Backmarket

Spain Payroll Specialist

Barcelona, Remote. Posted 22 days ago

The role

You will own the end-to-end Spanish payroll cycle and manage payroll queries. You will also contribute to HR automation using Workday and AI tools.

What you will do

  • Own the end-to-end Spanish payroll cycle
  • Collect and verify inputs, run payslip checks and reconciliations
  • Ensure accurate, on-time salary payments, taxes, and social contributions
  • Handle payroll queries with speed and a human touch
  • Coordinate with external payroll and benefits providers in Spain, UK, Germany, and France
  • Maintain data quality and consistency across HR, payroll, finance, and accounting systems
  • Build dashboards to track key metrics
  • Partner cross-functionally with HRBPs, Recruiters, Finance, Legal, and IT
  • Help the Global HR Ops specialist to audit and automate People Operations workflows for Spain using Workday and AI tools

Required qualifications

  • 4-5+ years of hands-on experience processing Spanish payroll
  • A solid understanding of Spanish social security, tax requirements, and employment legislation
  • Experience working with external payroll providers and managing payroll stakeholders
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Near-obsessive attention to detail
  • Excellent communication skills in English
  • Spanish

Nice to have

  • Experience with Workday or Papaya Global
  • Exposure to UK, Germany, or France payroll
  • A degree in HR, Payroll, Accounting, Finance, or a related field — or equivalent experience

Benefits

  • Mission driven work environment
  • Hybrid work environment, with 2 remote days a week and 1 remote work week per quarter, plus 3 flex days
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Mentorship programs
  • Comprehensive accessibility policies
  • Cultural competency training

Before you apply

  • Hr Interview (45min)
  • Technical Interview (1h)
  • Internal Stakeholder interview (45min)
  • Team interview (30min)
  • Back Market Values fit interview (45 min)

About the company

Back Market is a global marketplace for refurbished devices. Their mission is to do more with what we already have to lower environmental impact.