Payroll Officer

As a Payroll Officer in our International Payroll team, you'll play a key role in ensuring the smooth and accurate processing of payroll for our international workforce. You'll work closely with internal departments and external stakeholders to manage payroll from A to Z, including administration, reporting, and compliance.

Your tasks will include:

• Preparing, processing, and validating international payroll for both white- and blue-collar employees, including large volumes of data (up to 550 employees)

• Reviewing payroll output reports and incoming timesheets with a critical eye to detect inconsistencies and ensure accurate processing of variable data

• Performing timely and accurate month-end closing activities and salary finalizations

• Managing payroll-related tasks in multiple systems, including occasional manual data entry and validation

• Providing payroll-related reports to internal departments (Finance, Planning, HR) and external parties (tax authorities, pension providers)

• Handling payroll and personnel administration tasks, including:

  • Preparing contracts and onboarding documentation

  • Collecting and processing timesheets from various sources

  • Managing input forms (e.g. cost claims)

  • Preparing foreign tax declarations (shadow payrolls)

  • Processing personal data in the HR information system

  • Uploading tax forms (e.g and managing salary attachments

• Acting as the main point of contact for employees regarding salary, leave, and sick leave

• Preparing cost calculations related to payroll, including year-end bonuses, eco vouchers, and other benefits

• Ensuring accurate and up-to-date management of various insurances (pension, disability, health)

• Collaborating on the payroll administration of Belgian employees working abroad under the DOSZ system

• Supporting the full payroll cycle for countries such as Austria, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Cyprus, the UK, and Latin America (knowledge of these is a plus, not a must)

You'll be part of a team working in an international context where no two days are the same. From contract discussions to insurance management and shadow payrolls, you'll gain hands-on experience in a wide range of topics. You'll also contribute to onboarding conversations and work closely with team leads who coordinate payroll responsibilities across different departments.

• You have a strong interest in international payroll and HR administration. Payroll experience is a big plus

• You are highly organized, analytical, and detail-oriented

• You are fluent in Dutch and English, both spoken and written

• You are a team player with a proactive, accurate, and customer-oriented mindset

• You have advanced experience with Excel, MS Office, and ideally Workday

• You're eager to grow in a role that combines operational excellence with international exposure

• You're ready to take ownership of your career and contribute to impactful projects with a global reach

• No two days the same: With projects all over the world across multiple sectors, there's always something new to add to our 140 years of know-how.

• Awesome colleagues: An amazing, international team fully dedicated to exploring new horizons, together.

• An environment where you can flourish: The perfect combination of the freedom to make the role your own and collaborative, supportive teamwork.

• Continuous development: a training pathway that allows you to develop yourself personally and professionally.

• Exploration: The opportunity to develop and explore your own horizons with locations across the globe.

• An extensive mobility program for a healthy work-life balance.

• A people-oriented environment with an interactive health program and a focus on employee wellbeing.