Payroll Specialist, French/dutch Languages

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Our Payroll department is looking for a French/Dutch speaking Payroll Specialist based in EMEA to help with the process of Payroll in France, Belgium and Swiss. We are therefore looking for someone who enjoys multitasking in a culturally diverse and exciting environment of different countries, customers and products. You definitely want to be part of the Lightspeed family

**What you'll be doing**:

- Supervise, manage, and guarantee good administrative management, payroll, and social benefits (health insurance, pension, profit-sharing, restaurant vouchers, etc.),
- Ensure the relationship with our outsourced payroll providers in France and in each country, with a focus on the accuracy and timely receipt of payroll reports;
- Prepare and validate end-of-contract documents,
- Management of sick leave, maternity and paternity leave (registration, monitoring of subrogation periods, pension declarations, reminder for payment of compensation);
- Deal with different types of payroll variables (restaurant vouchers, insurance, transport reimbursement, withholding tax, Stock Options, RSU, Bonus, On-call, overtime, exceptional bonuses, time off, and others)
- Be responsible for the maintenance and preparation of payrolls.
- Coordinate payroll approvals & funding instructions with the Finance team;
- Prepare monthly payroll reconciliations, journal and accrual reports;
- Ensure compliance with statutory regulations and company policies;
- Social and legal monitoring, settings for payroll software updates
- Attend to payroll-specific queries from employees;
- Reply to tax notices, wage orders, unemployment claims, government correspondences, and verification of employment for international entities;
- Support the Finance teams with month-end close and reporting activities;
- Support various internal and external audits ( ex: URSSAF);
- Provide payroll feedback and data when required to support ongoing HR projects;
- Participate in cross-functional Payroll and HR projects;
- Looking for ways to automate and improve payroll processes.

**What you need to bring**:

- At least a Bac +2/3 level, you have an HR Management/Administration or Accounting background
- Minimum 3 years of experience working in Payroll & or Accounting ;
- Experience in payroll for France, Switzerland ,UK and DACH Region;
- Experience with Silae payroll software and Workday is an advantage
- Experience managing internal and external stakeholders such as other HR functions, employees, and local payroll providers;
- Excellent communication skills in English, and French. Knowing the German language is an asset
- Ability to work effectively as an individual and as a team member;
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment;
- Ability to take ownership of payroll processes;
- Problem solving mindset & positive attitude;
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask;
- A high level of accuracy and attention to detail;
- Strong sense of confidentiality
- You will also need to be versatile, and flexible and adapt quickly to the latest guidelines/changes from Lightspeed

**What's in it for you?**
- Opportunity to join a growing team, in a fast-paced, high-growth company
- Opportunity to learn, expand your skill set, forge wonderful relationships and make your mark within the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family, a true Canadian tech success story.
- Work in an environment where you can play with our software and are free to come up with your own creative way to adapt, create, own and expand on our products to make sure our customers get the most out of them.
- Work with a team of incredibly talented and forward-thinking people
- Work for a team that values hard work, and knows how to celebrate the wins.
- Work for a company and team that encourages and nurtures personal and professional development.
- Amazing benefits & perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders

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**Where to from here?**
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you're proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal's gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

**Who we are**:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multich