American Express is a global financial services company operating across banking, finance, and B2B payments. Its business includes consumer, business, and corporate credit cards; payment and merchant services; savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and personal loans; as well as rewards, travel programs, corporate payment solutions, financial education, security services, and cardmember and merchant support.
Payroll Specialist — American Express, France
Oversee end-to-end payroll, social declarations, and compliance at American Express. Support employees and managers across French and EMEA payroll operations.
Description
- Manage payroll from employee onboarding through final settlement.
- Prepare periodic declarations, accounting entries, and DSN filings.
- Coordinate with the payroll provider on tickets, compliance, and incident resolution.
- Review payroll within required deadlines.
- Prepare and import fixed and variable payroll data.
- Configure attendance incidents and prepare expatriate and impatriate payslips.
- Ensure monthly payroll runs smoothly and process payments.
- Manage social contributions and liaise with social security bodies and regulatory authorities.
- Handle registrations and deregistrations with social security funds and file contribution declarations.
- Respond to employee questions and advise managers on payroll, leave, social contributions, and employment law.
- Review final payroll settlements.
- Apply the relevant collective bargaining agreement and employment law to payroll and social contributions.
- Collaborate with other HR teams.
- Improve processes and track regulatory changes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, representing three years of higher education.
- At least five years of experience in a comparable role.
- Experience with expatriate payroll is an advantage.
- High level of discretion and confidentiality.
- Self-directed, with strong prioritization skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
- Familiarity with DECIDIUM payroll software.
- Fluent in English.
- Sound knowledge of employment and payroll legislation.
- Valid authorization to work for American Express in France.
- Appointment is conditional on passing a background check under applicable laws and regulations.
Benefits
- Competitive base pay.
- Bonus incentives.
- Financial well-being and retirement support.
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage, depending on location.
- Flexible hybrid, onsite, or virtual working arrangements, based on the role and business needs.
- Generous paid parental leave, depending on location.
- Complimentary access to onsite wellness centers worldwide, staffed by nurses and doctors, depending on location.
- Free, confidential counseling through the Healthy Minds program.
- Career development and training opportunities.