility, supporting roughly 950 employees under the Metalmeccanici Privati CCNL.

Qualifications

• Solid experience with outsourced payroll and external providers.
• Excellent knowledge of Italian payroll, labor, and tax regulations.
• Knowledge of international payroll and global mobility dynamics.
• Fluent in Italian and English (written and spoken).
• Proactive, reliable, and able to work in international environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise the Italian external payroll provider for ~950 employees.
• Review payroll outputs for salaries, contributions, taxes, and variable pay.
• Manage monthly/annual payroll deadlines and audits.
• Assist with accounting reconciliations and regulatory filings.
• Provide labor-law guidance and mobility payroll support.

Skills

Payroll management with external

Italian payroll regulations

International payroll & mobility

Excel proficiency

HR/payroll systems

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or Degree in Economic field

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Job Posting Title Italy Senior Payroll Specialist

The challenge

An exciting opportunity has arisen to contribute to Haier Europe. The Company is on a journey to achieve ambitious growth and leadership objectives in the region, and we are seeking someone passionate, proactive, self-driven, and motivated to join a team of open-minded individuals.

We are looking for someone who embodies the Company’s core behaviors, based on our Own It model : Zero Distance, Agility, Entrepreneurship, Ecosystem and Build Trust. A true change agent who acts with integrity, collaborates across boundaries, adapts quickly, takes initiative and keeps users at the center — fostering an open, innovative, and high-performing environment.

What you will do

We are looking for a Senior Payroll Specialist who will support the Payroll Manager in all governance and control activities related to the Italian payroll, which is currently managed through an external provider. The role will act as an internal point of reference for all payroll-related matters, ensuring accuracy, regulatory compliance, and proper management of information flows between the company and the payroll provider, while working in close collaboration with the HR and Finance teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordination and supervision of the external payroll provider for the Italian employee population (approximately 950 employees)
• Review and validation of payroll outputs, ensuring accuracy of salaries, contributions, taxes, and variable compensation
• Management and monitoring of monthly and annual payroll deadlines (payroll close, adjustments, tax certificates, annual filings, etc.)
• Verification of payroll reconciliations and support to Finance with accounting reconciliations
• Management of administrative requirements and communications with external authorities (INPS, INAIL, pension funds, tax authorities), in cooperation with the payroll provider
• Internal support and advisory on labor law and compensation-related matters
• Management—when required—of payroll aspects related to global mobility (expatriates, inpatriates, international assignments, shadow payroll)
• Support for internal and external audits and verification of regulatory compliance
• Monitoring of regulatory updates and assessment of their impact on payroll processes
• Preparation of payroll and HR reporting

What you need to succeed

• Must have Solid experience in managing outsourced payroll and working with external providers
• Excellent knowledge of Italian payroll and labor and tax regulations
• Knowledge of international payroll and global mobility dynamics
• Education: High School Diploma or Degree (preferably in Economic field)
• Professional experience: At least 10 years of experience in payroll, preferably gained in structured multinational organizations
• Language: Fluent in Italian & English, both written and spoken (mandatory requirement)
• Soft skills: Excellent team player with a strong collaborative attitude
• High level of reliability, professionalism, and sense of responsibility
• Flexibility and ability to work in complex, international environments
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proactive, solution-oriented approach
• Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in Excel and main HR/payroll systems
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a quality-oriented mindset

PAY TRANSPARENCY

Employment Type: Permanent Contract; Full-Time

National Collective Bargaining Agreement (CCNL): Metalmeccanici Privati

Minimum Gross Annual Salary: € 40.000

Benefits

• Meal tickets
• Smart Working

The Company may offer a different compensation package than the one indicated above, based on objective criteria identified during the selection process (such as experience, skills or changes in the scope and responsibilities of the role). Any such variation is in no way based on previous salary levels or on personal or discriminatory factors. All decisions are made in compliance with the principle of equal pay, the applicable National Collective Bargaining Agreement (CCNL) and EU Directive 2023/970, as well as the relevant national implementing legislation.

Haier Europe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.

Haier Europe is part of the Haier Smart Home, the No. 1 company globally in major appliances and among the Fortune's Global 500 and World's Most Admired Companies. Haier Smart Home has a network of 10 R&D centers, 71 research institutes, 35 industrial parks, 143 manufacturing centers and a sales network of 230,000 nodes around the world. We are the world's only IoT Ecosystem Brand that has been ranked in the Kantar BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands for 5 consecutive years. We also ranked as the #1 Global Major Appliances Brand according to Euromonitor International for 15 consecutive years. In 2023, we achieved revenues of approximately € 33.6 billion. In Europe, under our high-end brands, including Candy, Haier and Hoover, we are designing the new era of living by offering our household solutions and scenarios to over 45 markets in Europe and beyond.

Haier Europe is headquartered in Vimercate (MB), Italy.

More information is available on corporate.haier-europe.com.