ASAP: Senior Payroll Specialist France (m/w/d)
Michael Page • Geneva, CH
Il y a 2 jours
Description de poste
- Manage end-to-end payroll operations with primary responsibility for France, while supporting Italy, Spain and Portugal.
- Coordinate and review payroll activities delivered by external payroll providers, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.
- Ensure compliance with French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese payroll, tax and labour legislation.
- Manage payroll inputs including salaries, bonuses, benefits, overtime and statutory deductions.
- Prepare payroll reports, support reconciliations and partner with Finance on payroll-related controls.
- Prepare and coordinate legally required payroll and employment documentation.
- Serve as a key point of contact for employees, authorities, insurers and benefit providers.
- Collaborate closely with HR, Finance and external vendors to ensure seamless payroll operations.
- Own and optimise payroll data flows and integrations between Workday and external payroll providers.
- Support audits, SOX-compliant controls and continuous payroll process improvements.
- Handle complex employment scenarios, including international mobility and cross-border arrangements.
- Contribute to payroll automation, standardisation initiatives and future country expansions
- 4+ years of payroll experience with strong expertise in France.
- Excellent knowledge of French payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
- Hands-on experience working with external payroll providers.
- Experience in international, fast-paced or retail environments is advantageous.
- Fluent English and French. Any additionnal language such as Italian, Spanish or Portugese is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of Workday and payroll system integrations.
- Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capabilities.
- High attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- High-visibility payroll ownership role
- International and collaborative environment
- Exposure to Workday optimisation projects
- Opportunity to drive automation and process improvements
- Broad stakeholder interaction across HR and Finance
- Growing organisation with ongoing transformation initiatives