EMEA Payroll Analyst - Sophia Antipolis/Valbonne, France

Fortinet, Inc.; Valbonne; Sur place; EUR 48 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Fortinet, Inc. is seeking an EMEA Payroll Analyst based in Sophia Antipolis/Valbonne, France. The role supports payroll processing across multiple countries, collaborates with external providers, and ensures timely, accurate payments for 3500+ employees.

You will work in a close-knit Finance team, handle RSU/Stock processing, help develop SOPs, and contribute to payroll transformation with a move to new partners like ADP.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of payroll processing.
• Experience handling multiple EMEA payrolls.
• Experience with payroll journal bookings and reconciliations.
• Ability to identify and implement payroll process improvements.
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Experience managing vendors to achieve goals.

Responsabilités

• Manage assigned regional payrolls ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Coordinate with external payroll bureaus and monitor service levels.
• Prepare monthly payroll journals.
• Ensure payroll payments such as tax and pension are timely.
• RSU/Stock options processing.
• Maintain SOPs with team managers.
• Ensure SOX compliance where appropriate.
• Handle payroll queries.
• Assist with statutory reporting and year-end activities.
• Collaborate with auditors and provide information.
• Provide support for other payroll team members.
• Contribute to payroll roadmap including transition to ADP and transformation.

Connaissances

Payroll processing

EMEA payroll

Vendor management

SOX compliance

Stakeholder communication

Description du poste

EMEA Payroll Analyst - Sophia Antipolis/Valbonne, France

Sophia Antipolis, Alpes-Maritimes, France

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Job Info

• Job Identification 21498
• Job Category Payroll
• Posting Date 12/12/2025, 12:07 PM
• Locations Sophia Antipolis, Alpes-Maritimes, France
• Job Schedule Full time

Job Description

EMEA Payroll Specialist

Location: Sophia Antipolis/ Valbonne, France. Ideally, candidates will be based locally or within commuting distance of the office.

Fortinet EMEA payroll team forms part of the Finance department. The payroll team has overall responsibility for the gathering and collating of information from other departments including the process complex payroll items including RSUs and Stocks. Once reconciled, communicate accurate, compliant instructions to third party payroll providers to ensure timely processing of multiple payrolls (circa 27 Countries and 3500+ people) for the EMEA region.

The EMEA Payroll Specialist must be professional and confident in working with individuals at all levels of the organization and external vendors and customers.

Working at part of a high functioning close knit team (currently of 8) you will be required to perform against tight deadlines, must be highly confidential with sensitive information and demonstrate an ability to build and maintain relationships along with demonstrating solid written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Management of assigned regional payrolls, ensuring consistent processes followed, any issues resolved, and all employees paid correctly and on time.
• Establish and maintain relationships with external payroll bureaus, including monitoring service levels.
• Prepare monthly payroll journals.
• Ensure payroll associated payments ie tax, pension etc. are approved and paid within the correct timeframes.
• RSU/Stock option processing.
• Work with the team managers to create, update and maintain effective SOPs
• Ensure effective SOX compliance, including SAS 70/SSAE16 compliance where appropriate.
• Efficient handling of all payroll related queries.
• Assist with the preparation and submission statutory reporting including year end activities, working closely with partners both internal and external.
• Work with external and internal auditors, providing information as and when required.
• Provide support and cover for the other team members within the payroll department.
• Work with project management to successfully deliver Fortinets' payroll roadmap, including moving to a new payroll partner (ADP) and transformation of the EMEA payroll function including automation and standardisation

Qualifications:

• Significant and demonstrable knowledge of successful payroll processing.
• Experienced in managing multiple EMEA payroll processing.
• Experience of payroll journal booking and reconciliations.
• Demonstrated experience of identifying and implementing payroll process improvements.
• Solid organizational skills & ability to multi-task, time management skills.
• Successful management of vendors to achieve company goals.