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Payroll Specialist temporary

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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 team as needed 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

    Experience & Skills

    • Significant experience in a payroll operational team. Ideally minimum of 2 years, more is a plus
    • Knowledge of current labor law in both Spain and Portugal
    • Successful candidates should be degree in labour relations, business Administration or related studies
    • Intermediate English-speaking level.
    • Advance level of Microsoft Excel
    • Up to date working knowledge of payroll practices.
    • Experience of problems that can affect payroll and experience of resolving common payroll issues.
    • Experience of tax year end practices and requirements.
    • Ability to work under pressure and deliver 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.
    • Detailed knowledge of payroll rules and common payroll problems that can occur.
    • Strong analytical ability.
    • Ability to influence and interact well with team members.
    • Organizational and time management skills in managing multiple, diverse and sometimes conflicting priorities.
    • Ability to make decisions in a timely manner.
    • Demonstrates Primark behaviours and values, sound judgement with unquestionable ethics and integrity with a high degree of transparency and trust.

    • Highly organised, detail-oriented, possessing the ability to effectively prioritise projects and deliverables whilst meeting deadlines.
    • Excellent attention to detail
    • Be a collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal/communication skills.
    • Proven ability in developing effective working relationships across all levels of the organisation.

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