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Senior HR Access Consultant

Hybrid in Madrid·Full-time·Added 7 months ago (last checked 12 Oct)

Sopra Steria

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Overview

Work mode
Hybrid, Madrid
Contract
Full-time
Hours
Jornada intensiva on Fridays
Experience
5+ years

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Skills

This job advert was originally written in Spanish.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • 5 years of experience in payroll platforms (HR Access, Meta4, or similar) in implementation, maintenance, or development projects.
  • Solid functional experience in Payroll and T&A:
    • Payroll calculation (earnings, deductions, adjustments).
    • Calendars, attendance rules, shifts, absences, and time allocations.
    • Time tracking and regulatory compliance.
  • Technical knowledge in: Cobol, Java, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, CSS.
  • Experience in technical-functional analysis, documentation, and testing.
  • Ability to work autonomously and in a team within dynamic environments.

Skill in collaborating with multiple teams and supporting junior profiles.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • 🏠 Real hybrid work: 2 days of teleworking per week to achieve work-life balance without giving up teamwork and a good in-person onboarding.
  • ⏰ Flexibility you can feel: Flexible Hours and intensive Fridays, planned with your team and with clients so that delivery and your personal life go hand in hand.
  • 🌴 30 working days of vacation: Truly disconnect. We want you to come back with energy… and with new ideas.
  • 🎁 Benefits that suit you: A flexible social benefits system, designed so that you can choose what truly brings you value.
  • 🚀 Continuous learning: Training in technologies, methodologies, soft skills and languages. You provide the curiosity; we provide the itinerary and the resources.
  • 📈 Clear career plan: A common framework across the entire Sopra Steria Group so that you can see your next step (and the next) with aligned objectives and expectations.
  • 🤝 Community and events: Various events throughout the year  because networking and having a good time also boosts your career.

The role

⭐ Join a great team!

As a Senior HR Consultant, your main mission will be to participate autonomously in all phases of implementation, maintenance, and evolution of Payroll and Time & Attendance (T&A) solutions for our clients, ensuring the technical and functional quality of the solution and actively contributing to their satisfaction.

You will work alongside your teammates to ensure an excellent experience, bringing your technical-functional expertise in HR Access and your deep knowledge of payroll and attendance processes.

What you'll do

You will be part of the technical area, participating in end-to-end projects and the full service lifecycle:

  • Functional and technical analysis of Payroll and T&A requirements.
  • Configuration, parameterization, and development on HR Access.
  • Design and execution of test plans (unit, regression, UAT).
  • Documentation of new functionalities, enhancements, and changes.
  • Coordination with Project Managers, technical teams, and client stakeholders.
  • Participation in workshops, committees, and technical meetings with clients.
  • Mentoring junior/mid-level profiles and contributing technical and functional best practices.
  • Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, automation, and industrialization.
  • Ensuring the consistency of your deliverables with the overall project architecture.

Hiring process

3 steps2 interviewsa task to do
  1. Application review

  2. Preliminary call

    With a recruiter · Phone call

    A first call about your career plan, availability and mobility to check expectations match on both sides.

  3. First formal interview

    A discussion of your motivation with details of the project context.

  4. Technical and personality tests

    Not every role

    Offered depending on your profile.

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  • The Spanish recruiting team reviews applications weekly and informs candidates of progress.
  • Feedback is shared after the interview stage.

About Sopra Steria

Sopra Steria is a European leader in IT consulting, digital transformation, and software development, headquartered in Paris, France. With over 50,000 employees across more than 30 countries, the company provides end-to-end services including consulting, systems integration, infrastructure management, and business process services. Its industry focus spans financial services, public sector, aerospace, healthcare, and manufacturing, delivering both technical expertise and strategic advisory to large enterprises and public institutions.

In Spain, Sopra Steria operates with a strong presence in Madrid and Barcelona, offering a wide range of roles from junior developers to senior architects and project managers. The company is known for its multicultural environment, with many positions requiring French or English, making it an attractive destination for international professionals. Sopra Steria emphasizes career development, continuous learning, and a collaborative culture, and it actively supports relocation and integration for foreign talent, particularly in its European delivery centers.

Industry
IT Consulting
Founded
1968
Employees
50,000+
Headquarters
Paris, France
In Spain
Madrid, Barcelona

Good to know if you are moving

  • Sopra Steria has a significant presence in Spain with offices in Madrid and Barcelona, offering a wide range of IT roles.
  • Many positions require French or English, making it accessible for international professionals with language skills.
  • The company offers hybrid and remote work options, including some fully remote roles within Spain.
  • Sopra Steria provides career development programs and training opportunities, particularly in cloud, cybersecurity, and data.
  • As a global company, there are opportunities for cross-border projects and mobility within its international network.

In their own words

About the company & team

We are Sopra HR Software, a subsidiary of the Sopra Steria Group and the owner of the HR Access software, a solution used by 900 clients in more than 50 countries to manage their Human Resources processes. We are experts in payroll, personnel administration, talent management, and HR in general, promoting the application of new technologies for an optimal employee experience.

With us, organizations find the best ally for a positive digital transformation, as we are committed to helping our clients make the most of digital technology to build a responsible HR 3.0.

Additional information

We are committed to respecting diversity, creating an inclusive work environment, and implementing policies that foster inclusion and promote social and cultural respect regarding gender, age, functional capacity, sexual orientation, and religion, with equal opportunities.

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