Senior Payroll Specialist

About Us:

We are brand builders who focus our passion and creativity to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and at the same time position PVH as one of the best-performing brand groups in our sector. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach, we are driving fashion forward for good, as one team with one vision and one plan. That's the Power of Us, that's the Power of PVH+.   

One of PVH's greatest strengths is our people. Our collective desire is to create a workplace environment where every individual is valued, and every voice is heard, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. Learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at PVH here.

The Team

The Payroll team within the the Southern Europe plays a key role in delivering a reliable, compliant, and seamless payroll experience across Europe. The team focuses on standardizing payroll processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness, and driving continuous improvement through automation and scalable solutions. Working in close partnership with HR, Finance, and external providers, the team supports business growth by ensuring payroll excellence, regulatory compliance, and a high-quality associate experience across the region.

The Position

As a Senior Payroll Specialist within the Southern Europe Payroll Team, you will play a key role in managing payroll operations for the region. You will be part of an international team of payroll professionals dedicated to ensuring the accuracy, compliance, and timeliness of payroll processing.

Your mission will be to optimize payroll processes, strengthen internal controls, and contribute to transformation and harmonization initiatives across the EMEA region. You will also be responsible for regulatory compliance, vendor management, and enhancing the employee payroll experience.

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will support day-to-day payroll operations while contributing to the strategic development of the payroll function within the region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Enable Payroll operations for Italy, implementing standard processes and tools to drive consistency.
• Support vendor management, and implementation of relevant tools, across the region, ensuring scalable, consistent service delivery and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Enable accurate and timely month-end close, including pay, benefits, stock compensation, and payroll taxes, ensuring compliance with local regulations.
• Stays up to date with payroll regulations and tax laws across the EMEA region, ensuring full compliance and the timely integration of new legal requirements into payroll processes
• Ensure accurate wage tax filings and financial reconciliations, maintaining compliance with GL postings and accruals.
• Support local auditors, ensuring readiness and compliance with internal controls.
• Collaborate with Associate Lifecycle, Finance, Controlling, Department Head and HR teams to resolve complex payroll issues and support local HR projects.
• Provide payroll data and feedback to inform business decisions and improve operational efficiency, through conducting root cause analysis of recurring errors.
• Maintain accurate payroll records for audits and ensure compliance with legal and financial requirements.

The role will be based in our Paris office.

Measures of Success

• Payroll Processing: Timely and accurate payroll processing across Italy. Target: 100% payroll accuracy, with zero unresolved discrepancies per pay period
• Payroll Compliance: Full compliance with regional and local payroll tax and labor regulations for France, with no penalties.
• Customer satisfaction: Increase in employee satisfaction regarding the accuracy, transparency and punctuality of payroll accounting.
• Risk and Controls: Effective risk management and robust payroll data security controls.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is a proven payroll expert, driving compliance, and delivering high-quality payroll services at scale. You bring both strategic thinking and hands-on expertise, with a passion for operational excellence and continuous improvement. The preferred candidate will have demonstrable experience in the following:

• Advanced Payroll and Tax Expertise: Deep knowledge of international tax law, social security legislation, and regional payroll regulations.
• System & Process Optimization: Proven experience implementing and maintaining payroll systems and infrastructure.
• Process & Financial Acumen: Deep understanding of payroll controls, compliance frameworks, and financial reconciliation
• Project & Change Management: Experience managing complex projects, including cross-functional initiatives and process transformations.
• Problem-Solving & Analysis: Ability to resolve complex issues using data and insights, with a continuous improvement mindset
• Confidentiality & Integrity: Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive information with absolute discretion.
• Education: Degree in HR Management, Tax Law, Business Administration, or a related field, with focus areas in personnel planning, controlling, and labor regulations.
• Languages: Fluent in Italian and English (spoken and written).

At PVH, how we act is as important as what we do. Here are some key behaviours we expect from our people:

ENTERPRISE FIRST – we act in the best interests of PVH and its consumers beyond our own team, brand, region or market.

DRIVE CHANGE – we lead by example and are optimistic about change. We challenge the status quo but fully commit once a decision is made.

CREATE CLARITY – we are diligent in providing context and setting our priorities so we can be productive quickly.

INSPIRE TRUST – we create safe spaces for debate and deliver on what we promise so people can learn to depend on us.

TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY – we focus on work with the biggest business impact and give candid feedback to each other.

PVH Corp. or its subsidiary ("PVH") is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. In addition to complying with all applicable laws, PVH is also committed to ensuring that all current and future PVH associates are compensated solely on job-related factors such as skill, ability, educational background, work quality, experience and potential.