Payroll and Benefits Senior Analyst with Italian (fixed term contract for 12 months)
Reckitt
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- Payroll and Benefits Senior Analyst with Italian (fixed term contract for 12 months)
- City: Warszawa
- We are Reckitt
- Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.
- Human Resources
- Our HR Team are the force for good that bring Reckitt's ambition to life. We work together to ensure the delivery of sustained profitable growth by unleashing the power of our purpose, people and performance. Now is an exciting time to be part of shaping the future of HR, influencing an exciting global organisation, while developing business and functional leadership skills, all at the same time. Whatever your role in our HR community, you'll take ownership of your projects and workstreams. We focus on developing our leaders to spearhead our culture and growth, so you'll be supported and mentored to deliver the right plans to drive business performance - and we'll celebrate the results with you along the way.
- About the role
- Want to take your HR expertise further? As a Payroll and Benefits Senior Analyst with Reckitt, you’ll have the freedom to let your know-how shine. Our HR Team Is the force for good that brings Reckitt's ambition to life. We work together to ensure the delivery of sustained profitable growth by unleashing the power of our purpose, people, and performance.
- Now is an exciting time to be part of shaping the future of HR, influencing an exciting global organization, while developing business and functional leadership skills, all at the same time.
- Whatever your role in our HR community, you'll take ownership of your projects and workstreams. We focus on developing our leaders to spearhead our culture and growth, so you'll be supported and mentored to deliver the right plans to drive business performance - and we'll celebrate the results with you along the way.
- The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, maintaining compliance with relevant regulations, and supporting cross-functional collaboration between HR, Finance, and other departments. This role is critical to maintaining employee satisfaction and operational efficiency. Given our current strategic focus on the Italy region, we particularly welcome specialists with expertise from this market.
This is a temporary maternity-cover opportunity, expected to last approximately 12 months.
Your responsibilities
- • Foster close collaboration with local in-country teams to ensure payroll is executed with precision and timeliness across your designated market.
- • Conduct thorough variance analysis and implement robust payroll controls to support accurate payslip generation.
- • Serve as a subject matter expert on payroll-related matters, resolving employee queries and escalating complex cases for appropriate advisement.
- • Ensure strict adherence to internal policies and external regulatory compliance requirements.
- • Oversee the preparation and validation of payroll reports for assigned markets, ensuring data integrity and timely delivery.
- • Manage and submit all statutory documentation related to tax deductions, employee benefits, and legal garnishments.
- • Administer Company Benefits and benefit-related payroll components, including insurance premiums, sick leave compensation, and other entitlements.
- • Maintain and monitor payment calendars aligned with the fiscal year to ensure timely disbursements.
- • Act as a key liaison with external stakeholders, including third-party payroll providers and government authorities.
- • Contribute meaningfully to payroll transformation initiatives, such as process automation, system integration, and continuous improvement projects.
- • Managing and actively contributing to internal and external audit processes.
The experience we're looking for
- • Strong hands-on experience in Italian payroll, with sound knowledge of Italian payroll legislation and statutory requirements.
- • You are fluent in English and Italian. German, Spanish or French would be a big advantage.
- • You have at least bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- • You possess solid experience in an independent payroll role.
- • You are feeling comfortable with using HR software (e.g., SAP SuccessFactors, Workday) and Microsoft Excel.
- • You possess experience in collaborating with payroll vendors (such as ADP or Strada) and have a proven track record of managing payroll operations across multiple international markets.
- • You have strong understanding of payroll regulations, tax laws, and labor compliance.
- • You have a strong customer service orientation.
- • You have excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- • You are a team player – empathetic, supportive, and collaborative.
- • You’re able to successfully juggle multiple priorities.
- The skills for success
- Data and Analytics, HR Process Improvement; Process management; HR Process improvement, Solutioning, Compensation & Benefits, Digital literacy, Operational Excellence, HR Data Analysis; Data management; Employee data management.
- What we offer
- With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in l