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Biogen

Develops therapies for neurological disorders

France Payroll Lead

HR Operations & CoordinationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeParis, France€47k - €61k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A higher-education degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or an equivalent field.
  • Fluent French and professional English.
  • At least 5 years of French payroll experience, including responsibility for complete payroll cycles.
  • Strong knowledge of French payroll and social regulations.
  • Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end payroll, including inputs, processing, outputs, and controls.
  • Experience collaborating with payroll providers and managing service quality.
  • Experience with time and attendance management processes.
  • Advanced Excel proficiency.
  • Experience in a Global Business Services, shared services center, business process outsourcing, or international environment.
  • The candidate must have legal authorization to work in France.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and coordinate end-to-end French payroll operations, ensuring deadlines, regulatory compliance, and processing quality.
  • Manage the full payroll cycle, including payroll inputs, validations, calculations, outputs, controls, and preparation of final payroll validation.
  • Ensure payroll accuracy through robust controls, reconciliations, and proactive anomaly management.
  • Oversee and support time and attendance activities to ensure reliable employee data and proper payroll integration.
  • Collaborate with the payroll provider to ensure service quality, resolve incidents, and maintain operational performance.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for operational payroll issues and coordinate corrective actions as needed.
  • Participate in accounting reconciliations with the payroll provider and Finance teams.
  • Provide expert support to HR teams and stakeholders on complex cases, including hires, departures, contract changes, adjustments, absences, and regulatory impacts.
  • Handle employee requests related to payroll and time and attendance within defined service levels.
  • Prepare payroll reports, performance indicators, analyses, and follow-up communications.
  • Maintain and update payroll process documentation.
  • Identify opportunities to simplify, optimize, and continuously improve processes and controls.
  • Participate in payroll projects, audits, tool changes, provider transitions, and transformation initiatives.
  • Collaborate with regional and global teams to align payroll operations.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in other European or international markets.
  • Interest in or willingness to develop exposure to international payroll environments and multi-country organizations.
  • Experience with payroll transition, transformation, or stabilization projects.
  • Experience managing environments with multiple stakeholders.
  • A continuous-improvement and operational-excellence mindset.

About the Company

Biogen

Develops therapies for neurological disorders

Biogen is a global biotechnology company focused on neuroscience. It discovers, develops, and delivers therapies for neurological disorders, such as multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases. Its product process starts with research and development to identify potential drugs, followed by clinical testing and regulatory approval, ultimately leading to commercialization and patient treatment. Biogen differentiates itself through a long history (founded in 1978), a deep specialization in neuroscience, and an integrated pipeline that moves ideas from discovery to approved medicines, aiming to create value for shareholders while helping communities. The company’s goal is to advance therapies for neurological diseases to improve patients’ lives and generate sustainable value for stakeholders.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Cambridge, MA
Founded
1978

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