France Payroll Lead & HR Operations Expert

Euroclear; France; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Euroclear is seeking a Payroll Expert to join the People and Organization Operations Team in France. You will manage payroll processes for multiple entities, ensure compliance, accuracy, and timely delivery of payroll, and act as a trusted partner to Finance, Legal, and Tax.

You will leverage HRIS and time attendance systems, maintain data quality, handle complex employee queries, support audits, and drive continuous improvement including automation and AI initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of payroll administration experience for a workforce around 500 employees.
• Strong knowledge of French labour and social legislation.
• Proven experience leading HR projects.
• Subject matter expertise in payroll management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee payroll processing and ensure statutory compliance in France.
• Maintain HR and payroll data accuracy across systems.
• Handle employee and management requests, including complex cases.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Tax and other stakeholders.
• Drive payroll data integrity and internal audits.
• Support HR operations and vendor management.
• Lead internal projects and digital transformation initiatives.

Skills

Payroll administration

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Project leadership

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or HR Management

Tools

HRIS

Time attendance system

Payroll software

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Job description

Euroclear is seeking a Payroll Expert to join the People and Organization Operations Team in France. You will manage payroll processes for multiple entities, ensure compliance, accuracy, and timely delivery of payroll, and act as a trusted partner to Finance, Legal, and Tax.

You will leverage HRIS and time attendance systems, maintain data quality, handle complex employee queries, support audits, and drive continuous improvement including automation and AI initiatives.