Payroll Expert Specialist – France

About the role

• Individual contributor role

• Based in Paris or Bordeaux

• Hybrid - 3 days per week at the office mandatory

Provide a great employee experience

• Respond to employees’ payroll and People Operations questions in a timely, clear, and approachable manner.

• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee issues with care and attention to detail.

• Communicate payroll-related changes proactively, ensuring employees feel informed and supported.

You have

• 4-6+ years of hands-on experience processing French payroll, with a strong understanding of French social security, tax requirements, and employment legislation.

• Experience managing end-to-end payroll operations, including payroll inputs, payslip checks, reconciliations, and social declarations.

• Experience working with external payroll providers and coordinating with multiple stakeholders.

• Strong analytical skills, excellent organisational skills, and exceptional attention to detail.

• Fluency in both French and English, enabling you to communicate effectively in an international environment.

• A structured, autonomous, and proactive approach, with a strong sense of ownership and a continuous improvement mindset.

• Experience with ADP Decidium or other French payroll systems.

Nice to have

• Exposure to international payroll operations and multi-country payroll providers.

• Experience with Workday or other HRIS platforms.

• An interest in AI, automation, and process optimization.

If you enjoy combining hands-on payroll expertise with process improvement and want to help shape the future of payroll at Back Market, we’d love to hear from you.