SAP Payroll Specialist, Spanish

• Produce timely and accurate Spanish payroll for SAP MPS customers

• Execute and review SAP payroll calculations, gross-to-net validation, payroll checks, variance checks, corrections, final payroll preparation, and payroll closure

• Support monthly payroll processing, data validation, payroll runs, output preparation, post-payroll activities, and customer approval coordination

• Manage Spanish Social Security activities through Sistema RED and SLD, including registrations, terminations, variations, CRA files, liquidations, discrepancy analysis, resubmissions, confirmation, and closure

• Support payroll-impacting employee lifecycle processes, including starters, leavers, contractual changes, absences, sickness, parental leave, accidents, holidays, overtime, and other leave types

• Calculate final payslips and finiquitos

• Prepare payslips, bank lists, payment files, accounting outputs, CRA and SLD reports, Modelo 111, Modelo 216, and other Spanish payroll reports

• Support IRPF-related payroll activities and tax-related payroll outputs

• Process year-end activities and statutory payroll outputs, including annual payroll reconciliation

• Maintain and improve SOPs, DWIs, payroll guidelines, manuals, and customer-specific process documentation

• Communicate with customer contacts and internal stakeholders to resolve dependencies and clarify ownership

• Identify process deviations, system limitations, data quality issues, and payroll risks, escalating through governance channels

• Contribute to continuous process improvement, testing, validation, operational resilience, and backup coverage

• Work with SAP AMS and technical teams on payroll configuration, wage types, payroll schemas, and application issues

• Identify out-of-scope requests and route changes through the appropriate change request process

Requirements

3 to 5 years of experience in SAP Spanish payroll delivery

Experience preferably in payroll outsourcing, managed payroll services, or enterprise business outsourcing

Strong knowledge of Spanish payroll calculation, validation, post-payroll, Social Security, tax reporting support, payment outputs, absences, leavers, finiquitos, and year-end activities

Practical experience with SAP payroll, preferably SAP HCM Payroll Spain

Knowledge of SAP payroll calculations, payroll schemas, wage types, PA/PY/OM-related processes, payroll validation, and issue resolution

Experience with Sistema RED, SLD, CRA, AFI, Certific@2, Contrat@, FDI, SILTRA-related processes, IRPF, Modelo 111, Modelo 216, Modelo 190, and other Spanish payroll outputs

Experience with customer payroll calendars, strict deadlines, monthly payroll closure, approvals, and post-payroll activities

Experience working with customer responsibility splits and customer-owned payroll activities

Understanding of SLAs, payroll controls, compliance controls, operational quality, and customer service expectations

Experience maintaining SOPs, DWIs, payroll instructions, process documentation, and local payroll procedures

Good communication skills and ability to work with customers, payroll teams, SAP AMS colleagues, and service management stakeholders

Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and meeting customer needs

Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, ownership mindset, and ability to work under payroll-calendar pressure

Fluent Spanish and strong professional English, written and spoken

Preferred: experience with SAP MPS, BPO, payroll outsourcing, post-go-live payroll support, SAP Success Factors, Employee Central Payroll, Payroll Control Center, Workforce Management, or payroll integration tooling

Experience with payroll transitions, parallel payroll processing, UAT, SIT, post-go-live stabilization, multi-entity Spanish payroll environments, inbound and outbound payroll interfaces, accounting outputs, bank files, and statutory reporting files

Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in SAP Spanish payroll delivery, including payroll calculations, validation, and compliance with Spanish Social Security regulations. Proficient in managing payroll processes, documentation, and customer interactions while ensuring accuracy and adherence to strict deadlines.

Highest-signal resume keywords

SAP Spanish Payroll Delivery

Spanish Payroll Calculation

Sistema RED Management

SAP HCM Payroll Spain

Fluent Spanish and Strong Professional English

ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills

Payroll Calculation

Payroll Validation

Year-End Activities

Finiquitos Calculation

Modelo 111 Reporting

Modelo 216 Reporting

Payroll Schemas

Wage Types

Post-Payroll Activities

Tax Reporting Support

Soft Skills

Good Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Problem-Solving Skills

Ownership Mindset

Ability to Manage Multiple Priorities

Industry Keywords

Payroll Outsourcing

Managed Payroll Services

Compliance Controls

Operational Quality

Customer Service Expectations

Tools & Technologies

SAP MPS

SAP Success Factors

Employee Central Payroll

Payroll Control Center

Workforce Management

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