Payroll & HR Operations Specialist

You will join as a Payroll & HR Operations Specialist. Your role offers a structured growth path in payroll, starting with operational and administrative support and evolving into direct responsibilities for payroll processing.

As a member of the HR team, you will take on a strategic role in managing payroll and HR operations, providing support to employees on administrative matters, and collaborating with both internal teams and external service providers. You will also have the chance to work on process improvement initiatives and gain international exposure as part of a global HR network.

In your initial phase, during the first year, you will support periodic reporting for the payroll team and management, manage activities related to the local employee medical plan, and handle employee mobility issues in coordination with internal teams. You will ensure data alignment and accuracy through regular interaction with the payroll team and provide administrative support for payroll and HR activities.

As you progress into the development phase of the Payroll & HR Operations Specialist role, you will take on responsibilities such as processing payroll, including calculating salaries, bonuses, and allowances, and applying tax and social security deductions in compliance with regulations. You will manage hiring, terminations, and contract changes, resolve payroll discrepancies, and maintain payroll and contribution records. Additionally, you will prepare periodic reports for management and the finance department, monitor and implement regulatory updates in payroll, and support employees with inquiries about pay slips, benefits, and related matters. You will also collaborate with HR to manage leave, permits, and other contractual provisions.

Beyond these core responsibilities, you will supervise payroll cycles and finalize monthly payroll reports, create and maintain analytics and reporting tools to track payroll process effectiveness, and support the annual compensation review process. You will act as an advisor to office leadership and colleagues on payroll matters, while also designing, implementing, and administering process improvement projects and communications on payroll and HR topics.

You will join the Human Resources team in Milan, focusing on employment-related matters such as compensation and benefits, payroll, and mobility. In this role, you will serve as an advisor to office leadership and colleagues, primarily on payroll matters. Following the firm’s guidelines, you will design, implement, and oversee relevant programs, process improvement projects, and communications related to payroll and HR topics.

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