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French Payroll & HR Specialist

Northampton ( Hybrid working )

Monday – Friday 8-4 Or 9-5

£30,000 - £40,000 DOE

We have partnered with a global client who are looking for a French payroll specialist to join their team on a hybrid basis in Northampton. They are looking for someone that has exposure to a payroll department, ideally within a French market, and can speak the French language. You will be responsible for providing support and service to colleagues and third-party vendors.

Key Duties:

In this role, you will manage payroll activities for France and Belgium, ensuring timely and accurate delivery, managing payroll quality and compliance
Handle changes to payroll systems and ensure accurate monthly payroll submissions to external vendors.
Investigate risk, and support HR Operations teams to complete tasks within SLA’s
Establishing relationships with key stakeholders, providing regular and timely service updates.
Manage audits, update their internal HR portal, and ensure timely screening processes.
You will also support on any ad-hoc HR projects, handle customer queries, and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
Produce documentation related to time management and monthly sign-offs, review and validate changes to employees’ pay, and manage the process to recover monies and benefits from employees who have left or overpaid.
Ensuring payroll controls and checks are completed on time, you will follow governance routines and perform timely reconciliations.
Identifying continuous improvement opportunities and cooperating with third-party service providers. 

The Ideal Candidate:

French speaking highly desirable
Understanding of and experience processing French payroll cycle and finance processes.
Payroll or finance experience.
Ability to handle any potential complex queries clearly and confidently.
Ability to work under pressure, coordinate and prioritise activities, self-discipline and motivation.
Able to multi-task under pressure whilst maintaining high quality delivery.
Communication skills, with the ability to communicate to people at all levels both written and verbal.
Close attention to detail and accuracy while working under pressure.
Some other highly valued skills may include
Experience in using HR applications and systems desirable