Payroll Manager (M/F)

Charles River; L'Arbresle; Sur place; EUR 55 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Une entreprise de recherche contractuelle recherche un Responsable de la Paie pour diriger les opérations de paie sur plusieurs sites en France. Vous aurez pour mission de garantir la qualité des paies tout en respectant la législation française. Le candidat idéal possède une expertise approfondie en gestion de la paie, des compétences en communication fluides en français et en anglais, ainsi qu'une expérience dans la gestion d'équipes. Ce poste offre un contrat permanent et un environnement de travail hybride à L'Arbresle.

Prestations

Allocations de transport

Couverture santé à 60%

Restaurant d'entreprise

Plan de partage des bénéfices

Qualifications

• Expérience managériale d'au moins 5 ans dans des opérations de paie.
• Compétences exceptionnelles en législation française de la paie.
• Connaissance des systèmes de gestion du temps et présence.

Responsabilités

• Développer et encadrer une équipe de paie de 9 personnes.
• Gérer les processus de paie de bout en bout.
• Assurer la conformité avec les lois du travail en France.

Connaissances

Connaissance de la législation française sur la paie

Expérience avec ADP Global View

Compétences en communication

Compétence en Excel avancé

Capacité à travailler en équipe

Formation

Master en ressources humaines, finance ou comptabilité

Outils

ADP Global View

Replicon Time

Description du poste

Job summary

We are recruiting a Payroll Manager (M / F) on a permanent contract to lead payroll operations across France (4 sites, approximately 2,000 employees).

This role will be central in ensuring payroll quality and compliance with French labor, tax regulation and alignment with company policies, while ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing.

This role requires a strong leader with in-depth payroll expertise, excellent communication skills in both French and English, and proven experience managing payroll operations at scale.

Main responsibilities

• Develop and mentor payroll team members composed of 9 people
• Lead and manage the end-to-end payroll processes within its scope, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing.
• Act as the technical reference for the team, providing guidance and support on all payroll-related matters.
• Ensure compliance with all French labor laws, social security, tax regulations, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Partner with HR, Finance, and external providers to ensure data integrity and smooth operations.
• Generate and analyze payroll reports, KPIs, and variance explanations for management.
• Act as the primary contact for internal stakeholders, external vendors, and auditors regarding payroll matters.
• Monitor and implement changes in legislation, tax, and social contributions impacting payroll.
• Collaborate within a large, global payroll organization and partner closely with other country payroll managers to drive consistency and alignment across regions.
• Support and lead change initiatives, identifying and implementing process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.

Your profile

• With a master's degree in HR, Finance, accounting or related field, you have at least 5 years of managerial experience in leading payroll operations for large employee populations, preferably within a multi-national environment.
• Excellent knowledge of French payroll legislation including social contributions, tax regulations and labor law
• Strong expertise in payroll software - ADP Global View is required and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Possess experience working with time and attendance systems; prior implementation experience and knowledge of Replicon Time would be a strong advantage
• Fluency in French and English (written and spoken)
• Accuracy, reliability, strong communication skills, and a collaborative mindset are key assets for success in this role.
• Strong organizational skills with a proven ability to handle high-volume payroll with accuracy and attention to detail.

Requirements

• Pharmaceutical collective agreement
• Contract : french permanent contract
• This position is a hybrid role, working on-site in L'abresle (69) or Evreux (27) in France; means of transportation and domestic travel required.
• Compensation : to be discussed based on profile, over 14 months + bonus + profit sharing and incentive plan
• Transportation allowances, HO agreement, 60% coverage of health insurance, company restaurant, CSE

About Corporate Functions

The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 80% of the drugs approved by the FDA in the last five years.

At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to fostering a sense of belonging and work daily in this direction.