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EMEA Payroll Specialist

On-site in Villaviciosa·Added yesterday (last checked 15 Oct)

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Michael Page España

1606 open roles

Overview

Salary
€50,000 - €55,000 a year

About €2,960 - €3,210 a month after tax.

Contract
Permanent contract
English
Required

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Skills

Requirements

Multi-Country Competency: Demonstrated experience processing payroll across multiple European frameworks, specifically including at least two of the following core markets: Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, or Germany.

Language Requirement (Business Necessity): Professional working fluency in written and spoken English is required. English is the baseline corporate standard utilized daily for multi-country regional vendor coordination, cross-border system configurations, and collaborative communication with international finance and HR hubs.

Technical Infrastructure: Competency using specialized payroll pipelines, global HRIS environments (e.g., Workday, ADP, SAP), and intermediate-to-advanced spreadsheet operations (data analysis, lookups, pivot tables).

Operational Focus: Strong capacity to navigate varied regulatory systems simultaneously while prioritizing detail-oriented verification practices and strict compliance focus.

Pay & benefits

  • Competitive salary ranging from 50.000 EUR to 55.000 EUR per year.
  • Permanent position.
  • Possibility of fully remote work.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we encourage you to apply.

The role

Resumen

The EMEA Payroll Specialist will manage payroll processes across multiple countries within the life sciences industry, ensuring compliance with local regulations.
  • Company undergoing expansion.
  • Multi-country experience mandatory.

¿Dónde vas a trabajar?

A company operating in the life sciences industry.

Descripción

Multi-Country Payroll Execution: Manage end-to-end delivery of localized payroll schedules across Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, the UK and Germany, ensuring absolute precision and adherence to strict statutory timelines.

PEO & EOR Oversight: Coordinate operational delivery, changes, and standard data tracking for smaller or emerging EMEA footprints managed via regional Professional Employer Organizations (PEO) and Employer of Record (EOR) setups.

Compliance & Statutory Filings: Maintain proactive knowledge of local payroll frameworks, ensuring continuous accuracy regarding Spanish DSN submissions, German Krankenkassen requirements, Dutch pension fund layouts, and regional social insurance adjustments.

Vendor Performance Management: Partner closely with local In-Country Providers (ICPs) and centralized account reps to resolve localized formatting, calculating, or timing inconsistencies.

Cross-Functional Alignment: Support corporate HR, corporate finance, internal control, and external treasury departments with wage-reporting data, ledger reconciliations, and cash funding forecasts.

¿A quién buscamos (H/M/D)?

Multi-Country Competency: Demonstrated experience processing payroll across multiple European frameworks, specifically including at least two of the following core markets: Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, or Germany.

Language Requirement (Business Necessity): Professional working fluency in written and spoken English is required. English is the baseline corporate standard utilized daily for multi-country regional vendor coordination, cross-border system configurations, and collaborative communication with international finance and HR hubs.

Technical Infrastructure: Competency using specialized payroll pipelines, global HRIS environments (e.g., Workday, ADP, SAP), and intermediate-to-advanced spreadsheet operations (data analysis, lookups, pivot tables).

Operational Focus: Strong capacity to navigate varied regulatory systems simultaneously while prioritizing detail-oriented verification practices and strict compliance focus.

¿Cuáles son tus beneficios?

  • Competitive salary ranging from 50.000 EUR to 55.000 EUR per year.
  • Permanent position.
  • Possibility of fully remote work.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we encourage you to apply.

Hiring process

2 steps2 interviews
  1. CV registration

  2. Consultant contact

    With a specialist Michael Page consultant

    If they see that your experience and motivations fit the values and needs of a hiring company, they will contact you to start the selection process: they will learn about your expectations, answer your questions and help you prepare for each stage of the process.

  3. Company interview

    With a client company

    If your application progresses, we will help you prepare for the interview with useful information about the company, its culture and what it looks for in a profile like yours.

  4. Final stage and negotiation · With a client company

  • The final stages are set by the client company: Michael Page acts as an intermediary, and the interview and decision rest with the hiring company.
  • Support continues after the contract is signed.
  • Michael Page cannot support every candidate; registering and keeping your profile up to date opens the door to future processes.

About Michael Page España

Michael Page is a global recruitment consultancy and part of PageGroup, one of the world's leading professional recruitment firms. The company specializes in placing mid-to-senior level professionals across a wide range of sectors, including technology, engineering, finance, sales, and human resources. With a strong presence in Spain, Michael Page operates offices in major cities and offers services such as executive search, temporary staffing, and outsourcing solutions.

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