Payroll Specialist

Barcelona Hybrid working with 3 days working from the office and 2 days working from home

Our Perk

23 Holiday Days your local bank holidays

Technology Youll get a laptop all setup and ready for your first day.

Flexible benefits scheme including transport card and nursery

Healthcare Insurance coverage by Hightekers

Lunch vouchers covered by Hightekers

Team building activity throughout the year in the office plus an annual team building activity with all the organisation!

20 days working from abroad we are an international team so we value spending time with family or having a change of scenery

Who are we

Hightekers was founded with the idea of supporting IT and Engineer freelancers to do what they do best. We are on a mission of supporting them with all the administrative management and leave them the independence and availability to focus on their projects.

With our innovative digital platform Freelancers can stay in charge of all the documents and information while having the opportunity to connect with our network of likeminded professionals and share new projects with the community.

Your mission: Reporting to the International Payroll Manager you will be responsible for executing and controlling payroll production in collaboration with the HR team and department heads. You will be a key player in the A3 implementation project that aims to internalise payroll production from January 2025. In addition as Hightekers is an international group we will also train you to collaborate in the production of payrolls in other countries such as the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

For Hightekers Spain:

• You will be the subject matter expert during the A3 implementation project during Q3 and Q4 in order to produce the Spanish payrolls from January 2025.

• You will produce the payrolls for Spain in collaboration with the teams providing the monthly variables.

• You will be in charge of dealing with our employees sickleave maternity and other status in regards to Social security registrations.

For other countries such as Hightekers UK:

• You will be trained internally in payroll production for countries such as the UK and progressively other countries depending on capacity and growth.

• You will collaborate for the project to change the current UK Payroll software to another one during Q3 and Q4.

• You will produce the payrolls for these countries in collaboration with the teams that provide the monthly variables.

Global tasks that apply to both Spain and UK:

• You will generate specific reports for Finance and specific departments.

• You will control and execute the declarations according to the tax calendar of the country of reference.

• You will have to be continuously trained in relation to the latest legal developments that impact your daytoday work.

• You will produce simulations that allow our teams to calculate the hiring of new personnel.

• You will produce all the necessary forms and certificates throughout the year such as the Annual Certificate of Accruals.

• You will create the internal user manuals and you will be the main Expert for each country Payroll software (A3 in Spain) collaborating in internal training when needed.

• You will ensure that you execute monitor and control all obligations in relation to social security payments and payroll related taxes.

• You will deal with absences illnesses and other incidents through the protocols established by the regulations.

• You will collaborate with the sales team when necessary to explain how the world of payroll works in each country of reference.

• You will help to setup and improve Pension schemes Social benefits Flexible salary plans among others.

Profile:

• Native Spanish speaker with a very high level of English.

• A degree in Labour Relations in Spain or a related field is required.

• Holding a Diploma in Payroll (Diploma de nminas) is a must.

• At least 5 years of experience in Spanish Payroll production by using A3 Payroll software is a must.

• You are an expert or an Advance user of A3 payroll software

• You really know how the Spanish Social security system and the Tax structure works in Spain and consider yourself a subject matter expert

• Thorough understanding of Spanish payroll regulations and compliance requirements is crucial.

• Familiarity and experience controlling or producing UK payroll would be advantageous

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy are imperative with the ability to thrive in a fastpaced environment.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential for effective collaboration with crossfunctional teams.

Hiring Process

1. Initial screening with Talent Acquisition

2. Virtual interview Interview with International Payroll Manager

3. Assessment

4. Virtual interview with HR & Account management Director

5. In person interview in our Barcelona office

Our values and vision

• Teamwork: we have many departments but we all work crossfunction exchanging ideas to improve the business and the consultants lives easier.

• Trust: Openness and trust are essential for us to work effectively together. We enjoy a high level of trust in the industry and that has to start from within our own teams.

• Independence: We are proudly independent and have only the interests of our teams and the members of our network influencing the decisions we make. Flexibility and freedom are core to everything that we do.

• Continuous Learning and Improvement: A high level of specialist knowledge is required to properly service our network members and we are constantly pushing and developing the teams expertise concerning employment regulations and compliance issues around the world.

• Diversity and community: we built strength to our diversity! Bringing in team members from diverse backgrounds gives us more opportunity and potential for success thanks to a broader set of skills opinions and perspectives.