As GL Accountant Payroll, you'll report to the Accounting Team Lead, and play a key role in ensuring payroll activity is accurately and completely reflected in the general ledger across all countries in your scope. As part of this, you'll drive your part of the monthly close process, including journal entries, accruals, and full reconciliation between HR data and our ERP.
This role operates in a SOX-compliant environment, and you will be expected to deliver your SOX controls on time and to the required standard of quality.
You'll work closely with People teams across multiple countries, developing a solid understanding of local payroll specifics and becoming a trusted accounting partner to HR, as well as with the broader accounting and controllership team, FP&A;, and other finance stakeholders. A key part of the role also involves standardizing and improving how payroll integrates into our financial statements globally.
We’re also migrating from SAP to Oracle Cloud ERP, and in this role will have the opportunity to contribute to how payroll accounting is designed in our future system — a good fit for someone who takes pride in running a tight process and is genuinely curious about technology and automation.
Control of payroll proposals addressed by external payroll provider
Preparation of HR accruals including bonus, and holiday pay
Follow up and accounting for all impacts related to the exercise of stock options and RSU by our employees




Sanity check on payroll and associated items
Prepare cash landing and cash forecast processes
Review of all payroll journals
Recording of all accounting entries relating to bonus and vacation pay accruals
Full reconciliation and documentation of both Balance Sheet and P&L; positions related to payroll
Analysis of movements in all payroll related balance sheet accounts
Preparation of SOX controls
Analysis and understanding of all major variances in social charge ratios
Relationship with auditors:
Preparation of all PBC payroll related requests and their appropriate analysis on a quarterly and yearly basis.
Other ad-hoc projects / tasks
Migration from current payroll provider to ADP scheduled for FY27.

3-5 years of practical accounting experience, including specialization in payroll accounting with a multinational scope
~ Good working knowledge of SAP; Oracle Cloud ERP is a strong plus
~ Accounting qualification
~ Fluent English; Strong Excel skills

We use proprietary commerce intelligence and AI decisioning to drive relevance for shoppers and performance for businesses. Ways of working – Our hybrid model blends home with in-office experiences, making space for both.
Fair pay & perks – Attractive salary, with performance-based rewards and family-friendly policies, plus the potential for equity depending on role and level.

📌 Boekhouder / boekhoudster (Barcelona)
🏢 Criteo
📍 Barcelona