Excelya

HR Officer – Payroll & Training

Excelya

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Boulogne-Billancourt • 🇫🇷 France

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Payroll & HR Administration
  • Collect and validate variable payroll elements (overtime, bonuses, absences, leave, etc.)
  • Prepare and transmit payroll data to the external payroll provider
  • Review and validate payslips before distribution to employees, ensuring legal and contractual compliance
  • Manage social declarations and liaise with external bodies (URSSAF, pension funds, health insurance, provident schemes)
  • Monitor absences and sick leave, including coordination with CPAM for daily allowance claims (IJSS)
  • Support audits and ensure proper follow-up of adjustments
  • Draft employment contracts and amendments
  • Manage employee departures (offboarding process, final settlement, system updates, archiving)
  • Act as a key point of contact for employees regarding payroll, absences, and benefits
  • Training
  • Collect and consolidate training needs from managers and employees
  • Contribute to the annual training plan and skills development strategy
  • Manage administrative aspects of training sessions (registrations, logistics, attendance tracking)
  • Coordinate with OPCO Atlas: funding requests, follow-ups, agreements, reimbursements
  • Monitor the training budget and produce dashboards and reports (completion rates, KPIs)
  • Communicate about training schemes (CPF, VAE, mandatory training) and advise employees on development pathways
  • Ensure regulatory compliance and contribute to continuous improvement of training processes

Requirements

  • Degree in Human Resources, Payroll, or a related field
  • First experience or solid background in payroll and HR administration
  • Comfortable working with outsourced payroll providers
  • Good knowledge of French labor law and social regulations
  • Interest in training coordination and HR development topics
  • Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and respect for confidentiality
  • Good interpersonal skills and a service-oriented mindset
  • Proficient in HR tools and MS Office (Excel in particular)
  • French fluency required; English is a plus in an international context
Benefits
  • Why join us?
  • At Excelya, we combine a passion for science with a collaborative spirit to redefine excellence in healthcare. We are a young, ambitious healthcare company of over 900 Excelyates, driven to become the leading mid-sized CRO in Europe while delivering the best employee experience.
  • Our one-stop provider service model — combining full service, functional service provider, and consulting — lets you work on varied and challenging projects. By collaborating with leading experts, you will help advance scientific, operational, and human knowledge to improve the patient journey.
  • Excelling with kindness means enjoying an environment that values your natural talents, encourages boldness, pushes boundaries, and supports your potential so you can contribute fully to our collective mission.
  • We believe a great employee experience goes well beyond the role. We offer a range of benefits designed to promote well-being, engagement, and work–life balance:
  • Digital meal vouchers (Swile): €10 per working day, €5 covered by Excelya
  • Weekly fruit basket to encourage healthy eating
  • Holiday vouchers (E-Connect): discounted rates for travel, accommodation, leisure, and cultural activities
  • Pluxee platform: access to exclusive discounts on fashion, technology, sports, ticketing (cinema, museums, parks), and more
  • On-site gym to stay active and maintain energy
  • Culture & Company Life
  • YEP – Your Exalting Project: an internal program to share knowledge and passions, supported by a dedicated bonus scale and a monthly committee
  • Regular team moments: monthly lunches, four afterwork events per year, themed quizzes, and solidarity initiatives
  • Employee referral program: a bonus equivalent to 50% of one month’s salary (capped at €2,000) for each successful hire
  • Business development referral bonus: €1,200 for any recommendation leading to a concluded project or partnership

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
payroll administrationHR administrationtraining coordinationregulatory compliancedata validationemployment contract draftingabsence managementaudit supportbudget monitoringKPI reporting
Soft skills
attention to detailorganizational skillsconfidentialityinterpersonal skillsservice-oriented mindset