Payroll Specialist

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Paris, Île-de-France, FRA
In-Office
Senior level
Marketing Tech
The Role
Process accurate semi-monthly, monthly, and ad hoc payroll for employees primarily in France. Maintain payroll controls, approvals, tax notices, and employee records; coordinate between Workday, payroll suppliers, and People Operations; support employee inquiries, general ledger reconciliation, data quality, and cross-training. Collaborate across teams and participate in People projects while handling confidential information and working across time zones.
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What You'll Do:


  • Work closely with global payroll supplier to process Semi-monthly/Monthly/Ad-hoc payroll accurately and on-time for employees in France mainly.
  • Maintain accuracy of all payroll information by following necessary internal controls and approvals
  • Provide comprehensive support on payroll related administrative tasks
  • Coordinate with People Operations in Barcelona to ensure all employment and payroll related information is accurate between Workday and payroll supplier
  • Support employee inquiries related to payroll-related matters
  • Responsible for handling and maintenance of payroll/tax notices  
  • Collaborate with business teams across US for monthly GL reconciliation  
  • Perform data-cleansing for quality assurance, data integrity, and data verification
  • Conduct cross-training with other team members to ensure adequate payroll support
  • Participate in various People projects as needed.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned. 

Who You Are:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a Business-related field.
  • Minimum of 5+ years of payroll administration experience 
  • High ethical standards with an understanding of handling confidential information.
  • Versatile and flexible, with the ability to work independently on assigned tasks and take directive on given assignments.
  • Excellent French and English communication skills.
  • Excellent system and analytical skills (able to quickly and effectively problem solve) 
  • Ability to work hours in different time zones to resolve critical issues if necessary

We acknowledge that many candidates may not meet every single role requirement listed above. If your experience looks a little different from our requirements but you believe that you can still bring value to the role, we’d love to see your application!​

Who We Are:

We’re Criteo, the Commerce Intelligence Platform. Criteo helps businesses turn shopper signals into commerce outcomes while delivering more relevant experiences for shoppers. We use proprietary commerce intelligence and AI decisioning to drive relevance for shoppers and performance for businesses.
At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices across the globe or from the comfort of home, our 3,600 Criteos collaborate together to build an open, impactful, and forward-thinking environment.
We foster a workplace where everyone is valued, and employment decisions are based solely on skills, qualifications, and business needs—never on non-job-related factors or legally protected characteristics.

What We Offer:

🏢 Ways of working – Our hybrid model blends home with in-office experiences, making space for both.  
📈 Grow with us – Learning, mentorship & career development programs.  
💪 Your wellbeing matters – Health benefits, wellness perks & mental health support.  
🤝 A team that cares – Diverse, inclusive, and globally connected.  
💸 Fair pay & perks – Attractive salary, with performance-based rewards and family-friendly policies, plus the potential for equity depending on role and level.  

  

Additional benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo.  

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in a business-related field
  • At least 5 years of payroll administration experience
  • High ethical standards and ability to handle confidential information
  • Ability to work independently and follow direction
  • Excellent French and English communication skills
  • Excellent systems and analytical skills
  • Ability to work across different time zones when necessary

Criteo Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Criteo and has not been reviewed or approved by Criteo.

  • Healthcare Strength — Health insurance and wellness/mental-health support are described as strong parts of the package, with high reported satisfaction for medical, dental, and vision coverage. Feedback suggests these offerings contribute meaningfully to overall benefits satisfaction.
  • Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is highlighted positively, with mentions of a 3%–5% match being common in recent reports. Feedback suggests the retirement program is a valued component of total rewards.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, volunteer time off, and additional summer days are emphasized, and time flexibility is repeatedly praised. Feedback suggests this breadth supports work-life balance perceptions.

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The Company
HQ: Paris
2,868 Employees
Year Founded: 2005

What We Do

Criteo is a global technology company that powers the world’s marketers and media owners with trusted and impactful advertising through our world-leading Commerce Media Platform, a suite of products that activates the world’s largest set of commerce data to drive better commerce outcomes. We help thousands of brands, publishers, and retailers reach and monetize audiences and are committed to supporting a fair and open internet that enables discovery, innovation, and choice.

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