Payroll Specialist - France

Overview

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.
• 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.
• Review payroll and expense calculations, payslips, and payroll outputs prior to finalisation; ensure compliance with legislation.

• 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.

Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of payroll experience, with exposure to French payroll.
• Knowledge of French payroll legislation is an advantage.
• Experience working with EOR payroll models or BPO payroll providers is preferred.
• Familiarity with payroll systems and payroll data processing; experience using the Silae payroll system is a plus.

Skills

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to manage deadlines and payroll cut-off timelines.
• Collaborative, dependable, and proactive.
• Clear communication skills.
• Fluent in French and English (written and verbal).

About GoGlobal

GoGlobal is the leading professional services company to guide, establish and manage global operations with compliance and confidence. We bring the human touch to entering new markets and consolidating vendors through a single point of management. With a presence in over 140 countries on six continents and growing, we make running a global business easy.

• Entity Solutions: Entity establishment, Corporate secretarial & directorship services, Domicile services, Dormancy/Liquidation
• HR Solutions: Global recruitment, Employer of Record (EOR), Agent of Record (AOR), Global benefits, Global payroll, International HR Consulting
• Finance Solutions: Accounting & Tax

For more information, please visit GoGlobal.com

Overview

We Measure Success by Results, Not Hours Worked. No timesheets. At GoGlobal, we give you the autonomy to make decisions that create real impact, focusing on quality outcomes rather than tracking time. We are a privately owned company with a focus on sustainable, long-term growth.

We are a global team committed to collaboration, transparency, and flexible work arrangements. We are not for sale and prioritize sustainable growth over rapid, external funding-driven expansion.

What We Offer

• A company small enough for your voice to be heard, yet large enough to make a global impact
• Collaborating with a diverse, global and supportive team
• Built for the long-haul with no VC or PE pressure, focusing on sustainable growth

Why We Are Different

• We operate with partnership-like benefits while maintaining a streamlined corporate structure to enable quick decision-making
• We do not offer equity plans; we provide opportunities to become a partner and share in profits
• We prioritize organic and sustainable growth and global opportunities
• English is our official language, with global collaboration across borders
• We are not a family; we function like a high-performing team where every contribution matters
• We keep things simple and collaborative to serve clients with global needs
• We maintain transparency and trust, sharing relevant information with the team
• We support fully remote work and hybrid options where available

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