Senior Payroll Officer

About the role

As a Senior Payroll Officer, you will be a key figure within the HR team in Aalst. You will be responsible for ensuring the accurate processing of payroll and will act as the point of contact for complex payroll and social security issues. Thanks to your expertise, you will help ensure a flawless payroll process and support the further optimisation of our HR processes.

What you’ll do

Your responsibilities

• You will manage the entire payroll for an assigned group of employees.
• You will ensure accurate and timely payroll processing.
• You will monitor changes to social security legislation and implement them in the payroll processes.
• You will be the point of contact for employees, managers and HR colleagues regarding complex payroll queries.
• You will check and analyse payroll data and ensure accurate reporting.
• You will assist with audits, social security inspections and statutory reporting.
• You will identify opportunities for improvement and take the initiative to further digitise and optimise payroll processes.

Your profile

• You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree, preferably in HR, personnel management, accountancy or a similar field.
• You have at least 10 years’ relevant experience in payroll.
• You have a thorough knowledge of Belgian social legislation and payroll administration.
• You are highly proficient in Excel.
• You work accurately, discreetly and in a structured manner.
• You have strong analytical skills and a solution-oriented mindset.
• You communicate fluently in Dutch and English. Knowledge of French is certainly an advantage.
• Experience in an international work environment is a great advantage 
• Experience with SQL is an advantage.
• Experience with Easypay payroll software is an advantage.

 

Why working for us

Working at Jan De Nul means helping to find solutions to some of the biggest challenges of our time: from energy transition to rising sea levels to smart mobility. It means learning and working together every day, with the aim of ensuring the global quality of life for generations to come. 

What we offer

• An ongoing training programme through our JDN Academy.

• The opportunity to exercise at work through our FIT programme.  

• A permanent contract with 42 paid holidays (20 statutory, 12 ADV and 10 public holidays).

• A healthy work-life balance (flexible working hours and occasional work from home).  

• A competitive salary with thirteenth month and double holiday pay, including:

  • Meal vouchers and eco vouchers  
  • Opportunity to participate in the Flex Reward programme, including bicycle and car leasing, including fuel card or charging pass in Belgium.  
  • Group and hospitalisation insurance  
  • Option of iPhone with data subscription
  • Various staff discounts 

*applicable with Belgian contract.

 

The world becomes what you make of itJan De Nul is shaping water and land worldwide. We drive the transition to renewable energy with offshore energy infrastructure. We focus on nature-inclusive dredging solutions to build ports and protect our coastline. We develop innovative construction projects for smart mobility and sustainable buildings. And we redevelop our planet by giving polluted sites a new purpose. At Jan De Nul, the world becomes what you make of it.    Jan De Nul Group promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are an equal opportunities and anti-discrimination employer.