Run accurate payroll cycles: Ensure timely and error-free payroll processing for France, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, and all variable elements (bonuses, benefits, deductions);
Standardize and improve processes: Refine all procedures impacting payroll matters—time management, wage garnishments, taxes, benefits—to raise the bar on quality and controls;
Own compliance: Monitor regulatory changes and ensure Qonto stays ahead of current and future French payroll regulations in a fast-paced fintech environment;
Train and enable the People Ops team: Build payroll knowledge across the organization through structured training sessions and clear documentation, helping the team catch errors early and improve data quality;

Experience: 3–5+ years of payroll management experience, ideally processing high volumes (400+ payslips per month) in a fast-paced, international environment;
Mastery: Advanced proficiency with ADP (or an equivalent payroll system) and strong expertise in French payroll compliance and regulations;
Excel proficiency: Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, data analysis) to perform quality controls and generate reports;
Organizational skills and autonomy: Hands-on, able to multitask, prioritize workload, and work independently with minimal supervision;
Communication and teamwork: Strong pedagogical skills to train non-experts; communicates assertively and kindly when addressing errors. Discreet and able to handle confidential information with care;
Languages: Fluent in French and English. Additional language skills (Italian, Spanish, or German) are a plus.

Payroll Specialist – Fixed-term Contract

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