Job ID:  79023
Date:  Dec 4, 2025
Job function:  Human Resources
Experience level:  Graduate Hire
Business:  Country/Region HR

Apprentice HR Admin & Payroll

Apprentice HR Admin & Payroll
Barcelona, Spain

 

Join our dynamic HR team and develop your career with a unique opportunity to make a real impact. As our HR Admin & Payroll Apprentice, you'll be a key contributor to our compensation and payroll activities, in a fast-moving, multicultural environment, while enjoying a flexible working model and exposure to cutting-edge industrial innovations.
 

At dsm-firmenich people are at the heart of the company. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and value diversity in the workplace, where being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work to not only benefit our People, Customers & Communities but also drive business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.

  

Key responsibilities

  • Be a key contributor to the full on boarding cycle of new employees.
  • Support and participate in the Company-wide payroll process and calculations.
  • Support activities and interact with renowned compensation services providers.
  • To be the employee's point of contact and solve basic employee questions such as vacations, recharge of Ticket Restaurant, pension plan, etc.
  • Support the employee full life cycle (hire to retire) including social security affiliation and archive all the necessary documentation.
  • Absence management and time attendance control support. 
  • Run monthly queries in SAP and ensure quality of data.
  • Administrative tasks related to local HR initiatives.

 

We bring

  • Apprentice Labor contract for 1 year.
  • A unique opportunity to develop your professional career in the HR Field.
  • Competitive compensation and benefits.
  • Modern and well-connected location in Barcelona.
  • A flexible working time model for an optimal working-life balance.
  • To be part of a company shaping a strong legacy through breakthrough industrial innovations and technology.
  • To be in close contact with many business domains in a global and multicultural environment.
  • To be in for an inspiring journey of learning and transformation.

 

You bring

  • Experience managing HR processes, desirable experience with payroll, and employee benefits management.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Labor Relations, Human Resources Management, Business, Economics, or similar.
  • Good knowledge of MS Office, Excel, and SAP.
  • Good English level.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
  • Sound judgment and problem-solving ability at all levels. Positive attitude with determination and urgency. 
  • Analytical, organized and meticulous when it comes to detail, especially where others may overlook.