Payroll Specialist

Criteo; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development programs

Health benefits and wellbeing support

Diversity and global collaboration

Competitive pay with equity potential

Job summary

Criteo, a global Commerce Intelligence Platform, seeks an experienced payroll administrator to join our Europe People team in Paris. You will manage semi-monthly and monthly payroll for France, ensuring data integrity and timely processing.

You will collaborate with our global payroll supplier and with People Operations in Barcelona to align Workday data with payroll systems. The role requires 5+ years of payroll experience, fluency in French and English, and the ability to work across time

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business-related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of payroll administration experience.
• Strong ethical standards with confidential information.
• Fluent in French and proficient in English.
• Excellent analytical and data-management skills.
• Ability to work across multiple time zones.

Responsibilities

• Process semi-monthly, monthly, and ad-hoc payroll for France.
• Maintain accuracy with internal controls and approvals.
• Support payroll-related administrative tasks.
• Coordinate with People Operations in Barcelona to sync Workday and payroll supplier.
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries.
• Handle payroll/tax notices.
• Collaborate with US teams on monthly GL reconciliation.
• Perform data cleansing for quality and integrity.
• Cross-train teammates and participate in People projects.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Payroll administration

French language

English language

Internal controls

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Tools

Workday

Excel

Job description

What You'll Do:

• Work closely with global payroll supplier to process Semi-monthly/Monthly/Ad-hoc payroll accurately and on-time for employees in France mainly.
• Maintain accuracy of all payroll information by following necessary internal controls and approvals
• Provide comprehensive support on payroll related administrative tasks
• Coordinate with People Operations in Barcelona to ensure all employment and payroll related information is accurate between Workday and payroll supplier
• Support employee inquiries related to payroll-related matters
• Responsible for handling and maintenance of payroll/tax notices
• Collaborate with business teams across US for monthly GL reconciliation
• Perform data-cleansing for quality assurance, data integrity, and data verification
• Conduct cross-training with other team members to ensure adequate payroll support
• Participate in various People projects as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree in a Business-related field.
• Minimum of 5+ years of payroll administration experience
• High ethical standards with an understanding of handling confidential information.
• Versatile and flexible, with the ability to work independently on assigned tasks and take directive on given assignments.
• Excellent French and English communication skills.
• Excellent system and analytical skills (able to quickly and effectively problem solve)
• Ability to work hours in different time zones to resolve critical issues if necessary

We acknowledge that many candidates may not meet every single role requirement listed above. If your experience looks a little different from our requirements but you believe that you can still bring value to the role, we’d love to see your application!

Who We Are:

We’re Criteo, the Commerce Intelligence Platform. Criteo helps businesses turn shopper signals into commerce outcomes while delivering more relevant experiences for shoppers. We use proprietary commerce intelligence and AI decisioning to drive relevance for shoppers and performance for businesses.
At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices across the globe or from the comfort of home, our 3,600 Criteos collaborate together to build an open, impactful, and forward-thinking environment.
We foster a workplace where everyone is valued, and employment decisions are based solely on skills, qualifications, and business needs—never on non-job-related factors or legally protected characteristics.

What We Offer:

• Ways of working – Our hybrid model blends home with in-office experiences, making space for both.
• Grow with us – Learning, mentorship & career development programs.
• Your wellbeing matters – Health benefits, wellness perks & mental health support.
• A team that cares – Diverse, inclusive, and globally connected.
• Fair pay & perks – Attractive salary, with performance-based rewards and family-friendly policies, plus the potential for equity depending on role and level.

Additional benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo.