BESIX Group is a leading multidisciplinary Belgian Group, operating in construction, construction, real estate development and concessions. BESIX Group was founded in 1909, and has grown impressively over the years. BESIX Group operates in Northern and Eastern Europe, North and Central Africa and the Middle East through its subsidiary BESIX Construct, as well as in Canada and Australia. The group stands out in its sector by having its own internal Engineering Department, with wide-ranging expertise in geotechnical engineering, concrete technology, methods, planning, and BIM, System Engineering and similar tools.

In 2022, the Group achieved a turnover of EUR 3.4 billion. BESIX has about 12,000 employees active in 25+ countries with more than 80 different nationalities.

Find more information at: https://www.besix.com/.

Choosing a job within our People team means choosing a dynamic, constructive and innovative working environment in which you can further develop your knowledge and skills. Are you fascinated by payroll but also a big data management lover ? Do not hesitate any longer and join our team based in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (Brussels)!

As Payroll Manager you are responsible for the complete HR administration, payroll activities and processes within BESIX: daily payroll processing, social documents, reporting and management of the payroll officers, i.e. amongst other:

• You ensure the correct management of the payroll processes, and you supervise the work of the payroll officers on a daily basis;
• You ensure the correct management of the social administration, eg time credit applications, illness registrations, etc;
• You study innovations and/or changes in legislation in function of its application, inform employees about this and formulate proposals
• You define the processes to be followed in your competence domain in the form of policies and guidelines and you are responsible for proposing and implementing continuous improvements;
• You are responsible for the correct remuneration of the blue-collar and white-collar workers and ensure that the remuneration reflects the correct application of the personnel policy as laid down in, among other things, collective labor agreements applicable in the sector (PC124, PC302 and PC200 respectively) and the internal policies;
• You ensure the timely collection of work performance and input data and processing into fair wages;
• You are the point of contact for the social secretariat and other external bodies (insurer, tax office, etc.);
• You are responsible for the efficient delivery of data from the payroll administration in function of legal / internal requirements;
• You prepare the necessary reports and data for management to carry out cross-checks in payroll processing to detect possible errors and to remedy them in a timely manner;
• You effectively monitor the workforce of the entire organization, in addition to other indicators whose data is generated by the payroll program and other HR software; 
• You manage the payroll team:
  • you define and closely monitor the education and training needs of payroll officers
  • you implement, support, evaluate and optimize BESIX payroll policy in collaboration with the Group Compensation & Benefits Manager
  • you implement international employment in Europe together with the Payroll & Mobility Officers under the supervision of the Group Compensation & Benefits Manager
  • you answer the requests for the business for the preparation of tariffs (ADEB or other)

As Data Manager, you are responsible for running assessment reports, analyzing metrics & reports data to the Group Compensation & Benefits Manager, to the Regional People Director Europe & to the Group Chief People Officer.  You are also responsible for providing other departments (finance, operation, communication or other) with ad hoc requested reporting.

As a visual communication expert, you use dashboard to produce reports that summarize the numbers and types of cases that have been processed and their results.  You use dashboards to track progress toward goals and monitors trends in the area of payroll, compensation & benefits, performance management, headcounts, amongst others.

You are able to examine large volumes of data to uncover trends, patterns, and insights that can be used to make informed decisions and drive projects forward. You have a deep understanding of data analysis tools & techniques, including data mining, machine learning and statistical analysis.

• You have > 10 years of relevant experience, preferably also experience at a Big 4 and/or social secretariat;
• You have an in-depth knowledge of useful HR IT applications (in particular payroll programs, but also Excel);
• You have a very good knowledge of social legislation (specific knowledge of the construction sector is a plus) both nationally and for international employment;
• You have strong analytical skills and you are comfortable with handling large amounts of data;
• Ideally you are trilingual French/Dutch/English or at least you master Dutch or French and are sufficiently at ease in the other national language;
• You are a natural leader, able to guide your team through changes;
• You are a good listener with strong communication skills and know how to motivate people;
• You can respect deadlines and work accurately and confidentially;
• You have the persuasiveness to motivate employees, support a chosen path or project;
• You are an empathic coach and a collaborative People manager;

A career at BESIX is a lot more than just a job, it's about being part of our changing and innovative world. Your skills, ambition and passion will contribute to the development of our different businesses and allow us to succeed in the challenges of the coming years.

Working for the BESIX group allows you to be a part of a dynamic, creative and entrepreneurial company. It gives you a safe and collaborative working environment with ambitious and innovative goals for the world of tomorrow, but also for your career and personal development.

We are looking for different kinds of personalities, mindsets, backgrounds and genders to build the iconic and sustainable projects of tomorrow.

Are you ready to make an impact and leave a positive legacy for years to come? If you are passionate about our purpose to Excel in creating sustainable solutions for a better world, come and join our caring BESIX family. Together we will co-create our future.

Working at BESIX brings a lot of great benefits including:  

• An attractive remuneration package including a salary in line with the market and a range of employee benefits such as flexible mobility advantages, extra-legal pension, medical care insurance, work-life balance program (such as teleworking, child care, flexible work schedule, mobile working), Health Management (sport, health check-up program, …);
• Career development programs that serve not only to ensure that you are constantly learning and improving but also that give you the possibility to expand your career horizon;
• A dynamic, creative and safe working environment with innovative colleagues supporting your endeavors (ideas, projects, goals, ambitions);
• Possibility to work on complex projects within both a local and international environment;
• The choice to remain locally anchored for the coming years or to seek an exciting international career opportunity within the group.