Payroll Specialist
Pubblicato il 10-09-2026 - Essity in Reggio Emilia
At Essity, we believe that every employee experience matters. As a Payroll Specialist, you will help ensure an accurate, compliant, and people-centered payroll service, supporting a workplace built on trust, accountability, and operational excellence. Essity Italy employs approximately 1,000 people across our manufacturing sites in the Lucca area and our commercial headquarters in Legnano. This position is based at our office in Legnano and will be part of an existing team of four people. In this role, you will serve as the key point of reference for complex payroll matters, working closely with HR, Finance, employees, and external providers to ensure efficient processes, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. You will support a diverse employee population, including both office-based and manufacturing employees, helping to deliver a consistent and high-quality employee experience across the organization.
What You Will Do
- Manage and maintain employee master data throughout the entire employee lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, quality, and data integrity.
- Manage Time & Attendance processes, including attendance, absences, vacation, sick leave, overtime, and other working time-related transactions.
- Manage the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring the accurate handling of salaries, taxes, social security contributions, benefits, allowances, and other compensation elements.
- Review and validate payroll results through controls and reconciliations, coordinating any required corrections.
- Support year-end payroll activities and statutory obligations, including Tax Certification (CU), Form 770, INAIL requirements, and other regulatory compliance activities.
- Partner with the Finance team on monthly and annual closing activities, including accrual management and labor cost accounting.
- Provide specialist support to HR and internal stakeholders on payroll, personnel administration, and labor law matters.
- Manage relationships with external payroll providers