Payroll Operations Manager

Fluxys is an international energy infrastructure group with 1,300 employees active in gas transmission & storage and liquefied natural gas terminalling. 

As a purpose-led company, we’re committed to fast-track the shift to a carbon neutral world

We explore new technologies and invest in infrastructure to accommodate hydrogen, biomethane, CO2 and other molecules for a climate neutral future.

The People & Organisation (P&O) Division plays a strategic role within the company by ensuring the optimal management of human resources and supporting employees throughout their career

The department helps nurture an effective, inclusive working environment that aligns with the organisation's values.

Within this division, the Payroll Operations team is responsible for the comprehensive, thorough management of all processes linked to remuneration

It handles the calculation, processing and payment of salaries in line with legal obligations and company policies while ensuring data reliability and employee satisfaction.

The P&O -Payroll Operations team is looking for a Payroll Operations Manager (m/f/x)

You will provide for an optimal employee experience by guaranteeing that employees are paid on time and correctly, providing them with high-quality services and ensuring the verifiable and traceable management of salaries and employee benefits in accordance with Fluxys' policies and legal framework

As Payroll Operations Manager, your tasks will be as follows:

• Manage and coordinate all aspects of salary and employee benefit management for all group companies in Belgium
• Serve as the primary point of contact for employees and managers: provide tangible solutions or effectively guide them towards the right HR experts
• Supervise the payroll: you know all there is to know about payroll tool configuration, quality control and specific calculation management
• Implement, document and communicate legal and policy changes relating to remuneration and benefits, while raising the team's awareness of the increasing complexity of the field
• Actively contribute to projects aimed at continuously improving and optimising cross-cutting HR processes
• Ensure reliable reporting, both legally and internally, on data related to salaries and employee benefits
• Manage, support and enhance your team: foster dialogue, encourage perspective and do not hesitate to challenge attitudes to boost collective performance

• You hold a master's degree in human resources or finance or have equivalent experience
• You have 5 to 10 years' expertise in payroll management, with a solid understanding of labour and tax law
• With three years' experience as a team leader, you can challenge, delegate and support your colleagues, while maintaining a clear view of the company's objectives and each person's role
• You possess in-depth knowledge of the management of salaries and employee benefits
• Adopting a process-oriented approach, you can quickly identify the impacts and interrelationships between different HR processes and know how to optimise them

This role also expects the following:

• An analytical, methodical and rigorous approach to work, combined with a keen eye for detail
• Strong leadership: you know how to bring people together, lead teams and collaborate effectively with a range of partners
• An assertive attitude: you express your ideas clearly, justify your arguments and can assert your position while respecting the views of others
• The ability to persuade and influence, in order to make an impact and get your audience on board with your proposals
• A talent for decision-making, even in complex and constantly changing environments
• A high degree of autonomy, unfailing responsiveness and the ability to adapt to the challenges of a demanding international environment
• An innovative mindset and a genuine appetite for thinking outside the box: you enjoy coming up with creative solutions
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, allowing you to thrive in a multicultural environment and to leverage diversity
• An ability to forge and maintain strong cross-cutting relationships, facilitating collaboration within the organisation
• A good command of French and Dutch; knowledge of English would be a plus

We offer a very attractive package of extra-legal benefits, including a.o.: collective and individual bonus, company car, smartphone, internet, expense allowance, meal vouchers, cafeteria plan, 38 holidays, intervention of 30% on your energy bill, hospitalisation and outpatient care insurance for the whole family, pension plan, as well as the possibility of working from home.

But above all:

• Contribute and innovate towards a carbon-neutral world
• Develop and shape a brilliant career in a fast-growing international group
• Showcase your strong appetite to contribute towards an array of dynamic projects that challenge your intellect