Payroll Specialist - France

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Payroll Specialist to support end-to-end payroll operations for clients in France. The Payroll Specialist – France is responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate processing of European payrolls, with a primary focus on France. This role supports EOR payroll operations, works with external BPO providers, and acts as a back-up for in-house France payroll, ensuring continuity and compliance.

Roles & Responsibilities

Payroll Operations

• Support payroll processing for France, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with statutory requirements.

• Support and maintain in-house France payroll operations, ensuring consistent and accurate delivery,

• Run European payrolls via BPO providers, including payroll input validation, coordination, and payroll review.

• A Review payroll and expense calculations, payslips, and payroll outputs prior to finalisation.Compliance & Legislation

• Apply payroll knowledge and working understanding of French payroll legislation, including social security contributions, income tax withholding (Prélèvement à la Source – PAS), paid leave, and statutory deductions.

• Support compliance with URSSAF and other statutory reporting obligations, including DSN.

• Escalate complex payroll or compliance issues to senior payroll stakeholders as needed.

Collaboration & Support

• Work closely with internal payroll, HR, finance, and EOR teams to ensure smooth payroll delivery across Europe.

• Liaise with BPO payroll partners to resolve payroll queries and ensure service-level expectations are met.

• Maintain accurate payroll documentation and support audits or internal reviews.

Process Support

• Assist with continuous improvement initiatives to enhance payroll accuracy, efficiency, and consistency.

• Support testing of regulatory changes, system updates, and payroll process enhancements.