Belgium Payroll Specialist – End-to-End, Hybrid

Hitachi; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days Vacation

Hybrid work from home policy

Pension Scheme

Hospitalization insurance

Meal voucher: 10€/day

Representation allowance and internet

Mobile phone + subscription

Eco Voucher

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Belgium N.V. is seeking a permanent Payroll Specialist to join the Northern Europe HUB Payroll team in Zaventem.

You will deliver accurate and timely Belgium payroll services, coordinating with an outsourced provider and collaborating with HR, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure compliant payroll processing. This role covers the full employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding, with a focus on local Belgium payroll processes, GDPR compliance, and continuous

Qualifications

• Proven experience in payroll within shared services, HR operations, or outsourced payroll environments.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Belgium payroll processes and employment legislation.
• Solid understanding of payroll reconciliations, controls, audits, and compliance requirements.
• Experience working with external payroll providers.
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and problem-solving capability.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across countries and functions.
• Fluent in French, Dutch, and English.
• Experience with Workday and ServiceNow would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing with the Payroll Partner, ensuring inputs are accurate and submitted on time.
• Own payroll inputs, validations, reconciliations, and post-payroll checks to ensure outputs are accurate.
• Apply understanding of Belgium payroll processes, statutory requirements, deductions, benefits, and lifecycle events.
• Partner with HR to ensure accurate payroll processing across starters, contractual changes, absences, and leavers.
• Maintain robust payroll controls and ensure compliance with internal policies, audit standards, GDPR, and Belgian legislation.
• Manage payroll queries and transactional requests with timely, service-minded resolution.
• Support payroll reporting, audits, documentation requirements, and process improvements across Belgium and the Northern Europe HUB.

Skills

Payroll experience

Belgium payroll

Payroll reconciliations

External payroll providers

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Multilingual FR/NL/EN

Workday/ServiceNow

Tools

Workday

ServiceNow

Job description

Hitachi Energy Belgium N.V. is seeking a permanent Payroll Specialist to join the Northern Europe HUB Payroll team in Zaventem.

You will deliver accurate and timely Belgium payroll services, coordinating with an outsourced provider and collaborating with HR, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure compliant payroll processing. This role covers the full employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding, with a focus on local Belgium payroll processes, GDPR compliance, and continuous