Payroll Advisor - French Speaking

Job Title

Payroll Advisor - French Speaking

Job Description Summary

The role is to manage the organization's payroll processing, ensure that employees are accurately compensated for their work on time, including salary, wages, deductions, and benefits while ensuring compliance with labor laws and tax regulations in line with compliance and the Global Payroll strategy.

Job Description

Your responsibilities:

• Managing payroll processes for multiple countries in EMEA Region, main focus on France
• Review and validate payroll data and output
• Coordinate with People Service about changes in payroll (e.g. terminations, new hires)
• Conduct regular audit on payroll records and procedures
• Ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
• Ensuring the payment of employees
• Handling payment issues
• Answer employee’s questions or complaints about salaries, tax and payments
• Work with authorities on audits or requests
• Manage payment calendars for the tax year
• Report payroll issues to management
• Produce reports to management upon request
• Document and implement procedures to streamline payroll processes
• Assist the accounting department
• Assist SOX audit
• Collaborate with financial personnel and assist statutory audits
• Perform other duties as assigned
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
• 1-3 year of experience with global shared service organization
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Excel
• Workday, ADP, or other Payroll and HCM system experience
• Experience of working with ServiceNow and Workday or other similar HR technology is an advantage
• Experience of payroll implementation is an advantage
• Familiarity with payroll processes
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with all levels of the organization
• Effective problem-solving ability
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills
• Ability to work with confidential information
• Strong time management skills
• Ability to adapt changes quickly
• Ability to work under tight deadlines
  

What we can offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefit package
• Great learning and development opportunities
• 3-4 days Home Office option
• Benefit package includes cafeteria, mental and physical health care package, community bike ticket, and loyalty-based elements
• Modern, award-winning office with a view of the Danube
• Central location, excellent public transport
• Youthful and supportive work environment
• Additional holidays to compensate for Hungarian public holidays falling on a weekend
• A steadily growing, 100+ year-old international company

Cushman & Wakefield is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Cushman & Wakefield is committed to equity in employment, and our goal is to have a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free workplace. If you are a person with a disability and need any other accessible accommodations during the hiring process, you are invited to bring this to the Talent Acquisition Advisor’s attention once they have made contact.

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About Us

About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global commercial real estate services firm for occupiers and investors with approximately 53,000 employees in over 350 offices and nearly 60 countries. In 2025, the firm reported revenue of $10.3 billion across its core service lines of services, Leasing, Capital markets, and Valuation and other. Built around the belief that Better never settles, the firm receives numerous industry and business accolades for its award-winning culture. For additional information, visit www.cushmanwakefield.com