Assistant Payroll Manager

The role centres around supporting the Payroll Manager and coordinating the process of multiple international payrolls for contractors and workers at high volume for the European Union (EU) and the Rest of the World (ROW).

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

· To support all aspects of international payroll.

· To coordinate the payroll for Workers/ Contractors within the EU and ROW

· To supervise manage and answer payroll queries

· To understand and support the foreign exchange market for payments

· Assisting and aiding the Contract Experts for the EU and ROW with high-level queries

· Liaison and support for India's back-office team.

· Ability to work effectively, even when under pressure

· To support and support the Payroll Manager manage the payroll team

· Building interdepartmental relationships and working in collaboration

· Supporting the identification of improvements to invoicing and timesheet processes

· Being part of cross-departmental meetings to improve process, discuss and resolve workflow issues

Essential Experience and Requirements

· Part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent) or previous financial team and management experience

· Experience in dealing with multiple queries of high complexity promptly

· Ability to problem solve and find solutions promptly following the business needs and the company values

· Meticulous with strong attention to detail and accuracy

· Ability to work to deadlines, whilst prioritising effectively

· Excellent organisational and delegation skills

· To have complete accountability

· Foreign Exchange experience and understanding of maintaining and cascading any changes to the teams

· Experience dealing in multi-currency and international payments

· Experience with country-to-country transactions, with an understanding of the local currencies and current conversion rates

· Liaising with in-country payment teams as and when required

· Reconciling payslips according to the contractor/ worker payments as stated on the spreadsheet

· Leading the team on when to make payments

· Ensuring timely and accurate statutory payments

· Maintaining a high level of communication between in-country set-up

· Liaising with banks for missing and returned payments

· Ability to do regular 1:1 reviews with teams, which includes appraisals and professional development

Person Specification

· A real team player

· A great and inspiring leader

· Ability to train and supervise a team successfully, whilst ensuring the company values are delivered in all aspects of the role

· Confident communicator

· An additional EU or another language (not required but advantageous)

· A leader that leads by example

· Exceptional customer excellence and experience skills

· Highly proactive and organised

Salary 40,000€ - £45,000€ pa | Mon – Fri 8:30 – 17:30 | Hybrid | Full Time, Permanent | Barcelona Office

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 40,000.00€ - 45,000.00€ per year

Application Question(s):

• Is your English level at C1?
• Do you have the right to work legally in Barcelona?
• This role is based in Tuset, Barcelona. Can you travel easily to this location?
• Do you have at least 4 years payroll experience?
• Have you worked on Payroll on a International level?

Work Location: In person