Senior HR & Payroll Consultant

TMF Group; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work up to 4 days per week

Participation bonus

€50 net remote allowance per month

100% health insurance coverage

60% Pass Navigo reimbursement

Meal vouchers €10.86/day (employer 50%

GymLib subscription

TMF Business academy

Foreign language courses

Job summary

TMF Group is seeking a Senior HR & Payroll Consultant to manage a portfolio of payroll clients within an international, client-focused environment.

You will lead and develop payroll teams, ensure regulatory compliance, and maintain high service quality while collaborating with internal and client teams in French and English.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of payroll or accounting firm experience.
• Fluent written and spoken French and English.
• Proven experience managing a client portfolio.
• Strong knowledge of payroll practices and processes.
• Analytical and detail-oriented with compliance focus.
• Ability to coordinate team activities and develop members.

Responsibilities

• Carry out tasks related to management of a client portfolio, including onboarding and updating client records in line with changes.
• Maintain communications with clients, authorities, and stakeholders in French and English.
• Participate in recruitment, onboarding, training, and development of team members.
• Allocate client portfolios within the team according to expertise and experience.
• Review payroll work including processing, contributions, settlements, year-end, and complex client communications.
• Monitor progress and deadlines across the portfolio.
• Oversee registrations and onboarding of new client accounts.
• Organize business continuity and backups in case of absence.
• Act as a key contact for clients and maintain service quality.
• Mentor consultants in their learning journey.

Skills

Payroll management

Client portfolio management

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Bilingual French/English

Tools

SILAE

Job description

About TMF

TMF Group is a leading provider of administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world.

As we’re a global company with 11,000+ colleagues based in over 125 offices across 87 jurisdictions, we actively seek out people with the talent and potential to flourish at TMF Group, whatever their background, and offer job opportunities to the broadest spectrum of people. Once on board we nurture and promote talented individuals, making sure that senior positions are open to all.

Discover the role

At TMF, our people, clients, and teams are at the heart of everything we do. Within our organization, we bring together experienced, collaborative, and client-focused professionals who thrive in an international and constantly evolving environment.

The Senior HR & Payroll Consultant plays a key role in managing a portfolio of clients while supporting and developing payroll teams. As a true subject matter expert, they help ensure the quality of services delivered to clients, support the growth and development of team members, and ensure compliance with regulatory and operational requirements. Working closely with both internal teams and clients, they actively contribute to business performance, service quality, and client satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out all recurring and exceptional tasks related to the management of a client portfolio, including setting up client files in SILAE, onboarding new clients, managing registrations with relevant authorities and institutions, and updating client records in line with legal and collective bargaining agreement changes.
• Maintain responsive, reliable, and professional communication with clients, authorities, and stakeholders in both French and English.
• Participate in the recruitment, onboarding, training, and development of team members.
• Allocate client portfolios within the team according to individual technical expertise and experience levels.
• Review and validate the work completed by less experienced consultants and payroll specialists, including payroll processing, social contributions, final settlements, year-end activities, registrations, and complex client communications.
• Monitor work progress and ensure deadlines are met across the entire client portfolio.
• Oversee registrations and the administrative onboarding of new client accounts.
• Organize business continuity and backup arrangements in the event of a team member’s absence.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients and contribute to maintaining a high level of service quality.
• Support and mentor consultants during their learning journey and professional development.

Key Requirements

You are an experienced payroll professional looking to further develop your career in an international, dynamic, and client-focused environment. You enjoy team leadership, knowledge sharing, and supporting colleagues in their professional growth. You are motivated by service excellence, technical expertise, and building long-term client relationships.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in an accounting firm or a similar environment.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in both French and English.
• Proven experience managing a client portfolio.
• Strong knowledge of payroll practices and processes.
• Strong analytical and assessment skills to ensure payroll compliance and accuracy.
• Strong sense of accountability and commitment to service quality and process traceability.
• Ability to coordinate team activities, delegate effectively, and support the development of team members.
• Ability to identify the development needs of team members and contribute to their professional growth.

What’s In It For You

• Remote working agreement: work from home up to 4 days per week
• Prime de partecipation
• 50€ net per month as remote working allowance
• 100% coverage of health insurance
• Refund 60% Pass Navigo
• Meal lunch vouchers 10,86€ per day (50% paid by the employer)
• GymLib subscription
• TMF Business academy
• Foreign languages courses available

We’re looking forward to getting to know you!