Payroll Specialist Italy

Payroll Specialist is responsible for performing the day-to-day payroll activities (including cooperation with external payroll vendor) allowing for timely payments of monthly salaries, related income tax and social security payments, as well as for timely submission of any payroll related reports and filings. As a member of the Global Payroll organization the initial focus will be to support Payroll Operations for HP Inc. Italy, but over time could extend to the support of other HP Inc. subsidiaries in the East & South Europe Region.

Responsibilities:

• Performs an entire moderately-complex payroll calculation and/or certain parts of the general payroll process (general processing, terminations, time & LOA management, data management, etc.) for a complex country or set of countries, exercising a good understanding of the payroll framework, systems and government regulations impacting payroll calculation to determine the best method for achieving operational objectives.
• Contributes to projects that impact payroll and/or time solutions at the country level in coordination with key stakeholders such as HR, Controllership & IT teams, and may lead projects of low to moderate complexity.
• Consults with payroll leaders to identify opportunities for process improvement and policy development (within and out of payroll), engaging in the design and implementation.
• Develops healthy business relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors, driving issue resolution to achieve desired results.
• Resolves complex payroll or time & absence support cases and effectively manages and follows up on escalations; may handle day to day employee & business partner queries.
• Maintain employee and company records related to payroll and time pre-processes.
• Share knowledge in a natural way with other team members and contribute to a knowledge management culture by maintaining clear process documentation.
• Develops a deeper understanding of HP's payroll and time processes and working knowledge of the business.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Good Business Application skills (especially Microsoft Excel).
• Good written and verbal communication skills; mastery of English and Italian language, other foreign languages would be a plus.
• Positive “can-do” attitude, customer focused and proactive approach to problem solving.
• Diligence and attention to details
• Appetence for digital transformation and ready to develop new digital skills to help automate processes.
• Good work organization and ability to work with deadlines.
• Knowledge of local labour legislation would be advantage.

Impact and Scope:

• Directly impacts timeliness and accuracy of payroll for the country supported.
• Supports payroll operation management and project team.
• Advises various internal partners and employees on the needs and requirements of target markets.

Complexity:

• Low to moderate: Some senior management interface; frequent cross-functional / cross-organizational interactions.
• Applies developed subject matter knowledge to solve common and complex business issues within established guidelines and recommends appropriate alternatives. Works on problems of diverse complexity and scope. May act as a team or project leader providing direction to team activities and facilitating formation validation and team decision making process. Exercises independent judgment within generally defined policies and practices to identify and select a solution.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's / Master’s degree in a relevant area or demonstrated competence. Typically 2-4 years of experience, preferably in Payroll or Finance role.