HR Administrative and Payroll Manager

Company Description

Syngenta Crop Protection is a leader in agricultural innovation, bringing breakthrough technologies and solutions that enable farmers to grow productively and sustainably. We offer a leading portfolio of crop protection solutions for plant and soil health, as well as digital solutions that transform the decision-making capabilities of farmers. Our 17,900 employees serve to advance agriculture in more than 90 countries around the world. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, and is part of the Syngenta Group.

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled and experienced professional to join our team as the HR Administrative and Payroll Manager for our Italian operations. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead HR operations and drive excellence in administrative and payroll processes for our organization.

If you're passionate about HR operations, driven by attention to detail, and committed to enhancing administrative and payroll processes, we want to hear from you!

Apply now to join our team and make a significant impact on our organization's HR landscape in Italy.

About the Role

As the HR Administrative and Payroll Manager, you will:

1. Lead the country HR Operations team, supervising 3 local team members in Italy.
2. Collaborate with our external partner for data entry and local team support.
3. Oversee HR administration and payroll activities for all the Italian employees across 3 sites, including seasonal workers.
4. Focus on HR operations and process improvement projects.
5. Manage labor activities and payroll processes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead the country HR Operations team.
2. Supervise the delivery of HR Administration and Payroll activities by:
1. Ensuring a fruitful collaboration with key outsourcing partners and offshore teams.
2. Ensuring business continuity, service stability and effective issue resolution.
3. Providing support to Audit activities (external & internal).
4. Managing compliance controls and supervision of data integrity.
5. Ensuring, in collaboration with the Finance Department, a correct Payroll to GL Acc. Control process.
6. Working with Compensation and Benefits and regional HR Operations to prepare and deliver major compensation processes.
3. Be the local champion of Employee experience and quality of service.
4. Drive continuous improvement initiatives and provide project coordination, promote process automation and Data analytics innovation.

Qualifications

1. University degree in Economics, Business, or Law with specialization in HR.
2. At least 6-7 years of experience in payroll and HR operations.
3. Solid knowledge of local regulation, fiscal and social security regulation, public bodies ecosystem and ability to effectively interact with them.
4. Solid knowledge of payroll calculation and controls, local grading and pay structure, rules-driven by national collective bargaining agreements and labor legislation.
5. Expertise in payroll calculations, grading structures, and collective bargaining agreements.
6. Ability to work in a matrix and to proactively manage and drive collaboration with outsourcing partners and offshore HR Ops teams.
7. Experience working in a multinational environment.
8. Advanced Italian and English language skills.

Desired Skills and Experience

1. Experience with chemical industry contracts and labor agreements.
2. Strong collaboration skills and ability to work with diverse teams.
3. Excellent administrative and organizational abilities.
4. Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
5. Project management experience.
6. Data analysis and reporting skills.

Additional Information

1. Full-time position based in Milan.
2. Working from home policy.

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.