Senior Spain Payroll Specialist

• Own the end-to-end Spanish payroll cycle: collect and verify inputs, run payslip checks and reconciliations, and ensure accurate, on-time salary payments, taxes, and social contributions.

• Handle payroll queries with speed and a human touch - employees should always feel informed and supported.

• Coordinate with external payroll and benefits providers (Spain, UK, Germany, France) to keep data flows accurate and deadlines tight.

• Maintain data quality and consistency across HR, payroll, finance, and accounting systems - and build dashboards to track key metrics.

• Partner cross-functionally with HRBPs, Recruiters, Finance, Legal, and IT to deliver a seamless employee experience from day one to last day.

• Additional task : Help the Global HR Ops specialist to audit and automate People Operations workflows for Spain (onboarding, offboarding, employee changes) using Workday and AI tools.

You have:

• 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 and a near-obsessive attention to detail

• Excellent communication skills in English (Spanish goes without saying)

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

• Individual contributor role

• Based in Barcelona, Spain

• Hybrid - 3 days per week at the office mandatory

• Call with Julie, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (45min)

• Technical Interview (1h)

• Internal Stakeholder interview (45min)

• Team interview (30min)

• Back Market Values fit interview (45 min)

At Back Market, we're committed to hiring and supporting diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives - it's one of the reasons we're such a high-scoring certified B Corp company (93.2). No matter your role and seniority level, you'll enjoy impact-driven work with hands-on career development in an innovative, driven, and fast-paced environment - with benefits to match, like:

• A mission driven work environment where your day to day makes an impact on the planet. Seriously.
• Hybrid work environment, with 2 remote days a week and 1 remote work week per quarter, plus 3 flex days.
• Employee Resource Groups, including mentorship programs, comprehensive accessibility policies, and cultural competency training.

At Back Market, we strive to create a workplace that embodies the world we're trying to change. We've embedded our diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into our DNA - from dedicated staff to employee resource groups to our company values. We know that the perfect background for a role doesn't mean the perfect fit - we encourage you to apply for a role even if you think you may not have all the qualifications. If reasonable accommodations are needed for the interview process, please do not hesitate to discuss this with the Talent Acquisition Team.