About Back Market
Back Market is a global marketplace for refurbished devices, helping lower collective environmental impact by providing trustworthy, affordable tech with 92% less carbon emissions than new.
Our People team is on a mission to make work life smoother for every Back Maker — and payroll is at the heart of it. We're in the middle of an exciting HR transformation: strengthening our in-house payroll expertise, automating People Operations, and improving the employee experience through smarter processes and tools.
Based in Paris or Bordeaux, you'll join our Payroll & People Operations team and take ownership of French payroll for approximately 300 employees (523 in France), with a scope that will continue to grow. You'll also contribute to our international payroll operations and HR automation roadmap, leveraging Workday and AI-powered tools to make our processes more efficient, reliable, and scalable. Reporting to the Lead Payroll & People Operations, you'll combine hands-on payroll expertise, end-to-end payroll cycle in house, close collaboration with external providers (international), and a continuous improvement mindset.
Requirements
Own and manage French payroll
•Own the end-to-end French payroll process, ensuring accurate and timely salary payments for approximately 300 employees in house payroll.
•Collect and verify payroll inputs, review payslips, perform reconciliations, and ensure the accuracy of taxes, social security contributions, and other payroll-related payments.
•Manage employee lifecycle changes, from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring all payroll-related information and documentation are accurate and up to date in SIRH.
•Handle recurring legal and social declarations, including DSN submissions and year-end declarations.
•Monitor changes in French payroll regulations and employment legislation, working closely with our Legal team to ensure compliance.
•Maintain accurate payroll records, documentation, and reporting to support audits and ensure reliable processes.
•Work closely with external payroll and benefits providers, as well as local administrations when needed, to ensure smooth and compliant operations.
Drive People Operations and payroll automation
•Contribute to the implementation and optimisation of Workday, our HR core system, to automate People Operations workflows and payroll preparation.
•Explore opportunities to leverage AI and automation to streamline payroll processes, reduce manual tasks, and improve data accuracy.
•Identify opportunities to improve existing processes, documentation, and benefits administration, including health insurance and lunch card registrations.
•Help build scalable, efficient, and well-documented processes as our organisation continues to grow.
•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.
Qualifications
•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.
•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.
Conditions
•Individual contributor role.
•Based in Paris or Bordeaux.
•Hybrid - 3 days per week at the office mandatory.
•Interview process: HR Interview (45min), Technical Interview (1h), Internal Stakeholder interview (45min), Team interview (30min), Back Market Values fit interview (45min).
Why join us
•A mission-driven work environment where your day to day makes an impact on the planet.
•Hybrid work environment, with 2 remote days a week and 1 remote work week per quarter, plus 3 flex days.
•Employee Resource Groups, including mentorship programs, comprehensive accessibility policies, and cultural competency training.
