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This role is responsible for the end-to-end monthly payroll cycle, from validating employee changes and processing payroll in A3innuva to reviewing results, resolving discrepancies, and ensuring compliance with applicable requirements. The Sr. Payroll Specialist will work closely with People Operations and Finance to maintain accurate payroll data, strong controls, and a reliable employee experience.\nRequirements\nWhat challenges you'll be solving\nIn-house Payroll\nOwn the end-to-end monthly payroll process in-house, ensuring accurate calculations, timely processing, and salary payments.\n\nCollect, validate, and process payroll inputs, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, bonuses, variable compensation, absences, leaves, and other employee changes.\n\nPrepare and review payroll calculations, payslips, payroll reports, and supporting documentation before final approval.\n\nManage payroll adjustments, retroactive payments, off-cycle payments, and corrections when required.\n\nManage Social Security processes and submissions, including SILTRA, Sistema RED and CRA files, as well as payroll-related tax filings (Modelo 111, 190, 216 and 296).\n\nHandle employment administration, including employee registrations and terminations, contract preparation and registration through Contrat@, and employment certificates.\n\nManage sick leave, work-related accidents, maternity/paternity and other leave processes, including the relevant registrations and communications with Social Security and official authorities.\n\nManage payroll-related employee queries and resolve day-to-day employment administration matters.\n\nCompliance, Controls & Reporting\nEnsure payroll practices are aligned with applicable Spanish employment legislation, collective bargaining agreements, tax requirements, and internal policies.\n\nMaintain accurate payroll documentation and support internal and external audits.\n\nMonitor payroll deadlines and maintain robust controls across the monthly payroll cycle.\n\nPrepare payroll reports, reconciliations, and people-cost data in collaboration with Finance.\n\nCoordinate annual payroll processes, including tax certificates, annual reconciliations, and other statutory reporting requirements.\n\nHandle confidential employee and compensation information with the highest level of discretion.\n\nMaintain payroll data quality and ensure consistency between A3innuva, HiBob, and Finance records.\n\nIdentify opportunities to simplify, standardise, and automate payroll processes.\n\nStakeholder Management\nPartner closely with People Operations and Finance to ensure accurate employee data, effective controls, and reliable reporting.\n\nCoordinate with relevant external providers, advisors, and authorities when needed for specific payroll or compliance matters.\n\nCommunicate payroll timelines, required inputs, and relevant changes clearly to employees and managers.\n\nWhat you'll need\nProven hands-on experience managing end-to-end payroll in-house in Spain.\n\nPractical, hands-on experience with A3innuva is essential; candidates without this experience will not meet the role requirements.\n\nStrong knowledge of Spanish payroll practices, employment legislation, Social Security contributions, tax withholdings, and collective bargaining agreements.\n\nExperience managing payroll calculations, payroll incidents, reconciliations, and statutory deadlines.\n\nStrong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail.\n\nAbility to handle sensitive information confidentially and professionally.\n\nExperience working with HRIS and payroll systems; experience with HiBob is a plus.\n\nProficiency in Excel or Google Sheets.\n\nStrong organisational skills and the ability to manage recurring deadlines independently.\n\nFluency in Spanish and working proficiency in English.\n\nWhat Success Looks Like\nMonthly payroll is processed accurately and on time, with clear ownership from input collection through final reconciliation.\n\nPayroll discrepancies and employee queries are resolved efficiently.\n\nData is consistent across A3innuva, HiBob, and Finance records.\n\nPayroll processes and controls are documented, reliable, and audit-ready.\n\nPayroll operations remain compliant and improve continuously.\n\nWhat we offer\nWe have a strong and sustainable foundation where we provide a secure and reliable workplace. You have the freedom and trust to make the best contribution possible.\nA role with direct, visible impact: in 12 months you will have changed how People Operations works at seQura.\nA senior role with real ownership over payroll governance, compliance, systems, data and AI-enabled People workflows.\nExposure to key internal stakeholders across People, Finance, Legal, Compliance and business teams.\n23 vacation days + 2 days of free disposal per year.\nProfessional development workshops and seminars.\nFlexible compensation plan for transportation, restaurants and kindergarten with Cobee.\nHealth insurance discounts with Sanitas and Adeslas.\nUrban mobility support via Kleta.\nFree access to healthy, organic and sustainable fruits.\nWellness Programme covering 6 areas: occupational, physical, financial, emotional, social and environmental.\nOur hiring process\nIntro call with People (30 min)\n\nCompetency interview with the hiring manager (60 min)\n\nFinal panel with stakeholders (60 min)\n\nWe kindly ask that you submit your CV in English, as it is the official language of our community.\nWe promote equal opportunity to all, regardless of age, colour, gender identity, medical condition, physical or mental disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or other characteristics.\nDo you want to be part of the change? 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