Payroll Specialist (French Payroll)

Payroll Specialist (French Payroll)
Salary: €33,000 to €35,000

About Our Client
Our Client operates within the international education sector and maintains a strong operational presence in Malta alongside a wide global network. The Business is recognised for its structured governance, regulatory awareness, and commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes across multiple entities and jurisdictions.

Role Overview
Heroix is partnering with a leading organisation in the international education sector to recruit a Payroll Specialist (French Payroll) for its Malta-based operation. This role provides the opportunity to manage and support French payroll processes, ensuring compliance with French regulations, while contributing to process improvements and supporting employees in French-speaking regions.

Key Responsibilities

• French Payroll Processing: Oversee the accurate and timely processing of French payrolls, ensuring compliance with French regulations and internal standards.

• Payroll Administration: Manage payroll updates including onboarding, offboarding, salary adjustments, statutory payments, bonuses, benefits administration, and timesheet validation for French employees.

• Stakeholder Coordination: Act as a key point of contact for French-speaking employees, managers, and external service providers to address payroll-related queries and maintain effective working relationships.

• Payroll Accounting: Prepare payroll reconciliations and journals for French payroll, ensuring correct upload into financial systems and alignment with accounting requirements.

• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance French payroll processes, contribute to system implementations, and support ad hoc projects and cross-functional initiatives.

Qualifications, Skills and Attributes

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Human Resources, or a related discipline.

• Experience: 1–2 years of relevant experience in payroll, HR administration, or accounting, with proven experience managing French payroll systems.

• Language Skills: Excellent command of English is required. Fluency in French is mandatory to support French payroll processes and liaise with French-speaking employees and service providers.

• Communication Skills: Clear, professional communicator capable of liaising confidently with French-speaking teams, managers, and third-party providers.

• Interpersonal Skills: Collaborative team player with a respectful and service-oriented approach when supporting employees.

• Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel; familiarity with French payroll systems and financial platforms is essential.

• Organisation: Highly detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and maintain accuracy in a high-volume environment.

• Self-Motivated: Proactive, adaptable, and driven, with the initiative to take ownership of tasks and expand responsibilities.

• Problem-Solving: Analytical and solutions-focused, able to resolve payroll discrepancies and respond effectively to changing requirements.

What’s on Offer

• Compensation: A competitive base salary.

• Working Hours: Full-time role based in Malta within an international, collaborative office environment.

• Other Benefits: Fitness allowance and private health insurance under a Malta hospital plan.

• Career Development: Opportunities for skill development and long-term career progression within a global organisation.

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