We are seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist Italy & Spain to join the team based in Rome, Italy; The Senior Payroll Specialist is an experienced hands‑on payroll professional hired execute and support payroll processes for Italy, Spain and other European payrolls. This role focuses on accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing, issue resolution, reconciliations and strong operational documentation while partnering with local payroll vendors, external providers and cross‑functional teams.
This position is hybrid. Oversee end‑to‑end payroll runs ensuring accuracy and timely delivery; provide direct support or validation for France payroll runs as required.
Manage pre‑payroll validations, data cleansing and exception handling to minimize rework for payroll cycles together with TCS.
Reconcile payroll outputs, investigate post‑payroll discrepancies, perform root‑cause analysis and implement corrective actions across supported countries.
Coordinate with local and global payroll vendors (e.g., CloudPay, TCS, local vendors) and internal platform owners (Workday, ServiceNow)



for integration issues, configuration clarifications and incident resolution.
Maintain and update detailed country‑specific payroll process documentation and transaction‑level work instructions.
Support testing and deployment of payroll system changes, patches and enhancements; Produce regular payroll reports and support KPI tracking; Support onboarding and training of vendor payroll teams (e.g., TCS) and act as a subject matter resource for payroll queries.
Ensure compliance with local payroll regulations, tax rules and statutory reporting requirements.
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, suggest automation opportunities and strengthen controls for multi‑country payroll processing.
Strong knowledge of local payroll legislation, social security, taxes and statutory filings – mandatory.
Hands‑on experience with general payroll platforms and integration tools; familiarity with CloudPay

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